This talk, "The Honeybee Conservancy and FIT Hives," is an exploration of the diverse types of bees in New York, the complex relationship between pollinators and people, and a discussion of why urban beekeeping benefits the city and how we can protect bees in a time of abrupt environmental change. It will be accompanied by […]
December 14–February 5, 2018 As part of the Sustainability Council grant titled "Communicating Climate Change: Collaboration in the Arts and Sciences" awarded to Amy Lemmon, professor, English and Communication Studies, and Arthur Kopelman, Distinguished Service Professor, Science and Math, the work of students from many disciplines who studied climate change last year with climate change expert James McClintock and […]
The Faculty Senate Committee on Sustainability holds a town hall event featuring FIT alumnus Daniel Silverstein, founder of Zero Waste Daniel and Package Free, a store in Williamsburg that sells everyday useful items without packaging. His business model is based around the circular economy. This event is held in collaboration with the Student Government Association […]
Each year, the Sustainability Council organizes and hosts a the Sustainable Business and Design Conference on the campus of FIT. The purpose of the event is to inform, involve, and inspire the entire FIT community about sustainability and how to incorporate sustainability as a model into all aspects of what we do. This year's theme […]
FIT is partnering with Be Social Change, Impact Travel Alliance, and Slow Money NYC to build stronger connections with the people and organizations driving sustainability in New York City at this year’s New York Sustainability Connector on September 6 at 6:30 pm. FIT faculty and staff are invited to this facilitated networking event connecting NYC’s […]
