News From the Environmental Studies and Science Department
Environmental Students Receive Provost Awards
Environmental science students Nadine Zeidan ’25 and Sophie Valle ’26 received a 2024-2025 Provost’s Student-Faculty Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Award. Environmental Studies student Danielle Shoulders ’25 received a Summer 2024 Provost’s Student-Faculty Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Award.
Hawk Released in Pace’s Nature Center After Recovering from Injury
Find out what happened when a juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk was brought to Pace’s Nature Center Manager, Jacob Reiter, with a broken leg.
Pace Students and Faculty Collaborate to Deliver Environmental Analysis
The Fundamentals of Environmental Science II course collaborated with the nonprofit organization Gotham Park in New York City to provide data the organization would use to inform their activities and offerings to the public in the namesake park nestled below the Brooklyn Bridge.
ESS Students Present Their Research at the 2024 Northeast Natural History Conference
Pace Environmental Studies and Science students Samantha Cronk ’25 and Lucas Andujar ’24 presented posters on their independent research with faculty mentor Michael Rubbo, PhD, at the 2024 Northeast Natural History Conference.
Paid Summer Internships for Pace Students
Pace’s Community Impact Funded Internships are up! Apply now.
Assistant Professor S. Perl Egendorf named a grant awardee for the 2023 Women in Science Incentive Prize from The Story Exchange
Assistant Professor S. Perl Egendorf, PhD, was named a grant awardee for the 2023 Women in Science Incentive Prize from The Story Exchange for their contribution to developing New York City’s Clean Soil Bank and their next project focused on building a mobile soil lab.
Read on Lohud: Pace Students Work to Outlaw Wildlife Killing Contests
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed a historic bill banning wildlife killing contests, thanks in part to the relentless efforts of Pace University’s Animal Advocacy Clinic.
Alumni Spotlight: Olivia Hamelin ’23
Olivia Hamelin ’23, who recently graduated with a degree in Environmental Studies and an Environmental Conservation Certificate, answered a few questions about her job at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Research in the Pocantico River Watershed
Graduate environmental science student, Sam Cronk, was at the Pocantico River this week examining the impact of social trails on the condition of the river.
Landscape Management Internship in Prospect Park
Environmental Studies student Talulah Barni ‘24, shares her experience interning with the Prospect Park Alliance and New York City Parks Department.
Read on Lohud: Gov. Hochul, it’s time to end wildlife killing contests in NY
Environmental Studies and Science Professor Michelle Land recently co-authored an op-ed piece with Seidenberg professor John Cronin regarding a bill outlawing wildlife killing contests in New York State.
Dr. Toomey featured on Emerging Environments Podcast
Dr. Anne Toomey was the featured guest on an episode titled “From Persuasion to Connection: Better Communication of Environmental Science.”
Connecting with Community at the New York Restoration Project
Environmental Studies student Gabrielle Robb ’23 shares her experience interning with the New York Restoration Project.
Growing food, growing food systems: The role of non-profit farms
Environmental Studies and Science Professor E. Melanie DuPuis, PhD, and Master’s in Environmental Science and Policy student Annie Christian ’22 published an article titled “Growing food, growing food systems: The role of non-profit farms” in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.
Read Dr. Toomey’s “Facts Don’t Change Minds – Social Networks, Group Dialogue, and Stories Do”
In this blog post, Dr. Anne Toomey shares four ways researchers can engage with findings from the social sciences to better communicate their work.
Read Dr. Finewood’s newest paper assessing barriers to accessing GSI incentive programs in the US
In a paper published in the Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, Dr. Finewood and colleagues take an equity planning approach to assess barriers to accessing green stormwater infrastructure incentive programs.
New Publication on Sherman Creek Park Collaborative Research Project
This new paper describes a collaborative research project between Pace University faculty and students, and staff at the New York Restoration Project to understand social uses and values associated with a public park on the Harlem River.
Research Practicum Assisting Communities’ Conservation Efforts
Taught by Dr. Michael Rubbo, ENV 498 is a Research Practicum course that has been assisting multiple communities’ conservation efforts.
Read on Illuminem: A Youth Activist’s Personal View on COP27
Taylor Ganis ’23 recently published an article in Illuminem about her view on COP27.
Read On Waterwire: My Summer of Extreme Weather
Read on Waterwire: Julia Corrado ’23 describes her time working with the Waterfront Alliance as a climate advocacy and policy fellow. “When I started the fellowship, I was excited simply to work in my field of interest with people whose goals I share. I’m ending my time with the Alliance with a full-time position in the field, pursuing aligned goals.”
Recycling Right with Sustainable Westchester
Environmental Studies student Brooklyn Flick ’24 shares her experience interning at Sustainable Westchester. “As I move forward in my college career, I have begun to desire a way to put into practice what I have been learning in my classes. Therefore, when the opportunity to work with a company called “Sustainable Westchester” in their Zero Waste division opened up, I knew it sounded exactly right; or Recycle Right as I was later told.”
Fall 2022 Speaker Series: Environmental Science and Policy
The Environmental Studies and Science department is hosting a Fall Speaker Series on Environmental Science and Policy. Our kick-off event on September 29 is a virtual webinar by Dr. Susanne Moser about science-practice interaction and communication on climate change resilience.
Q&A With Madelyn Aryanna Garcia ’23
Maddy Garcia ’23 was recently interviewed by Dyson College about her experiences in our environmental science program.
Tibor T. Polgar 2022 Fellowship Presentations of Findings
On Thursday, August 18, 2022, The Hudson River Foundation and the National Estuarine Research Reserve hosted the Tibor T. Polgar 2022 Fellowship Presentation of Findings. As a Polgar Fellow, Environmental Studies major Gabrielle Robb ’22 presented her research titled “Investigating the Distribution and Drivers of Invasive Trapa natans in the Hudson River Estuary with a Multi-Scaled Approach.”