Finding a whey: Cornell professor teams with East Bethany creamery to turn yogurt byproduct into hard seltzer biz
“Food scientist Sam Alcaine never dreamed of becoming a business owner – but earlier this year that changed when he launched a hard seltzer brand, Norwhey, made from yogurt whey.”
IDC Foundation Awards a $1,000,000 Grant for Pratt’s Research Accelerator Hub at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
“The funding supports three initiatives at the Research Yard of Pratt Institute, City Tech, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard, now under construction.”
Buildings that store carbon? UB-led team lands $2.2 million grant to develop eco-friendly insulation
“The team will research insulation that incorporates silica aerogel developed by UB researchers, along with plant-based products.”
$3 million grant award to support new job training programs in the Mohawk Valley
“The Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties has received nearly $3 million to develop a job training program that will help connect local job seekers with high-demand industries.”
How sustainable manufacturing could help reduce the environmental impact of industry
“Highlights from an interview with Nabil Nasr, associate provost and director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability at Rochester Institute of Technology. He is also the CEO of the Remade Institute, which was established by the U.S. government to conduct early-stage R&D to accelerate the transition to circular economy, which is a sustainable industrial model for improved resource efficiency and decreased systemic energy, emissions and waste generation.”