Professor Gillian Stewart of EES and Queens College coauthored a paper entitled, “Temporal variability of dissolved iron species in the mesopelagic zone at Ocean Station PAPA” in the Journal of Marine Science. Highlights include: • A dissolved Fe enhancement in the mesopelagic zone of the NE Pacific was observed. • The anomaly was also evident in Fe(II) distribution with depth. • Aerosol deposition from Siberian forest fires is the likely cause of the anomalies. • Dissolved Fe at the surface was at background levels. • There was no evidence of a phytoplankton bloom.
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EES Student Spotlight: John Zayac
John Zayac is a Level II PhD student in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Program. A native to California, John earned his B.S. in Earth Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz and his M.S. in Geological Sciences from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He relocated to New York City three years ago and is currently living in Brooklyn. John’s dissertation research seeks to characterize the mechanisms that cause volcanic systems to go critical, triggering an explosive eruption. In October of 2016, he conducted a field research campaign in Nicaragua focusing on large, prehistoric eruptions of Volcán Cosigüina. …
Get your nomination in for the @cunydsc elections by 3/1!
The nominations ballot for 2017-2018 is now open from February 1- March 1. You can see the list of all positions up for nomination, their descriptions and duties, as well as eligibility requirements, at http://cunydsc.org/elections/ . You can nominate other registered students and/or yourself! Any student enrolled may also make a nomination February 1- March 1 via email to ccsa@cunydsc.org. This is especially important for those who are enrolled this spring but weren’t enrolled in the fall, as well as new students. After students are contacted about their nominations in March, the elections ballot will be open April 1- May …
Prof Cecilia McHugh of @GC_CUNY @QC_News @GCsciences named #OceanDiscovery Distinguished Lecturer!
For over 20 years, the Ocean Discovery Lecture Series (formerly the Distinguished Lecturer Series) has brought the remarkable scientific results and discoveries of the International Ocean Discovery Program and its predecessor programs to academic research institutions, museums, and aquaria. Since 1991, over 750 presentations to diverse audiences have been made through the Lecture Series. We are thrilled to congratulate ESS Professor Cecilia McHugh on being named a Distinguished Lecturer for the 2017-2018 academic year! As part of her duties Dr. McHugh will give at least 6 lectures this year on her work on Pleistocene Seismicity in New Zealand. Abstract …
#EESPublishes: Prof #MonicaVarsanyi in the @LATimes: #SanctuaryCities & #PublicSafety
Seeking out individuals to partner on teach-in series #TeachIn #CERRU @QC_News
In response to the election cycle, which feels like it’s ushering in a wave of increased intolerance and hate, we are sponsoring a Teach-In Series. CERRU vehemently feels during this time in history it’s important for all of us to work together in all of our capacities to stop the spread of intolerance and hate. Reminiscent of the 1960s Teach In Series, we would like to offer this semester long programming to provide students with accessible stories and histories of ordinary courageous organizing in the face of racism, sexism, imperialism, ableism, nationalism and so forth. It would serve as a …
1/30: Rally for detained GC student Saira Rafiee! Today! #getsairahome
RALLY ANNOUNCEMENT 1:00 PM, MONDAY, JANUARY 30TH UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT – EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 225 CADMAN PLAZA EAST DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams and City University of New York (CUNY) student leaders, including members of the University Student Senate (USS) and CUNY DREAMers, will speak out in concern for Saira Rafiee, a young woman enrolled at the CUNY Graduate Center through an F1 visa who is being denied reentry into the United States due to President Donald J. Trump’s executive order banning the migration of citizens from several Muslim-majority countries; the Prospect-Lefferts Gardens resident, …
#EESPublishes: PhD Student Ellen Hartig on NYC Holocene Sea Level in the NYTimes!
Scientists Glimpse New York’s Perilous Path in an Ancient Patch of Marsh By MARC SANTORA JAN. 19, 2017 In Pelham Bay in the Bronx, an ancient salt marsh has provided a unique laboratory to study historic sea levels and perhaps see what lies ahead. Credit Todd Heisler/The New York Times Surrounded by landmarks of modernity like Co-op City in the Bronx, a sliver of New York’s ancient past remains relatively untouched. It is one of the city’s last salt marshes, a coastal ecosystem dominated by dense and sturdy stands of plants and grasses that has been trapping and binding sediments from …
#EESPublishes: Prof. O’Mullan on Culturable bioaerosols on the urban waterfront
Professor Gregory D. O’Mullan of Queens College and the Graduate Center coauthored a paper in Peer J entitled “Culturable bioaerosols along an urban waterfront are primarily associated with coarse particles“. Abstract: The source, characteristics and transport of viable microbial aerosols in urban centers are topics of significant environmental and public health concern. Recent studies have identified adjacent waterways, and especially polluted waterways, as an important source of microbial aerosols to urban air. The size of these aerosols influences how far they travel, their resistance to environmental stress, and their inhalation potential. In this study, we utilize a cascade impactor and aerosol …
Resource Sheet for Undocumented Students
A variety of resources are available for undocumented students both within CUNY and elsewhere. Depending on your specific need(s) there are a variety of resources: Scholarships TheDream.US: http://www2.cuny.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/the-dream-us/ LULF: https://www.lulf.org/apply/[lulf.org] Jaime Lucero Mexican Studies Institute: http://www.lehman.edu/cuny-mexican-studies-institute/scholarships.php[lehman.edu] Wellness Metropolitan Center for Mental Health: http://www.metropolitancenter.com/services/[metropolitancenter.com] Ackerman Institute for the Family For more information, please contact: Silvia Espinal, Co-Director: espinal.silvia@gmail.com Erika Klein, Co-Director: erikajklein@yahoo.com The Institute for Family Health: http://www.institute.org/[institute.org] Health By NYC Law, residents have the right to: Equal Health Care Treatment Hospital Treatment, regardless of ability to pay Language Assistance Confidentiality (including immigration status) For health care options: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/ochia/downloads/pdf/guide-to-health-insurance-for-immigrants.pdf Legal CUNY Citizenship Now! http://www1.cuny.edu/sites/citizenship-now/services/ United We Dream: http://unitedwedream.org/help/[unitedwedream.org] Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals …
