Sustainability News

  • April 27, 2017

    Two emblems for "2017-10 years of GIS and Imagine RIT" and "Golisano Institute for Sustainability"

    Glimpse into the future of digital manufacturing

    Visitors to the Imagine RIT festival can get a glimpse of what’s in store on the manufacturing horizon when they stop by the fourth floor of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability. They will be able to take home their own personalized souvenir of the festival’s 10th year.
  • April 25, 2017

    People gathered by "Emissions Monitor Ahead"

    Visualize greenhouse gases at Imagine RIT

    Visitors to the Imagine RIT festival on May 6 can see first-hand the effects of car tailpipe emissions using infrared light at the EZ-GAS: Imaging for Car Emissions Characterization exhibit.

  • April 25, 2017

    Logo for "10 Years of Imagine RIT: Innovation + Creativity Festival"

    Students showcase assistive technology projects

    Two teams of RIT engineering students have found “endless possibilities” for second-hand clothing—from insulation and wall dividers to chairs and desks—through two upcycling projects in their senior design classes.
  • April 25, 2017

    Logo for "RIT Global"

    RIT hosts Global Learning Symposium on Thursday

    The third annual Global Learning Symposium will include exhibits from students showcasing their academic achievements while abroad and will recognize prestigious international fellowship and scholarship winners.
  • April 20, 2017

    Professor posing for camera in stairwell

    RIT’s Nasr honored for engineering distinction

    Nabil Z. Nasr, associate provost for academic affairs and founding director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, has been honored for a lifetime of engineering distinction and leadership by the Rochester Engineering Society.
  • April 6, 2017

    Group of Researchers gathered in front of Research posters

    RIT celebrates researchers’ achievements

    RIT honored researchers who served as principal investigators on active awards in fiscal year 2016 at an April 5 reception. Also recognized were the 18 recipients of Seed Funding Awards and 11 new inductees in RIT’s PI Millionaires.
  • March 29, 2017

    Two carbon chain diagrams under water

    Researchers study carbon nanotubes as water filters

    Enhanced single-walled carbon nanotubes offer a more effective and sustainable approach to water treatment and remediation than the standard industry materials—silicon gels and activated carbon—according to a paper by RIT researchers John-David Rocha and Reginald Rogers.
  • March 29, 2017

    RIT President Bill Destler posing on couch with his wife

    End of presidential era

    Under Bill Destler’s leadership, RIT’s enrollment has reached record levels, selectivity and diversity have improved, the value of research awards has skyrocketed and geographic draw continues to widen. But his strong relationship with students is the key piece of his legacy.
  • February 1, 2017

    Three people posing for camera

    Top stories and videos for January

    News and videos about David C. Munson Jr. being named as RIT’s next president were among the most popular last month. Check out all of January’s top stories and videos.