For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. All NewsNews »All News Filter by: Category: Earth and Environmental Sciences Year: 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 Month: January February March April May June July August September October November December A Novel ‘Human Experiment’: Professor Dianne Greenfield Studies How the Shutdown Has Affected the Waters of Long Island SoundProfessor Dianne Greenfield and the Long Island SoundProfessor Dianne Greenfield is leading an investigation of how sudden changes in activity due to the pandemic affect the surrounding coastal and marine environments. Read moreAfter Finding an ‘Intellectual and Political Home’ at The Graduate Center, Alumna Lands Postdoc at UC Berkeley Mae A. Miller (Photo courtesy of Miller)Alumna Mae A. Miller (Ph.D. ’20, Earth & Environmental Sciences) talks to The Graduate Center about her bold research questions, the importance of building communities to support students of color, and her new postdoc position. Read moreCOVID and Cages: Graduate Center Researchers Map How Prisons Responded to the PandemicPh.D. student Olivia Ildefonso (left) and alumna Celeste Wilson Ph.D. student Olivia Ildefonso and alumna Celeste Wilson talk about their project, which visualizes data about prison releases related to the pandemic. Read moreClass of 2020: How Six Graduates Made It, and What’s Next Meet six graduates who not only completed their degrees, but who are ready to share their knowledge to make a safer, more just, more equitable society. Read moreClass of 2020: Sara Perl Egendorf Will Continue to Promote Food Justice as a Cornell University PostdocSara Perl Egendorf (Photo courtesy of Egendorf)Through research and community action, she strives to support safe, sustainable urban farming in New York City. Read moreAlum Suzie Housley Shares How to Find a Fulfilling Job in Tech Suzie Housley describes how she pivoted her career from academia to the tech industry and how she achieves work-life balance on this episode of Alumni Aloud by Career Services. Read moreEarth Day: 12 Ways Graduate Center Scholars and Alumni Are Seeking Answers to the Planet's Most Challenging ProblemsA photo of a forest, shot with a fisheye lens pointed up at the blue sky, showing circular tableaus of green leaves crisscrossed by dark tree trunks. (Photo credit: Professor Andrew Reinmann) Graduate Center professors, students, and alumni are investigating the effects of global warming and pollution, and coming up with novel solutions. Read moreHow Parks Can Curb the Stress of a PandemicCredit: Getty ImagesA collaborative study looks at the effects of parks and greenspaces on the stress felt by expectant mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read moreEarth and Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Student Follows His Dream of Combating Global Water CrisesAbdou Rachid Bah (Photo courtesy of Bah)Abdou Rachid Bah grew up amid water stress in Burkina Faso and is about to start his role as co-chair of the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network’s Student Association. Read moreA Green Solution to New York’s Water ProblemProfessor Jennifer Cherrier (Credit: The Graduate Center/Char Adams)Professor Jennifer Cherrier created a nature-based water system that functions like a “Brita filter” to clean New York’s water. Read more Previous 12345678910 Next