A Multi-Institutional Research Team Finds Declining Nitrogen Availability in a Nitrogen-Rich World
Posted on April 14, 2022
Factoring this deficit into climate change models is critical to achieving accurate carbon sink capacity estimates NEW YORK, April 15, 2022 – Since the mid-20th century, research and discussion have focused on the negative effects of excess nitrogen on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. However, new evidence indicates that the world is now experiencing a dualRead More [...]
Is It Time to Rethink the Lifecycle of Plastic?
Posted on April 11, 2022
A study finds plastic materials that accumulate as waste in the environment may not degrade in the same way – calling for potential updates to how we think about plastic disposal and recycling. By Katherine Anderson As one of the cheapest and most convenient materials to manufacture, plastics are everywhere, and because of the highRead More [...]
Andrew Reinmann’s $1 Million NSF CAREER Grant Project Aims to Understand Fragmented Forests and to Reduce Barriers to Inclusion in Environmental Studies
Posted on February 7, 2022
Reinmann will study how temperate forests respond to climate change and being fragmented by farming and development and will offer a paid research training fellowship for CUNY students. [...]
The Social Cost of Nitrous Oxide is Understated Under Current Estimates, New Analysis Concludes
Posted on November 17, 2021
International team of researchers calls for updating impact of greenhouse gas that remains top threat to the ozone layer [...]
A Sun Reflector for Earth?
Posted on April 9, 2021
An international climate intervention workgroup publishes paper exploring the potential risks and benefits of a proposed high-tech climate intervention NEW YORK, APRIL 5, 2021 -- Nine of the hottest years in human history have occurred in the last decade. Without a major shift in this climate trajectory, the future of life on Earth is inRead More [...]
New Research: How to Keep Urban-Grown Greens Clean
Posted on March 17, 2021
Urban community gardeners use a range of best practices to grow healthy crops and limit contamination from metals like lead. While most crops take up very little lead through their roots, especially when soil pH is around neutral, past research has shown that leafy greens in particular can have lead-containing particles attached to their surfaces.Read More [...]
Undergraduate Summer Research in Environmental Science Featured by isee systems
Posted on January 11, 2021
The Fall 2020 edition of The Connector highlights the work of CSURP students Liushan Wuchen and Jorin Dawidowicz. [...]
Can Satellites Save a Forest?
Posted on October 30, 2020
What do you do when there are tiny bugs destroying a critical species across a huge, economically important region? You turn to outer space for help. And researchers from the ASRC are leading the way. [...]
Empowering New Yorkers to Scientifically Monitor Our Environment
Posted on September 17, 2020
A new project at the ASRC helps diverse students and New York City residents create low-cost environmental sensors and become advocates for a cleaner, healthier city. [...]
A Novel ‘Human Experiment’: Professor Dianne Greenfield Studies How the Shutdown Has Affected the Waters of Long Island Sound
Posted on September 15, 2020
Their effort is part of a year-long study, funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grant, of how stay-at-home orders and the unprecedented decline in commuting and travel in the New York City metropolitan area affected the waters of Long Island Sound. [...]
