Sustainability News

Essay by Christine Keiner, chair of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, published by The Conversation.

The Conversation features Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability.

The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) has announced 13 winners of its 2022-2023 Community Grants Program as part of the organization’s ongoing efforts to continue improving the health and environmental quality of New York state.

On June 16, five business technology start-up companies graduated from RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator with a commitment to continuing to engage local and regional suppliers, expand labor forces locally and nationally, and impact the regional economy.

A feasibility study led by the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) and Clarkson University will determine if a common byproduct of steelmaking can be used as a concrete ingredient.

While many colleges and universities require general education courses, RIT’s immersion requirement takes it a step further. Beyond the typical writing, math, science, social science, global studies, art, and ethics requirements, students are asked to fulfill an additional nine credits in a topic of interest. The intended result is to produce well-rounded students who have gained broader, more diverse perspectives.

Catherine C. Lange ’16 M.Arch (architecture) developed a passion for sustainable architecture when she learned the impact the world’s built environment has on climate change, and that buildings designed to limit humanity’s impact on the planet’s resources offer a real and pressing opportunity to combat the climate crisis.

A new collaboration between RIT’s New York State Pollution Institute (NYSP2I) and the Center for Sustainable Community Solutions (CSCS) at Syracuse University aims to stem wasted food in rural New York State.

Business Insider talks to Callie Babbitt, professor in the Department of Sustainability, about problems with recycling smart devices.

WXXI’s “Connections” program features Neha Sood, assistant director of campus sustainability.

As the world recognizes Earth Day 2022, RIT celebrates a STARS Gold rating for its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

As students begin to move off campus, the annual Goodbye, Goodbuy! sustainability program returns next week at RIT, where unwanted items otherwise discarded are collected, sorted, and later offered for sale to incoming students at thrift store prices.