{"id":3030,"date":"2025-02-24T21:20:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T21:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/?page_id=3030"},"modified":"2026-03-27T19:25:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:25:48","slug":"news-features","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/news-features\/","title":{"rendered":"News & Features"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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CUNY CREST & R-SIRUS Join the Women\u2019s Empowerment Roundtable at the United Nations<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/i>James Lu<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>March 26, 2026<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>News and Features<\/a><\/div><\/div>
The City University of New York Remote Sensing Earth System Institute (CUNY CREST) and the United Nations University Hub at The City College of New York-Remote Sensing and Sustainable I…<\/div>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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CREST at the 2025 American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/i>James Lu<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>February 8, 2026<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>News and Features<\/a><\/div><\/div>
From December 15 to 19, 2025, CREST participated in the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting held in New Orleans, Louisiana. Representing CREST were leadership members Dr. Re…<\/div>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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The Deliver, Dialogue, Discuss, and Discourse (D4) Series at CREST<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/i>James Lu<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>January 8, 2026<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>News and Features<\/a><\/div><\/div>
CREST continued its Deliver, Dialogue, Discuss, and Discourse (D4) Series in November 2025 at the City College of New York with two engaging seminars that bridged cutting-edge research,…<\/div>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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CREST Engages in Global Climate Action at New York Climate Week 2025<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/i>James Lu<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>January 8, 2026<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>News and Features<\/a><\/div><\/div>
CREST and the UNU-Hub at CCNY-R-SIRUS actively participated in The 2025 New York Climate Week held from September 20-27, 2025. CREST & R-SIRUS leadership, faculty, researchers, and …<\/div>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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Charting a Greener Future: CREST Joins Rep. Adriano Espaillat\u2019s 2025 Harlem River Watershed Revitalization Boat Tour<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/i>James Lu<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>January 8, 2026<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>News and Features<\/a><\/div><\/div>
The CUNY CREST Institute was honored to participate in Rep. Adriano Espaillat\u2019s 2025 Harlem River Watershed Revitalization Boat Tour on October 2, 2025. The tour provided a valuable opp…<\/div>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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Launch your Green Career<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/i>James Lu<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>September 27, 2025<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>News and Features<\/a><\/div><\/div>
We\u2019re proud to announce that CUNY CREST HIRES, the Summer Bridge Program, and the Earth System Science and Environmental Engineering Program at the City College of New York\u00a0have entered…<\/div>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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The Bronx Community College Geospatial Center of the CUNY CREST Institute Celebrates a Decade of Impact and Innovation<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/i>James Lu<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>September 16, 2025<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>News and Features<\/a><\/div><\/div>
The CUNY CREST Institute participated in the Geospatial Technologies for the Earth: Commemoration & Showcase Day hosted by the CUNY Bronx Community College in partnership with Hunte…<\/div>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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A Summer of Learning & Impact: 2025 CUNY CREST HIRES Highlights<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/i>James Lu<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>September 15, 2025<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>News and Features<\/a><\/div><\/div>
This summer, thirty-five (35) aspiring NY metropolitan region high school students received hands-on technical training, mentorship from the City College of New York (CCNY) faculty and …<\/div>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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Dr. Shakila Merchant Delivers a Seminar on Nonprofit Capacity Building and Career Readiness<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/i>James Lu<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>September 15, 2025<\/a><\/div>
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Dr. Shakila Merchant delivered a professional development seminar on Nonprofit Capacity Building and Career Readiness with The VirtualIntern powered by Mobilizegreen on July 25, 2025.\u00a0T…<\/div>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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Community Beach Clean-Up<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/i>Srishti Tyagi<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>February 24, 2025<\/a><\/div>
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Community Beach Clean-Up as Part of the Living Shoreline & Environmental Justice ProjectDr. Shakila Merchant, CUNY CREST HIRES Director along with CUNY Graduate Center Doctoral Stud…<\/div>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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HIRES at Heroes of High Ridge Walk\/Run & Resource Fair<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/i>Srishti Tyagi<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>February 24, 2025<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>News and Features<\/a><\/div><\/div>
HIRES Team at Heroes of High Ridge Walk\/Run-2024 Family & Community Resource FairCUNY CREST HIRES team attended the 2024 Heroes of High Ridge Walk\/Run & Family & Community R…<\/div>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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HIRES Alumnus, Sumama Haque Joins Cornell College of Engineering<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/i>Srishti Tyagi<\/a><\/div>
<\/i>February 24, 2025<\/a><\/div>
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HIRES Alumnus, Sumama Haque Joins Cornell College of Engineering 2023 CUNY CREST HIRES Alumnus, Sumama Haque began his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the Cornell College of Engineering…<\/div>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-gutentor-full-width.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3030","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3030"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3992,"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3030\/revisions\/3992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}