Category: Events

Events: Division of Science Student Research Panel and Research Opportunity Fair

by Katherine Gloede Silverman

On Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 the Division of Science held a student research panel with representation from each Program including Sustainability. The video of the full event is below. Students had the opportunity to present and discuss how they’ve gained research experience in their field and fun facts about themselves and their work. Also discussed was the Division of Science Student Council and the forthcoming graduate student club: Masters of Science. On October 20th, the Division of Science Student Council hosted a Research Opportunities Fair. The video is below to learn more about opportunities (many of which occur annually) at …

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Panel: Pollution and Black America: The Struggle for Environmental Justice

by Katherine Gloede Silverman

The Colin Powell School at CCNY hosted this lecture on environmental justice on October 1st, 2020 as a kick-off to their second year of the undergraduate Climate Policy Fellows Program. It can be viewed the Colin Powell School YouTube channel below. Additional information is also copied below from the Youtube post. Speakers: Linda Villarosa, Director of CCNY’s Journalism Program Shawn Rickenbacker, Associate Professor of Architecture at the CCNY Spitzer School of Architecture. Moderated by Trevor Houser, CCNY alumni and Director of the Climate Policy Fellows program, Partner, Rhodium Group – Kickoff of Climate Policy Fellows – While Black communities are …

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Honoring the Class of 2020

by Katherine Gloede Silverman

On May 27th, the Sustainability in the Urban Environment Program convened graduates over Zoom alongside CCNY’s President, Sustainability faculty, friends, family, current students, and alumni to honor the very resilient Class of 2020. Vanessa Ventola and Jenny Lin were honored as class Valedictorian and Salutatorian, respectively. Below is the downloadable slideshow of photos shared by the graduates of themselves and of their experiences in the Sustainability Program.

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Information Session on the M.S. in Sustainability from CCNY

by Katherine Gloede Silverman

On Monday, May 11th, 2020 the Sustainability Program held and online information session (open house) for applicants and those interested in the M.S. in Sustainability. The session was recorded and can be viewed below. Watching the video (in its entirety) is a great way to learn about requirements, applications, curriculum, current student experiences, alumni jobs, scholarships, international applications, and other general questions about the Program.

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Panel: Smart Cities and Sustainability: Emerging Technologies in the Building Sector

by Katherine Gloede Silverman

The transformation of contemporary cities across the globe to truly smart cities will be central to improving urban quality of life in the decades ahead. The incorporation of sensing and other IT technology into municipal infrastructure and widespread networking of data management, part of the next wave of the Internet of Things, will be crucial to optimizing delivery of urban services, while reducing energy and resource consumption. Buildings are on the leading edge, using strategic combinations of technology to automate building management towards those key ends while better satisfying individual and user preferences.  Panelists: Rich Harris, Manager of Technical Facilities …

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Lecture: Climate Change and Emerging Infectious Disease from Daniel Brooks

by Katherine Gloede Silverman

On March 18th, 2020, Daniel Brooks was slated to give a lecture on Climate Change and Emerging Infectious Disease: Three Things Most People Don’t Know. Following the spread of COVID-19 and CUNY-wide transition to fully remote operations, Mr. Brooks could no longer visit the City College campus to give such a timely lecture. Instead, more than 100 people attended remotely via Webinar and the session was recorded. It can also be viewed and shared here: https://bluejeans.com/s/aMGUv/​. Additional information is below. About the Lecture Emerging Infectious Diseases in humans, livestock and crops currently cost the world 1 trillion dollars a year …

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