“Healthy” Lawns Are Making the Environment Sick
Posted on October 17, 2023 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
A new study finds that fertilized lawns are hotspots of nitrogen export into our water and atmosphere. […]
Welcoming the Newest Members of the CUNY ASRC
Posted on October 3, 2023 in Environmental Sciences Initiative, Nanoscience Initiative, Neuroscience Initiative, Photonics Initiative, Structural Biology Initiative
Nanoscience Initiative Wasiq Mahmood, undergraduate student Serter Lüleburgaz, postdoctoral researcher Conor Andrews, high school student Yan Rigual-Rosado, undergraduate student Muhtasim Syed, undergraduate student Emmet Shermanm, CUNY ASRC staff member Julianne […]
Mark Hauber to Lead the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center
Posted on July 20, 2023 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative, Nanoscience Initiative, Neuroscience Initiative, Photonics Initiative, Structural Biology Initiative
New York, NY, July 20,2023 — The City University of New York Graduate Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Hauber as the executive director of its Advanced […]
The Second Life of Plastics
Posted on June 14, 2023 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
A National Science Foundation grant will help an ASRC-led multi-institutional team track and quantify how plastics break down in the environment More than 25 million metric tons of plastic end […]
Researchers and Water Advocates from Several Continents Gather Virtually to Help the United Nations SDG 6
Posted on June 5, 2023 in Environmental Sciences Initiative
We’re losing ground on accomplishing Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) and need to act now to meet the United Nations’ 2030 deadline. The Global Accelerator Incubator Network for […]
Announcing the First Eliasoph Fellowship Winners!
Posted on October 20, 2022 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative, Nanoscience Initiative
Congratulations to Christopher Ryan and Yeojin Jung for being named the first Dr. Joan Eliasoph Fellows for Early Career STEM Researchers! The fellowship, whose namesake paved a distinguished radiology career over eight decades, […]
A Multi-Institutional Research Team Finds Declining Nitrogen Availability in a Nitrogen-Rich World
Posted on April 14, 2022 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative, Featured News
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 […]
Is It Time to Rethink the Lifecycle of Plastic?
Posted on April 11, 2022 in Environmental Sciences Initiative
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 […]
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 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
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 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative, Featured News
International team of researchers calls for updating impact of greenhouse gas that remains top threat to the ozone layer […]