The Cuban Delegation Visits CCNY and CREST Institute On March 11, 2023, the Cuban delegation visited the City College of New York (CCNY). The purpose of the visit was to explore the latest technological advancers at the college and the CREST institute with the goal of establishing collaboration in water related research and training. During their…
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Dr. Shakila Merchant attended the Environmental Justice (EJ) Press Conference, held in Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10031 On April 13, 2023, Dr. Merchant attended the Environmental Justice Press Conference organized by U.S Representative, Adriano Espaillat and his staff. The purpose of the press conference was to announce the West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc. (WE…
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CREST Institute Hosts Officials from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene On April 13, 2023, at the City College of New York, CUNY CREST Institute hosted Julian L. Watkins-Acting Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Health Equity Capacity Building at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Porsha Hall-Senior Director, Policy and…
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CUNY CREST Leadership Participates in BCEQ’s 22nd Annual Water Conference and 53rd Annual Membership Meeting City University of New York Remote Sensing Earth System Institute’s (CUNY CREST) Executive Director, Dr. Reza Khanbilvardi and Deputy Director, Dr. Shakila Merchant participated in the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality’s (BCEQ) 22nd Annual Water Conference and 53rd Annual Membership…
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Dr. Shakila Merchant Kicks Off the Broader Impacts 101 Workshop Series in Coordination with CCNY Office of Research and ARIS at Rutgers University New York, NY, May 4, 2023–Today, Dr. Shakila Merchant, Deputy Director of the City University of New York Remote Sensing Earth System Institute (CUNY CREST) and Principal Investigator (PI) of CUNY Advancing…
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Read More about grants from NASA, DoE, NSF and EPA! Topic: ROSES 2023: A.60 Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation Science Team Funding Agency: NASA Topic: Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards (HEGS-DDRI) Funding Agency: NSF Topic: Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) Funding Agency: DOE Office of Environmental Management Topic: Southeast New England Program…
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CUNY CREST Institute Faculty Lead CUNY Delegation’s Visit to Qatar During March and April, the CUNY/US team comprising of faculty and administrators from Bronx Community College (BCC), York College, Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) and Medgar Evers College visited Qatar as guests of Discover Qatar, Qatar Airways and Qatar Foundation. The purpose of the trip was to explore opportunities for CUNY students and faculty…
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Fatemeh Yavari is a Ph.D. student in the Civil Engineering department (GSoE), started from spring 2023. She graduated from a Master’s degree in Water Engineering and Hydraulic Structures from Tarbiat Modares University, Iran, with having experience in research areas of Urban Flood Modeling, Hydrology, Hydraulic, and Hydrodynamic Modeling of Flow. She works as a graduate…
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Meet Elsuida Hoxha! Elsuida Hoxha is in her 1st year of the Ph.D. program in the Civil Engineering Department (GSoE). Hoxha’s dissertation advisor is Associate Professor Naresh Devineni. She works focused on water risk, particularly drought risk management in reservoirs. Her research interests include developing integrated methodologies for estimate, prediction, and decision assistance at various…
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United Nations University Visited the City College of New York Professor Tshilidzi Darwala, the new Rector of the United Nation University from South Africa, and now Under-Secretary General of UN, and Dr. Kaveh Madani the Director of the UNU Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) and Research Professor at CUNY-CREST Institute, visited the City…
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