I'm a Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology at Baruch College and the Graduate Center, CUNY. I study urban estuaries, benthic ecology, and shellfish.
Secret Science Club is flowing into @HudsonRiverPark THU 11/30 to explore what happens when “Urban Meets Wild.” Join us at the #HRPKDiscovery Tank on Pier 57 for "Ask a Scientist" w/ environmental researchers @ChesterZarnoch & @Greenfield_Lab Tickets $10 https://t.co/cVZ2so1ky8
CERF will be there at the @CASSocieties booth, number 2240! Come by for more info on #aquaticscience opportunities, and say hi to CERFer @arenas2085! See you in PDX!
Explore the impact of climate stress on 9/21 & 9/22 w/ CUNY environ. scientists, struct. biologists, & neuroscientists. They'll discuss challenges endured across the biosphere, from the tiniest molecules to complex organisms. Be a part of the conversation! https://t.co/WmF9FUq0oL
a common mutualism in coastal marshes between a plant (Spartina) and a mussel (Geukensia) turns out to be context dependent - cool new meta-analysis! https://t.co/aprAGZetM5
FloodNet gets $7.2 million boost in city funding to expand across all five boroughs. The funds will increase monitoring of flood-prone areas from 31 to 500 over the next five years.
https://t.co/vc90MWjm7p
Congrats to the 6 Baruch student authors who contributed to our article on panther conservation in Lessons in Conservation! https://t.co/53Cibl5AVr. Great example of students contributing to the development of OER materials and writing! @Baruch_CTL@Baruch_Weissman@BaruchEnv
Heading to Mumbai, India via Greece and Dubai for our 3yr $300,000 @BCCcuny@CityCollegeNY@NSF CUNY - India Pollution Study in #Mumbai#Delhi. 13 @CUNY students representing BCC/CCNY/Hostos/Hunter/Baruch/City Tech. @ParamitaSen17,Brian Vant-hull & I are PIs. Will be here 1 month
Tomorrow is the day! So excited to learn about #urbanshores.
Restoration Conference kicks off with @EJLisaG of @EPAregion2, @ProfAnaBaptista of @NewSchoolTEDC & @NYNJBaykeeper's @grey_horse27.
It's not too late to register. Click that link & join us!
https://t.co/49JCyflHno
What are the environmental implications of storm surge barriers in #JamaicaBay? Join us Wednesday to hear the perspectives of SRIJB scientist @ChesterZarnoch, @SarahLawrence professor Bernice Rosenzweig, @GatewayNPS scientist Patti Rafferty and more.
Calling all #restorationecology graduate students - Present at the HEP '22 Conference: Graduate Student Session! Any graduate-level student doing research centered around the NY-NJ Estuary in habitat restoration/monitoring is welcome. See link for more - https://t.co/MZYNWxwytb
Calling all students! We have a PAID internship opportunity for estuarine research. In this position you will be working with our Natural Areas team on a research project of your own design. You will also be exposed to many STEM-related careers.
Apply: https://t.co/w4XOcM4xhS
CUNY Baruch College is hiring two Environmental Scientists! Evolutionary Biologists, Botanists, Zoologists, Ecologists etc. are all welcomed to apply! Come join us as either a Lecturer https://t.co/wLFAttzrYR
or an Assistant Professor! https://t.co/gr8uScWT7B
It’s #ClimateWeek 🌎 It’s been 2 years since we installed our #livingshoreline along the Harlem River at Sherman Creek Park to help protect + #restore one of Manhattan’s last #wetlands and…drumroll… it’s working! 🥁 1/3
📢 Calling all our @BaruchCollege students to join us in welcoming @UNDPClimate & a panel of climate groundbreakers for a critical discussion on how we can engage & empower all generations for effective #ClimateAction.
📅Sep 21, 9am ET. Register Now!
https://t.co/f4W8gau6tG
Students from @BaruchEnv@Baruch_Weissman and I completed our annual monitoring of invertebrates at the Sherman Creek living shoreline for @NYRP. So great for the students to document changes in biodiversity and contribute data to inform management of this special place in NYC.
We are thrilled to be hosting Dr Jon Hallemeier as a @BklynCollege411 visiting scholar to advance research and scholarship on natural and nature-based shorelines in Jamaica Bay https://t.co/h6sAgPoRJe
Yet another IN-PERSON event for y'all to check out!
If you're in the NYC area, head over @randallsisland for birding field trips hosted by a trio of great Black birders: @o_efua, @ronniealmonte, & our own @BirdingQueens!
Go for the birds, then stay for the BBQ!
Hey #JASM22 folks, come hear my SO talk about a fascinating mutualism between #Guekensia mussels and #Spartina in urban #wetlands today at 2:30 in grand gallery room c. You will not be disappointed!