Pace Policy Grad Working for Senator Charles Schumer
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Nicole Virgona ’18, MA in Environmental Policy, is working as the regional deputy director of Senator Charles Schumer’s (D-NY) Hudson Valley office, sustaining the MA in Environmental Policy program’s 100 percent post-grad employment rate. Virgona credits earning her “dream job” to her experience in Pace’s Environmental Policy Clinic, and the dedication of Michelle Land, director of Pace’s Master of Environmental Policy program.
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COMMUNICATING SCIENCE
Environmental Science Professor Anne Toomey’s recently published book, Science with Impact: How to Engage People, Change Practice, and Influence Policy, gains media attention in WCAI.

ESS PROF DISCUSSES RECENT NEW YORK WILDFIRES AND THE NEW NORMAL OF EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS
Associate Professor Matthew Aiello-Lammens, PhD, was quoted in a LoHud article on extreme weather conditions, and specifically, the recent wildfires in New York State, and whether these are expected to be annual occurrences or represent a rare coming together of atmospheric conditions.