Sustainability News
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April 30, 2014
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RIT named among nation’s leading ‘green colleges’
For the fourth consecutive year, RIT has been named one of North America’s greenest universities by The Princeton Review. -
April 28, 2014
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RIT team takes first in business plan contest
Imagine Soap, led by industrial design graduate student Brendan Gordon, took first place in the social/nonprofit category at the New York Business Plan Competition in Albany. -
April 25, 2014
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RIT researchers set record
A record 397 researchers secured funding for fiscal year 2013, serving as either principal or co-principal investigators on active research. -
April 21, 2014
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RIT hosts Earth Day celebration Tuesday
Festivities include the “Greenovate NYS” competition, a “flash mob” performance, tours of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, and a presentation of WALL-E -
April 18, 2014
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Professor receives inaugural Edline M. Chun Award
Stephen Whittaker, a professor in the School of Media Sciences, was given the award for exemplifying excellence and dedication in teaching. -
April 9, 2014
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RIT celebrates graduate students
The first Graduate Education Week at RIT will be held April 14–18 and features speakers, workshops, information fairs and a keynote address and luncheon. -
April 7, 2014
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Student Government rolls out bike share program
A fleet of 20 new orange Fuji Barnebey bicycles will be available for students to borrow. A kickoff event is set for 2–3 p.m. today in the Gordon Field House. -
April 3, 2014
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Teens explore bio-technology, packaging and optics
More than 100 sophomore and junior high school students from the area will participate in the 2014 Workforce Innovations Conference on April 10. -
April 1, 2014
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Center receives boost in state funding
The newly passed state budget includes a significant increase in funding for RIT’s Center of Excellence in Sustainable Manufacturing and continued funding for NYSP2I. -
March 26, 2014
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Cutting-edge technology deeply rooted in GIS
The newly certified LEED Platinum Golisano Institute for Sustainability represents the ultimate manifestation of RIT’s commitment to sustainability. -
March 26, 2014
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Sustainability building earns LEED Platinum status
The Golisano Institute for Sustainability has been certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council. -
March 24, 2014
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Report questions electric-vehicle tax credit
James Winebrake, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, co-authored a report that says tax incentives for mainstream buyers are “wasteful, inefficient and ineffective.”
