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RIT is offering a new certification program in lean manufacturing, which seeks to reduce costs and waste associated with manufacturing and business operations while also enhancing overall productivity and efficiency.
http://www.rit.edu/news/?r=47184
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Rochester Institute of Technology is offering a new certification program for area businesses, providing training and workplace design assistance in the area of lean manufacturing. The program seeks to ...
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A candlelight vigil to remember Christine Sevilla, a former adjunct faculty member and environmental advocate, will be held 6–7 pm today at First Unitarian Church of Rochester, 220 S. Winton Road.
http://www.rit.edu/news/?r=47182
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Members of the RIT community are saddened to learn of the recent death of Christine Sevilla, a former adjunct faculty member. Local media reports are providing the latest on the facts and circumstances surrounding her death and the arrest of an RIT faculty member.
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The Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival is seeking interactive presentations, hands-on demonstrations, exhibits, research projects and performances to be a part of this year’s festival, which takes place May 1. Let's see some more sustainable and green-related exhibits this year! I wonder how Dr. Destler pl...ans to outdo the Green Vehicle Challenge from last year...
http://www.rit.edu/imagine/
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The Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival program committee has issued a call for proposals to participate in this year’s festival, which will take place Saturday, May 1 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. ...
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Monroe County and the city of Rochester are planning to build up to three stations with a variety of alternative fuels, which are more environmentally friendly than traditional gasoline. James Winebrake, professor of science, technology and society/public policy, quoted.
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/arti
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The College of Applied Science and Technology at RIT has launched a Bachelor of Science degree program in Environmental Sustainability, Health and Safety.
http://www.rit.edu/news/?r=47165
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The College of Applied Science and Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology has launched a Bachelor of Science degree program in Environmental Sustainability, Health and Safety. Courses reflect ...
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There was a great New York Times article yesterday about companies developing edible walls of green. The articled featured the Rochester-based company Green Living Technologies, who created the living green wall in the CAST building at RIT
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/busine
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A new technology along the lines of green roofs, called edible walls, grows vegetables, fruits and herbs on the outside walls of urban buildings.
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Kelly Downs from RIT University News gives us a behind-the-scenes look at working on the RIT Habitat for Humanity Sustainable House.
http://www.thetigerbeat.com/blog/?p=1868
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In the summer of 2002, a tool belt was part of my daily attire. That’s the summer I worked with friends and family to tear off cedar shakes on my house and install new windows and vinyl siding. I learned ...
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The Golisno College of Computing and Information Sciences shines its student spotlight on Gregory Koberger, who developed the RIT National Teach-In on global warming and RIT Climate Action Awareness Week websites.
http://www.gccis.rit.edu/studentspotligh
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Gregory Koberger, an undergraduate student in the Department of Information Sciences & Technologies, is being recognized in the Golisano College Student Spotlight for his volunteer work designing and maintaining websites, as well as his work in the classroom.
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RIT alumnus William A. Schmitz appointed president and director of the WindTamer Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of a patented new wind turbine technology. Schmitz graduated from RIT with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
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WindTamer Corporation ("WindTamer" or the "Company") (OTCBB: WNDT), a developer and manufacturer of a patented new wind turbine technology, announced today that William A. Schmitz has been appointed President and has joined the Company's Board of Directors. ...
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A dangerous level of carbon dioxide and methane gas haunts Lake Kivu, the freshwater lake system bordering Rwanda and the Republic of Congo. An international group of researchers led by RIT associate professor Anthony Vodacek will meet Jan. 13-15 in Gisenyi, Rwanda, to grapple with the problem.
http://www.rit.edu/news/?r=47155
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A dangerous level of carbon dioxide and methane gas haunts Lake Kivu, the freshwater lake system bordering Rwanda and the Republic of Congo.
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The fall/winter 2010 issue of Research at RIT spotlights RIT’s
energy-related research, with features on nano materials and
technologies, smart transportation modeling and sustainability ethics.
http://www.rit.edu/research/
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Social media technologies are transforming education, politics, business, and the way people interact with each other. RIT professors and social media researchers have embraced social media to engage their students and inspire innovation.
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Two undergraduates from the College of Applied Science and Technology
at RIT presented their ‘green’ vehicle
design research focusing on small-engine vehicles and sustainable resources at the 2009 Small Engine Technology Conference Nov. 3-5 in
Penang, Malaysia.
http://www.rit.edu/news/?v=47147
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Undergraduate students, Sakhawat Hossain (left) and Anson Wong (right) toured the Khoo Kongsi Clan House in Penang, Malaysia during a conference trip where they presented a research paper on small engine vehicles. The paper was only one of two undergraduate papers chosen from U. S. colleges.
RIT Green Get your sustainability and green-related questions ready for President Destler because the Ask Bill show is live on WITR radio tonight at 5pm, 89.7 FM. To call in and ask him questions, dial 585-475-2271. Stream online at http://witr.rit.edu/
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College radio from Rochester, NY on the RIT campus specializing in a variety of independent music you cannot hear anywhere else.
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RIT on TV News: WUHF also ran a story on the RIT Habitat for Humanity Sustainable House wall raising and interviewed RIT student David Lihn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhRcKK9Eh
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WUHF-TV (Fox Rochester) reports on a "wall raising ceremony" for the sustainable Habitat for Humanity house being constructed by members of the Rochester Institute of Technology community. Students from RIT took some time out of class to get some hands-on experience. ...
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RIT on TV News: Channel 10 reported a story on the RIT Habitat for Humanity Sustainable House wall raising this weekend and interviewed student Kaity Werner
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WHEC-TV (Channel 10) reports on a "wall raising ceremony" for the sustainable Habitat for Humanity house being constructed by members of the Rochester Institute of Technology community. Some local college students are putting on their construction hats to make our community a better place to live....
