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Climate Happenings, On Campus and Off
Mark your calendars for two special events in April on Governors Island
Suggest a topic at the Climate Solutions Summit NYC
Proposals due February 18
The inaugural Climate Solutions Summit hosted by The New York Climate Exchange on Governors Island is accepting proposals for sessions, presentations, and topics for the two-day conference on Wednesday and Thursday, April 23-24. The summit is focused on research in coastal urban environments and will be a chance to engage with other scholars and explore new collaborations.
Reserve a seat on the bus to Governors Island
Special trip Tuesday, April 29
Join the Collaborative for the Earth as we explore Governors Island. This is your chance to learn what’s already happening on the island and what we’ve got planned, as the anchor institution for The New York Climate Exchange.
Seats are limited and are available on a first come, first served basis.
Catch up with campus climate happenings
Upcoming C4E events
The Collaborative for the Earth has some great events lined up for this spring. We hope to see you there.
Meet the Climate and Sustainability Structures Scoping Committee Members
The committee will be charged with engaging relevant stakeholders and conceiving of potential ways to organize and structure our academic, research, and external engagement activities related to climate, energy, and sustainability. The committee’s work will build upon the town halls hosted by the Collaborative for the Earth in the fall semester that focused on bringing together our community of climate and environment researchers. There will also be a town hall for the campus community to offer ideas and feedback in the second half of the semester.
The committee will be led by:
- Kevin Reed, Associate Provost for Climate and Sustainability Programming
- Heather Lynch, Director of the Collaborative for the Earth and IACS Endowed Chair for Ecology and Evolution
Members are:
- JD Allen, School of Communication and Journalism and University Marketing and Communications
- Stephen Baines, College of Arts and Sciences
- Fei Chen, Renaissance School of Medicine
- Rasheed Davis, School of Health Professions
- Ali Farhadzadeh, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Sara Hamideh, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
- Erin Kluge, Campus Operations and Maintenance
- Zhenhua Liu, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Jaymie Meliker, Renaissance School of Medicine
- Amanda Mills, Enrollment Management
- Carrie Mongle, College of Arts and Sciences
- Bremelin Romero, Graduate School and Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives
- Michael Rubenstein, College of Arts and Sciences
- Margaret Schedel, College of Arts and Sciences
- Weisen Shen, College of Arts and Sciences
- Lesley Thorne, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Sent February 3, 2025