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October 21, 2016
RIT helps Rochester celebrate Italian Cultural Day
RIT joined local dignitaries and community members in the atrium of City Hall on Thursday, when Rochester celebrated its first Italian Cultural Day. -
October 12, 2016
RIT again ranked among leading green colleges
RIT is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review. The university is featured in the 2016 edition of The Princeton Review Guide to 361 Green Colleges. -
October 5, 2016
RIT gets $1M grant to develop food waste solutions
Callie Babbitt, an associate professor in RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, has received a nearly $1 million award from the National Science Foundation to research sustainable solutions for minimizing and managing food waste generated across the food supply chain. -
September 14, 2016
RIT hosts lecture on combating water scarcity
David Warsinger, a postdoctoral fellow at MIT, presents “Combating Growing Water Scarcity: The Potential and Need for Desalinization and Water Reuse” on Sept. 21. -
September 13, 2016
RIT ranked among top national universities
RIT is being recognized as a top tier national university for the first time in the 34-year history of U.S. News & World Report rankings. -
August 31, 2016
Zoologist to discuss diversity and conservation
Environmental advocate Drew Lanham presents “The Uncomfortable Elephant Bird of Color in the Room—Addressing the Coming Changes in Conservation” on Sept. 27. -
August 15, 2016
Goodbye, Goodbuy! sale starts Tuesday
The sale offers incoming RIT students the opportunity to buy used furniture, clothing, fans, lamps, TVs, kitchenware and more at discounted prices. -
August 9, 2016
Undergraduates unveil research projects
More than 250 student projects were on display at the 25th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Aug. 5. -
June 21, 2016
RIT joins Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute
The Golisano Institute for Sustainability is part of a winning coalition named by President Obama to head up an initiative designed to bolster advanced manufacturing. -
June 2, 2016
RIT partners with Synergy Biogas for algae project
RIT and Synergy Biogas are exploring the environmental benefits of microalgae to clean agricultural wastewater and make biofuels. -
May 20, 2016
RIT graduates: Use convergence to your advantage
France A. Cordova, director of the NSF, told some 4,000 graduating students that the workforce of the future must have a broad-based education that encourages collaboration. -
May 12, 2016
Goodbye, Goodbuy! recycling program starts Monday
More than 100 volunteers are needed for the second annual Goodbye, Goodbuy! program, where students moving out can donate items to be sold to incoming students next year.