The New Suburban Biodiversity Conservation Center
In the spring of 2025, the Dyson College Institute for Sustainability and the Environment (DCISE) changed its name to more closely reflect its focus and purpose, to the Suburban Biodiversity Conservation Center at Dyson College. The Conservation Center includes both the physical property located on the Westchester campus and the intellectual resources within Pace University’s Department of Environmental Studies and Science, located on both the Westchester and New York City campuses.
DCISE was originally formed in 2015 to support the many environmental and sustainability activities at Pace University. The newly renamed Center will continue to support teaching, training, and research to advance biodiversity conservation, ecosystem protection, wildlife conservation, and smart decision-making in the Lower Hudson Valley and New York City regions, with an emphasis on the just development of healthy and diverse communities.
Read more in the Dyson Year in Review
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