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August 7, 2015
Saunders Summer Startup jumpstarts business ideas
The 10-week crash course lets young innovators with bright ideas form interdisciplinary teams to start real companies and seek investment. -
August 3, 2015
Symposium showcases achievements in research
The 24th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 7 and features the work of more than 200 undergraduate researchers. -
July 17, 2015
Professor, student honored by industry peer group
The American Institute of Architects Rochester Chapter awarded Jules Chiavaroli its highest honor for distinguishing service and gave scholarships to student Catherine Lange. -
July 2, 2015
RIT and University of Tokyo form partnership
RIT signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Tokyo to facilitate the exchange of students and faculty and to increase collaborative research activities. -
June 11, 2015
RIT joins Pioneer University program
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Pioneer Universities are dedicated to accelerating a global transition to a regenerative, circular economy. -
June 4, 2015
RIT works with Staples on sustainability video
“Small choices, Big Impact,” created in the studios at RIT Production Services, illustrates the importance of sustainable purchasing decisions. -
June 3, 2015
Packaging science professor honored
Karen Proctor was awarded the R. David LeButt Packaging Education award at this year’s International Safe Transit Association annual TransPack Forum. -
May 22, 2015
Graduates urged to ‘answer Earth’s help wanted ad’
NASA Administrator Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr. addressed the more than 3,800 graduating students during Academic Convocation. -
May 19, 2015
Brian Thorn wins Excellence in Teaching award
Associate professor Brian Thorn will be presented the Sustainable Development Excellence in Teaching Sustainability Award by the Institute of Industrial Engineers. -
May 18, 2015
Goodbye, Goodbuy! recycling programs starts
The new initiative urges students moving out of their dorms and on-campus apartments to donate instead of discarding their unwanted items to be sold to new students next year. -
May 15, 2015
MOCHA students recognized for leadership
The young men in the 2014-2015 class of MOCHA—Men of Color, Honor and Ambition—were recently recognized for their academic, community and leadership initiatives. -
May 15, 2015
Professors present ideas at TEDxFlourCity
Sustainability engineer Callie Babbitt will discuss the emergence of industrial ecology and astrophysicist Sukanya Chakrabarti will talk about dark matter and dwarf galaxies.