Associate Prof. Marianna Pavlovskaya of the Geography Department and CUNY Graduate Center won an NSF grant to study and map the solidarity economy in the United States. Throughout the world, solidarity economies involve economic practices that orient themselves toward social and environmental sustainability rather than profit maximization and competition. In the United States they include, for example, cooperative businesses, community land trusts, credit unions, community supported agriculture, and other businesses that prioritize cooperation, democratic participation, and social inclusion. The solidarity economy has substantial but unrecognized positive impacts because it helps to increase economic activity, employment, well-being, and overall socio-environmental sustainability …

From: Happenings in the Sciences Volume 3, Issue 3, November 2013   Nicholas Freudenberg (Dist. Prof., Hunter, Psychology and Public Health) was a moderator of the public health panel at the “Superstorm Sandy: Are We Ready for the Next One?” conference held at the Graduate Center on May 29. The event featured environmental and climate scientists, emergency and health management specialists, and community advocates. Participants included William Solecki (Prof., Hunter, Earth and Environmental Sciences; Director, Institute for Sustainable Cities, Hunter; and Co-Chair, Mayor’s Panel on Climate Change) and William J. Fritz (Prof., Staten Island, Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Interim President, Staten Island). The public health panel included …

PH.D. PROGRAM IN EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   Dissertation Defense   Edward (Jim) Rice   “LONG-TERM WARMING DECREASES THE SIZE AND ALTERS THE PHENOLOGY OF LONG ISLAND SOUND PLANKTON”   Thursday, November 14, 2013 2:00 p.m. Graduate Center, Room 4429