Sustainability – Page 7

Ten Things To Know About Bees

November 13, 2017 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Sustainability

FIT’s hives are part of a citywide effort to increase the local bee population. Guillermo Fernandez, founder and executive director […]

Vote for FIT’s AlgiKnit Team in the NatGeo “Chasing Genius” Competition

September 7, 2017 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, Sustainability

FIT’s Team AlgiKnit, winner of 2016’s Biodesign Challenge for its sustainable textile materials for the future, has been selected as […]

Making Waves on Campus for World Ocean Day

May 30, 2017 Julianna Dow College & Campus, Sustainability

Although the Eye of Fashion sculpture has been taken down temporarily for restoration, FIT won’t suffer from a lack of public […]

TDM Department Receives EPA Grant to Study Plant Growth with Muslin Compost

May 4, 2017 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, School of Business & Technology, Students, Sustainability, Top Stories

A garden grows at FIT (and it grows better with muslin compost). FIT’s Textile Development and Marketing (TDM) Department has […]

FIT Hives Documentary Gets National Attention

March 30, 2017 Laura Hatmaker School of Liberal Arts, Students, Sustainability

Max Hechtman, a sophomore in the Film and Media program, screened his documentary FIT Hives: Sustainability—The Secret to Survival at the 2017 […]

Not Your Babes: Blush Magazine’s Creative, Sustainable, and Popular Fundraiser

March 29, 2017 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, Students, Sustainability

The members of FIT’s Blush magazine want you to know that they are not your babes. And they have the […]

Spring 2017 Sustainability Awareness Week

February 23, 2017 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Events, Sustainability

The Sustainability Council holds a week of activities to raise awareness of the environment and our own personal efforts to live […]

Call for Student Project Exhibitions: 2017 Sustainable Business and Design Conference

February 22, 2017 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, Students, Sustainability

FIT community members are encouraged to submit student projects or your their own research to be on display at FIT’s 11th Annual Sustainable Business […]

FIT Awarded 2016 Environmental Excellence Award

November 16, 2016 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, Students, Sustainability, Top Stories

FIT has been awarded one of eight 2016 Environmental Excellence Awards by New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). […]

Call for Sustainability Grant Proposals

November 7, 2016 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, Sustainability

The Sustainability Council is inviting proposals to support creative and innovative initiatives that help to infuse various aspects of sustainability […]