We're hiring!
The RIT CPE is looking for a Research Assistant to join our Lake Ontario Microplastics (LOMP) Team. Applicants must have either a Master’s degree or a Bachelor’s degree with two years of relevant experience.
Find out more and apply here:
tinyurl.com/y7dnu95b
08.10.2025 14:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Two events in one week? What a treat! Come join us for another community science cleanup!
07.10.2025 17:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We're hiring!
The RIT CPE is looking for a Research Assistant to join our Lake Ontario Microplastics (LOMP) Team. Applicants must have either a Master’s degree or a Bachelor’s degree with two years of relevant experience.
Find out more and apply here:
tinyurl.com/y7dnu95b
02.10.2025 16:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join us for a #cleanup as part of our clean sweep science events! Picking up #litter helps us reduce what ends up in the environment, but also helps us collect data!
29.09.2025 14:04 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Hear from Alonso Ponce about how we sample #plastics in stormwater with our #LittaTrap from EnviroPod. Part 2 coming soon!
11.09.2025 14:12 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
What happens to #plastics once they’re in the #environment? We’re going to find out with our research at the RIT Tait Preserve @ritarenas.bsky.social #studentresearch #microplastics @ritscience.bsky.social
29.08.2025 14:17 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Did you know plastics can also be a habitat? Check out what’s living on this polystyrene sheet!
28.08.2025 15:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The trash is hiding, but so are we. Stealth mode
activated, target food wrappers acquired, cleanup
complete.
We are hosting more #communityscience #litter
#cleanups this fall! Stay tuned for our fall schedule with
the Seneca Park Zoo and Walking for Rochester!
25.08.2025 14:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
IHHE faculty member Dr. Katrina Korfmacher and Dr. Christy Tyler @ritcpe.bsky.social, co-directors of the Lake Ontario MicroPlastics Center (LOMP), are featured in this NIH podcast:
"Human Health Impacts of Microplastics in the Great Lakes"
niehs.nih.gov/research/pro...
#SciComm #microplastics
19.08.2025 13:03 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Careers at RIT | RIT
Join the team of exceptional individuals who teach, help, and support our students in their quest to move the world forward. Here you can find information about employee benefits, student employment, ...
Come work with us! We are hiring a Post-doctoral Researcher for the Lake Ontario Center for Microplastic and Human Health.
Research will focus on input, transport, and fate of plastic debris in the Great Lakes basin. The position will begin ASAP.
For additional info, job #9770BR at rit.edu/careers.
05.08.2025 13:26 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
We were pretty busy at the cleanup on Monday so we didn't finish all the #plastic sorting with our #communityscience participants. Alonso finished it up back at our labs at #RIT!
16.07.2025 14:16 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join us Monday for a #cleanup with the Seneca Park Zoo and the Edgerton R-Center! We'll be collecting #plastic #data and we'd love your help!
11.07.2025 17:25 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
YouTube video by University of Rochester
Ever Wonder: How Are Plastics Harmful to Our Health?
Dr. Katrina Korfmacher, IHHE co-leader of engagement, explains current research into how microplastics enter our environment, our bodies, and how they may be impacting our health.
#microplastics #SciComm
youtu.be/QKPJntne8tI
30.06.2025 16:51 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Hear from Alonso about how our community cleanups work. We cleaned more than 230 pounds of #litter with the Seneca Park Zoo on Saturday! #cleanup #CommunityScience #communityscience #plasticpollution #rochesterny @rittigers.bsky.social @ritscience.bsky.social
23.06.2025 14:38 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Check out two interesting items we found during our cleanup last weekend! What will we find next time?
23.06.2025 14:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We will be using the data to tune a model to predict where to install even more in the coming years. Stay tuned for more updates! We got these in just in time to capture the big rain this week and any #plasticpollution it washed down the drains.
20.06.2025 14:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We installed LittaTraps this week in partnership with
Monroe County, NY. Nine have gone in this year, with 10 more to go over the coming weeks to intercept debris from entering the storm water system and the environment. @ritscience.bsky.social @rittigers.bsky.social
20.06.2025 14:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Then Christy Tyler and @matthewhoffman.bsky.social talked about modeling plastic moving through and accumulating in the Monroe County watershed and the #greatlakes. They also participated in a panel discussion on #microplastic research and policy. @ritscience.bsky.social @rittigers.bsky.social
13.06.2025 17:14 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Wrapping up #iaglr25: Autumn Potts gave a great talk on how we are assessing our educational program around stormwater and debris and #plasticpollution.
13.06.2025 17:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
More #IAGLR25: Congrats to our @jaykucharek.bsky.social, who won Best Presenter in his session. Jay discussed installing 50 new LittaTraps in #Rochester to capture #plasticpolltion in storm drains to keep it out of the #greatlakes @rittigers.bsky.social @ritscience.bsky.social @iaglr.bsky.social
12.06.2025 18:06 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
@rittigers.bsky.social Environmental Education Specialist Kaeti Stoss was awarded the Elizabeth Thorndike Environmental Leadership Award by Genesee Riverwatch for outstanding contributions to improving education and community engagement. Congrats Kaeti! We are so fortunate to have you!
11.06.2025 15:09 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Is the Plastic in Your Kitchen Harmful?
Plastics in the kitchen may pose a risk, but their true health impact remains unclear. Researchers stress the need for more studies to understand how everyday plastic use affects our bodies.
Read about research being done by IHHE faculty members Dr. Katrina Korfmacher and Dr. Jacques Robert and other scientists from our Lake Ontario MicroPlastics Center.
#microplastics #SciComm
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www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/publica...
04.06.2025 00:22 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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