Wetter Soil Is Leading to Reduced Methane Gas Absorption
Posted on August 6, 2018 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
The trend could accelerate an increase in atmospheric methane levels and intensify global warming. […]
ESI scientists publish new findings on thermal pollution impacts in the Mississippi River watershed
Posted on March 9, 2018 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
Scientists from The City University of New York (CUNY), Sandia National Laboratories, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have published a new paper in Environmental Research Letters evaluating thermal pollution, typically addressed in […]
Scientists at City University of New York and Harvard University Team Up with UBS Asset Management to Establish a “New Calculus for Sustainable Investing”
Posted on February 1, 2018 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2018 – Scientists at The City University of New York (CUNY) and Harvard University, in partnership with UBS Asset Management, have developed a scientific framework to […]
Microbe Cataloguing on a Mega Scale
Posted on January 29, 2018 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
Microbes are incredibly varied and key to earth’s biodiversity. Cataloging their abundance, composition, and characterization is a daunting task — one that has never been undertaken, until now. A groundbreaking […]
New Study Suggests the United States’ Power Supply Has the Capacity to be More Adaptable to Climate Change than Previously Predicted
Posted on October 30, 2017 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
NEW YORK, October 30, 2017 — Climate change scientists warn that the continued burning of fossil fuels is likely to cause major disruptions to the global climate system leading to […]
Groffman’s Study into Urban Ecosystem Homogenization published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
Posted on August 25, 2017 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
Expansion of urban, suburban and exurban land in the United States over the past several decades has led to neighborhoods in very different parts of the country featuring patterns of […]
The ASRC’s Environmental Sciences Initiative welcomes its newest members
Posted on April 13, 2017 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
The CUNY Advanced Science Research Center’s Environmental Sciences Initiative is excited to welcome several new members, each of whom will be working with ASRC Professor Peter Groffman on new research […]
Andrew Reinmann joins the CUNY ASRC’s Environmental Sciences Initiative as newest faculty hire
Posted on February 1, 2017 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
The CUNY Advanced Science Research Center welcomes Dr. Andrew Reinmann to its Environmental Sciences Initiative as an Assistant Professor, joining Initiative Director Charles J. Vörösmarty and Professor Peter Groffman as […]
Inside the CUNY ASRC with Zachary Tessler, PhD
Posted on January 30, 2017 in Environmental Sciences Initiative
Zachary Tessler, PhD Research Assistant Professor and manager of the Coastal Science Synthesis Facility in the CUNY ASRC Environmental Sciences Initiative A physical oceanographer by training, his work focuses on environmental change […]
New results and findings by Environmental Sciences Initiative researchers and affiliates over Fall 2016
Posted on December 14, 2016 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
CUNY ASRC Environmental Sciences Initiative (ESI) researchers and affiliates were featured in a number of publications that came out over Fall 2016! A few highlights include: ESI Director Charles Vörösmarty […]