Posted on March 26, 2026 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
Nitrogen is essential for plant growth, and modern agriculture depends heavily on fertilizers to sustain crop yields. But excess reactive nitrogen doesn’t always stay put. It can wash into rivers […]
Posted on March 26, 2026 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative, Structural Biology Initiative
This spring, two of the ASRC’s founding initiative directors are being honored for work that is shaping STEM fields from medicine to environmental science. CUNY ASRC Structural Biology Initiative Founding […]
Posted on March 10, 2026 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
A recently published paper outlines an adaptive, sustainable, and equitable approach to urban water management. In the American West, we’ve long built cities to survive drought. In the East, we’ve […]
Posted on November 10, 2025 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative, Neuroscience Initiative, Structural Biology Initiative
Published in Cell Reports Sustainability, the paper presents an interdisciplinary framework for detecting and responding to the biological signatures of climate change. NEW YORK, NY, November 10, 2025 – An […]
Posted on November 7, 2025 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative, Nanoscience Initiative, Neuroscience Initiative, Photonics Initiative, Structural Biology Initiative
Ghosts, ghouls and goblins uncovered scientific mysteries on a recent visit to the IlluminationSpace Science can be mysterious, but this past Halloween curious young ghosts and goblins gathered inside the […]
Posted on July 9, 2025 in Environmental Sciences Initiative
Urban flood-monitoring system, co-led by Graduate Center scientists, is being used as a model for new projects in Brazil and Puerto Rico. An innovative flood-monitoring network, co-led by scientists at […]
Posted on March 10, 2025 in Environmental Sciences Initiative
Georgie Humphries is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Earth and Environmental Sciences program at the CUNY Graduate Center, based at the Environmental Sciences Initiative at the CUNY ASRC, and […]
Posted on December 6, 2024 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative, Uncategorized
Nicolas Maxfield is a graduate student in the lab of Professor Charles Vörösmarty, director of the Environmental Sciences Initiative at the CUNY ASRC, whose doctoral work focuses on modeling various […]
Posted on November 11, 2024 in Environmental Sciences Initiative
Soils are the foundation of terrestrial ecosystems, performing a variety of functions that range from supporting agricultural industries and regulating nutrient cycles to storing most of Earth’s terrestrial carbon. However, […]
Posted on September 26, 2024 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
NEW YORK, September 24, 2024 – Water scarcity, pollution, and the burden of waterborne diseases are urgent issues threatening global health and security. A recently published study in the journal […]