🤖 Robbie the Robot wants to meet you! Stop by Sustainability Hall during Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival (10 a.m.–5 p.m.) and get a *personalized* autograph from our collaborative robot. ow.ly/FHa550RnvCV

🎓Congratulations to our 2024 graduates! We proudly awarded 4 doctorates, 8 master of science degrees, and 8 master of architecture degrees today—we're excited to see how this year's cohort will move sustainability forward! #ClassOf2024 #RITGrad

Over 40 educators came to see what we do last week, thanks to a program led by NYSERDA and WhyMaker. The New York State-wide initiative gives teachers the opportunity to learn sustainability concepts and practices that they can take back to their classrooms.

Nabil Nasr, our director and founder, recently spoke with the American Society of Civil Engineers about why we need to ditch the word “waste” altogether. ow.ly/su2o50RRP8J

😎 It couldn't have been a better day for us to lend a helping hand with spring cleanup at the Pieters Family Life Center and Expressive Beginnings Child Care Center during #DayofCaring!

A new academic dual-degree program we launched with the Saunders College of Business will offer graduate students at RIT a unique pathway for syncing business management with sustainability expertise. ow.ly/gYjr50RY3fJ

How can we creatively reuse materials to keep them out of landfills? When WXXI Public Media’s “Environmental Connections” asked us, we showed them how we’re using AI and robots to advance remanufacturing. ow.ly/fzAr50S7HKG

Join the RIT community! The university seeks an assistant director of sustainability to lead sustainability initiatives for the campus including education, programming, co-curricular engagement, and more. ow.ly/2UQu50SjYa6

Any company looking to prosper in a carbon-free economy can learn from what remanufacturers have been doing for decades. These 5 lessons from leaders in the industry are a great way for any business to rethink—or kickstart—their path to decarbonization. ow.ly/iTOO50SoFt0

"I chose to continue my interest at GIS because of the interdisciplinary focus ... which allows me to learn about various environmental issues." Hear more of what brought Sinoun Phoung to GIS for a doctorate in sustainability and where she's headed next. #2024GISGradSpotlight

"Sometimes in research you [...] work in silos, but [...] here you get to work in collaboration with different people." Hear more of what brought Aman Raj to GIS for a master's degree in sustainable systems and where he's headed next. #2024GISGradSpotlight

"What I appreciate the most is how our faculty has provided us with top-notch facilities and technology." Hear more of what brought Minerva (Min-Hye) Jang to GIS for a master's degree in architecture and where she's headed next. #2024GISGradSpotlight

We’re honored to be selected for this funding. The grant will help us assist two novel manufacturers who are using circular economy to make construction materials while recapturing "waste" and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Stay tuned for more about this new initiative!

Nabil Nasr, our director and founder, recently spoke with Waste360 about the benefits and opportunities for remanufacturing to cut production costs and waste while saving considerable energy and resources. ow.ly/Z80Z50SIeeB

"[What] makes GIS so unique is the people here are ... very optimistic about making a positive change in the world. I think that is very contagious." Hear more of what brought Aaric Celeste to GIS for a master's degree in architecture and where he's headed next.

We had the privilege of hosting a group of ManufactuRIT campers! The future engineers explored our state-of-the-art building and cutting-edge labs, met our family of cobots, and threw some pretty tricky questions at us. We're excited to see what they achieve in the future!

"The professors are so passionate about what they are teaching. And it makes you feel like, okay, and I'm learning something new every day." Hear more of what brought Darshita Lnu to GIS for a master's degree in sustainable systems. #2024GISGradSpotlight

How we define "sustainability" and "resilience" matters when it comes to addressing environmental issues. GIS professor Amit Batabyal recently explained why. ow.ly/wBH150T2sT3

It was all smiles as we welcomed both new and returning GIS students for the new academic year. Here's to a fantastic semester ahead—let's make it a great one!

This week, members of the New York Climate Exchange visited our research labs and facilities to learn how we could support the climate-focused center on Governors Island in New York City. ow.ly/rbfo50Tb4Vr