Tag: climate change

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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Student Profile: Lawrence V. Desimone, P.E.

by Katherine Gloede Silverman

I decided to attend the M. S. in Sustainability in the Urban Environment at CCNY because I was feeling stagnant at work. I wanted to earn credentials that would help me land an employment position thatseemed more interesting. I often find myself wantingsomething more out of work regardless of how useful I am to my company and my ‘workload’. For me, pursuing the Sustainability program is an attempt at finding an increased sense of meaning and gratification in my work. So far, it seems worthwhile. Most course assignments are related to topics Iam deeply interested in, and my areas of …

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