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FIT and Columbia Work Together on a New Sustainable Fiber

August 3, 2026 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Featured, Innovation, School of Liberal Arts, Sustainability

FIT, in partnership with Columbia University, has been awarded an $11.5 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund to develop […]

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FIT Students Win Prestigious Awards for Entrepreneurial Ideas

June 22, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Diversity, School of Business & Technology, Students, Sustainability, Top Stories

FIT students took home top honors in the the International Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Student Pitch […]

The JFB Building Receives Major Sustainability Accolade

April 23, 2026 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Sustainability, Top Stories

On April 23, Sherry Brabham, vice president for Finance and Administration, announced that the Joyce F. Brown Academic Building has […]

SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. Speaks at FIT’s Sustainability Conference

April 13, 2026 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, SUNY, Sustainability, Top Stories

John B. King Jr., chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY), visited FIT to offer remarks at the […]

FIT’s 20th Sustainability Conference Highlights ‘Industry Disruptors’

April 13, 2026 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, Featured, FIT + Industry, SUNY, Sustainability

Rebuilding the creative industries through grit, agile persistence, and the art of negotiation Nalleli Cobo was 9 years old when […]

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Mallorie Dunn Discusses Size Inclusivity at U.N. Women’s Conference

April 8, 2026 Laura Hatmaker Center for Continuing & Professional Studies, College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Sustainability

On March 19, Mallorie Dunn, adjunct faculty member in both the Center for Continuing and Professional Studies and Precollege Programs, […]

Stacy Flynn to Keynote 20th Anniversary Sustainability Conference

March 27, 2026 Kim Masibay Alumni, College & Campus, Sustainability, Top Stories

When Stacy Flynn, Textile Development and Marketing ’99, returns to campus on April 9, she brings more than a success […]

Building a Biomaterials Reference Library, One Avocado Skin at a Time

February 20, 2026 Kim Masibay College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts, Sustainability

From 60,000-year-old Neanderthal “super-glue” to WWII-era milk-spun fabric, humans have always found ways to forge useful materials from whatever is […]

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FIT in 2025: The Year in Photos

December 18, 2025 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Sustainability, Top Stories

As 2025 comes to a close, we look back and marvel at the images that defined a year of discovery, […]

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FIT Joins New York City Sustainable Materials Research Center

December 1, 2025 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Innovation, School of Liberal Arts, Sustainability, Top Stories

FIT has joined a major city-backed initiative to push forward sustainable materials research. Gotham Foundry, a hub focused on developing […]