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Our Iceland Adventure Turned into a Climate Crisis Wake-Up Call

September 11, 2024

The Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon provides not only aesthetic beauty but it’s a case study in the detrimental effects of climate change and the need to take mitigative action now. Published September 11, 2024 By Syra Madad, D.H.Sc., M.Sc., MCP, CHEPChief Biopreparedness Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals Photo by Syra Madad. On a recent trip to Iceland with my children, we visited the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, a place known for its serene beauty, where fractured icebergs...

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Students Make Sustainable Fashion Statement

August 14, 2024

Winners of the Junior Academy Innovation Challenge Spring 2024: “Circular Textiles” Sponsored by Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) Published August 14, 2024 By Nicole PopeAcademy Education Contributor Team members: Rachita J. (India) (Team Lead), Mariia H. (Ukraine), Sofía R. (Colombia), Alex B. (United States), Sylvia X. (United States), Altynay N. (Kazakhstan) Textiles and fashion are important sectors for the world economy but as demand increases, so do the environmental and human costs –...

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Alternatives To Mineral Space Mining

August 14, 2024

Winners of the Junior Academy Innovation Challenge – Fall 2023 “Minerals of Technology” Sponsored by Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) Published August 14, 2024 By Nicole PopeAcademy Education Contributor Team members: Sriyash T. (Team Lead) (India), Radoslav K. (United States), Aarish K. (United States), Rehan S. (India), Aashritha T. (United States), Farhan M. (United States) For the “Minerals of Technology” Junior Academy Innovation Challenge, high school students were asked to come up with...

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The Environmental Benefits of Vertical Farming

August 14, 2024

Winners of the Junior Academy Innovation Challenge – Fall 2023 "Green Homes, Green Schools, Green Communities" Sponsored by The New York Academy of Sciences Published August 14, 2024 By Nicole PopeAcademy Education Contributor Team members: Iga P. (Team Lead) (Poland), Eliska B. (Slovakia), Alfiya K. (Kazakhstan), Ivanna V. (Ukraine), Linda M. (Slovakia), Nouha O. (Tunisia) Mentor: Adeola Akinsulure (Nigeria) In Fall 2023, The New York Academy of Sciences invited high school students from around the...

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Developing A New App to Empower Urban Farmers

January 25, 2024

Winners of the Junior Academy Innovation Challenge Spring 2023 “Urban Gardens” Team members: Tianze H. (Team Lead) (United States), Tianlai H. (United States), Radwa A. (Egypt) Mentor: Olusola Ladokun (Nigeria) Urban gardening can be an effective way to provide fresh and healthy food at a low cost, particularly in parts of the world where food security remains elusive. But it involves many variables– climate, soil, location, sun exposure, type of crop– and urban residents often...

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Modeling Disasters to Prepare for the Next One

November 28, 2023

International Science Reserve community member Daniel San Martin shares how he is applying his research in scientific computing to wildfire preparation and response. In any major climate-related crisis, access to geo-spatial-temporal datasets, mapping, modeling, and analytical tools are critical to aid recovery efforts and protect communities. Many expert researchers, especially scientists and institutions in low-to-middle income countries, lack the tools to access and analyze relevant data, to inform local decision makers on how to act...

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Bat Biology and Ecology

November 10, 2023

A series of research articles examining bat biology and ecology. Articles include The pale spear-nosed bat: A neuromolecular and transgenic model for vocal learning; From island biogeography to landscape and metacommunity ecology: A macroecological perspective of bat communities; Sick bats stay home alone: fruit bats practice social distancing when faced with an immunological challenge; A review of the major threats and challenges to global bat conservation; Individuality and function of chemical signals during conflict resolution...

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The Year in Climate Science Research

September 22, 2023

Published since 2020, The Year in Climate Science Research is a rolling submission series covering diverse topics in climate science. The editor is Dr. Luis Gimeno, University of Vigo, Spain. See https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1111/(ISSN)1749-6632.year-in-climate-science.

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Using Data to Protect Food Systems from Climate Impacts

June 8, 2023

The International Science Reserve convened an expert panel to talk about the role of data in preparing for and responding to potential food system crises. The world has enough food to feed everyone, yet the World Food Programme estimates that 345 million people around the world remain acutely food insecure in 2023.   Potentially further escalating this inequity, climate shocks are increasing the risks to agricultural yields. Heavy rainfall, droughts, and heatwaves can cause crop failures; climate and...

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Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

June 6, 2023

The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists seek to identify and honor exceptional young scientists and engineers 42 years of age and younger. Honorees are selected based on the quality, novelty, and impact of their research and their potential for further significant contributions to science. For previous issues of awardee papers, see Ann NY Acad Sci (2012) 1260 and Ann NY Acad Sci (2013) 1293. Or click https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1111/(ISSN)1749-6632.blavatnik-awards.

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Annals

October 03, 2024  · 
Understanding the role of the human gut microbiome in overweight and obesity
Contributors: Michael I. McBurney| Clara E. Cho|
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September 19, 2024  · 
Establishing human microbial observatory programs in low‐ and middle‐income countries
Contributors: Jeffrey I. Gordon| Michael J. Barratt| Matthew C. Hibberd| Mustafizur Rahman| Tahmeed Ahmed|
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September 10, 2024  · 
The importance of World Health Organization international reference standards in the product life cycle of biosimilars
Contributors: Hye‐Na Kang| Meenu Wadhwa| Ivana Knezevic| Chris Burns| Elwyn Griffiths|
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August 19, 2024  · 
NPCC4: Climate change and New York City's flood risk
Contributors: Bernice Rosenzweig| Franco A. Montalto| Philip Orton| Joel Kaatz| Nicole Maher| Jerry Kleyman| Ziyu Chen| Eric Sanderson| Nirajan Adhikari| Timon McPhearson| Pablo Herreros‐Cantis|
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August 19, 2024  · 
NPCC4: Tail risk, climate drivers of extreme heat, and new methods for extreme event projections
Contributors: Luis Ortiz| Christian Braneon| Radley Horton| Daniel Bader| Philip Orton| Vivien Gornitz| Bernice Rosenzweig| Timon McPhearson| Lauren Smalls‐Mantey| Hadia Sheerazi| Franco A. Montalto| Mobin Rahimi Golkhandan| Colin Evans| Arthur DeGaetano| Evan Mallen| Latonya Carter| Kathryn McConnell| Talea Mayo| Maya Buchanan|
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August 19, 2024  · 
NPCC4: Climate risk and equity—advancing knowledge toward a sustainable future | Conclusions
Contributors: Joel Towers| Robin Leichenko| Christian Braneon| Deborah Balk| Liv Yoon| Gernot Wagner| Jennifer Ventrella| John Kuo Wei Tchen| Bernice Rosenzweig| Philip Orton| Luis Ortiz| Richard Moss| Franco Montalto| Timon McPhearson| Katherine McComas| Peter Marcotullio| Thomas Matte| Nicole Maher| Kim Knowlton| Radley Horton| Sheila Foster| Daniel Bader| Ana Baptista|
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August 19, 2024  · 
NPCC4: Advancing climate justice in climate adaptation strategies for New York City
Contributors: Sheila R. Foster| Ana Baptista| Khai Hoan Nguyen| Jack Tchen| Marco Tedesco| Robin Leichenko|
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July 31, 2024  · 
Drought risk in Moldova under global warming and possible crop adaptation strategies
Contributors: Sergio M. Vicente‐Serrano| Carmelo Juez| Vera Potopová| Boris Boincean| Conor Murphy| Fernando Domínguez‐Castro| Lars Eklundh| Dhais Peña‐Angulo| Ivan Noguera| Hongxiao Jin| Tobias Conradt| Ricardo Garcia‐Herrera| Jose Manuel Garrido‐Perez| David Barriopedro| Jose M. Gutiérrez| Maialen Iturbide| Jorge Lorenzo‐Lacruz| Ahmed El Kenawy|
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July 20, 2024  · 
Inadequate mentoring in undergraduate research experiences: Exploring protective factors
Contributors: Danielle X. Morales| Sara E. Grineski| Timothy W. Collins|
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July 06, 2024  · 
FBLN2 is associated with Goldenhar syndrome and is essential for cranial neural crest cell development
Contributors: Xiaomin Niu| Fuyu Zhang| Wei Gu| Bo Zhang| Xiaowei Chen|
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