Two Textile Development and Marketing faculty members presented work at conferences this fall—including one industry project conducted with students. At […]
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Category: Sustainability
FIT’s Natural Dye Garden Is Flourishing
FIT’s Natural Dye Garden, established in 2014 and located on the ninth floor rooftop of the Feldman Center, has long […]
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Major Recognition for Theanne Schiros’s Bioleather Research
Theanne Schiros’s research into microbial leather is finding broad recognition in the academic and popular press. Schiros, associate professor of […]
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A New Home for Sustainable Swimwear in Cape May
Follow the Garden State Parkway to Exit 0, and among the Victorian houses known as “painted ladies” that line the […]
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Keith Ellenbogen Brings Underwater Photography to the New England Aquarium
Underwater photographer and Boston native Keith Ellenbogen’s exhibition, Space to Sea: A Photographic Journey into Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, […]
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Bio-Sneakers Find an Audience in Switzerland
A pair of fully biodegradable sneakers that two FIT faculty members worked on were featured in an exhibition on circularity […]
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Werewool Wins Competition Seeking Solutions to Microplastics Pollution
A biotech team formed at FIT has won the Conservation X Labs Microfiber Innovation Challenge, a competition seeking solutions to […]
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Linen, Without the Wrinkles
Linen has long bedeviled designers: The durable, renewable, and sustainable fabric is extremely prone to wrinkling, particularly in the humid […]
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Amber Valletta Named FIT’s First Sustainability Ambassador
FIT announced that model, actress, and activist Amber Valletta has been named the college’s first sustainability ambassador, further solidifying FIT’s […]
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Inside FIT’s Four National Science Foundation–Funded Projects
FIT faculty and student research activity has never been more robust. Case in point: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has […]
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