Macaulay Honors CollegeFutures of New York Conference |
Thursday May 6th, 2021 6-8pm | ||
| Thursday Zoom Room 1 |
Moderators: Aaron, Frieda
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| Presentation Title | Student Presenters | Professor/TLC | |
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Panel One:
Technology and Transportation in the City |
Are Private Web Browsers the Solution? | Steven Heimowitz, Nikki Wen, Angelina Medina | Nizan Packin | Hamad Sindhi |
| Science and Society | Washif Awal, Pam Leybengrub, Andrew Kobrin | Owen Gutfreund | Elly Weybright | |
| Bike Parking in NYC | Sylvia Ashkenazie, Jamie Ashkenazie | Priya Parmar | Ricardo Gabriel | |
| COVID and the MTA | Sarah Valenzuela, Cristal De La Cruz, Andreea Pirvulesca, Ethan Kalaty | Douglas Muzzio | Julie Fuller | |
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Panel Two: Environmental Considerations for New York City
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Analyzing the Causes of and Potential Solutions for Air Pollution in NYC | Camilla Cheng, Camilla Cheng, Helena Macrigiane, Jessica Krikunov, Odeta Zeka | James Rubin | Rakhee Kewada |
| Preparing for the Future: Street Lamps, The MTA, and Flood Protection in NYC | Ahmed Afzal, Michael Lyashenko, Hammad Siddiqui | Gabe Gluck | Liza Shapiro | |
| Environmental Policy | Darley Verdesoto, Melanie Feliz, Sharona Moradi, Nicholas Soria | Mia Brett | Amanda Matles | |
| Thursday Zoom Room 2 |
Moderators: Andrés, Rakhee
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Panel One:
Homes, Housing, and Infrastructure |
Urban Infrastructure | Manvi Sharma, Aliza Oza, Tony Shu, Yehudah Lipkind | Kenneth Guest | Rakhee & Elly |
| Economic Development | Bryan Pagan, Anjali Baloy, Emily Oliviera, Adam Yasin | Ira Bloom | Andres Orejuela | |
| Policy Solutions to Homelessness in New York City | Kimberly Nuñez, Alijah Sepulveda | Nico Montano | Patrick Sweeney | |
| Homelessness in NYC | Joseph Gonzalez, Adina Scheinfeld, Flavia Bardhi, Tanya Bukai | Sara Martucci | denisse andrade | |
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Panel Two: Health Considerations in New York City
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Mental Health of New Yorkers | Alexandra Kern, Leya Groysman | Clyde Haberman | Caroline Loomis |
| The Power of Archives on Mental Health and the Future | Gianna Elci, Alaa Hamdan, Sayuri Sayakkara, Calev Sanders | Becky Fullan | Amanda Matles | |
| Health Disparities in NYC | Eliana Spiess, Ariana Blitstein, Jace Oxley, Darvin Huang | Gabe Gluck | Liza Shapiro | |
| Thursday Zoom Room 3 |
Moderators: Kevin, Amanda
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| Presentation Title | Student Presenters | Professor/TLC | |
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Panel One:
Justice and Safety |
Legalising Prostitution in New York | Iraj Zia | Eric Gioia | Kevin Ambrose |
| The Imbalanced Scales of Justice | Michelle Slezinger | Owen Gutfreund | Gaurav Jashnani | |
| Asian Discrimination During the Covid-19 Era | Xin Chen, Victoria Ung | Kenneth Guest | Rakhee & Elly | |
| Public Safety and the Urban Space | Camille Wilson, Dodie Lee Weinberg, Sergey Tsoy, Linqi Zhou | Gabe Gluck | Liza Shapiro | |
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Panel Two: Education and New York City
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The Status of Education in New York City | Samantha Fang, Melody Li, Leo Glassman, Leona Kwong | Owen Gutfreund | Gaurav Jashnani |
| The Ghost Light of Arts Education: Why Keeping the Arts Funded is an Important Investment | Brie Underwood, Brie Underwood, Valerie Kominer, Alanna Kroening, Evelyn Velez | Louise Hainline | Frieda Benun | |
| Education Policy | Jisu Park, Dahyeon Jegal, Nathaniel Grinblat | Mia Brett | Amanda Matles | |
| Thursday Zoom Room 4 | Moderators: Kalle, Elly | ||
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Panel One:
New Issues in Education |
Improving Accessibility and Creating Equal Opportunity in New York City’s Education System | Jessica Zavalunova, Baishaki Debi, Diana Ulivanova | Andrew Wolf | denisse andrade |
| Identifying Issues within Education in NYC | Tahrima Chowdhury, Avrosina Kamel, Elizabeth Bianco | Gabe Gluck | Liza Shapiro | |
| To be Remote or Not to Remote | Fiona Lin, Jasmine Kaur, Angela Goh, Tasneem Ibrahim, Allen Borshch | Louise Hainline | Frieda Benun | |
| Should the SAT and ACT be optional? | Sarit Alkadaa, Adina Cohen, Jack Shalom, Morris Azrak, Tyler Thomas | Louise Hainline | Frieda Benun | |
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Panel Two: Sustainability in New York City
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Increasing Environmental Consciousness in New York | Jean Zion, Aaron Malekan, Nicole Davidov, Victor Ma, Giselle Roman | Owen Gutfreund | Elly Weybright |
| Sustainability and Fast Fashion | Amanda Koptyev, Amanda Koptyev, Sara Zinn, Sol Deutsch, Leo Ottensoser | Douglas Muzzio | Julie Fuller | |
| Economic Revival of Small Businesses in a Post-COVID NYC | Anah Valenta | Eric Gioia | Kevin Ambrose | |
| Urban Environmentalism: Flood Prevention and Waste Management | Robert Novo | Gabe Gluck | Liza Shapiro | |
| Thursday Zoom Room 5 |
Moderators: Kelly, Majid
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Panel One: Housing and Access in New York City
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Helping the Homeless: COVID-19 and NYC’s Homeless Population | Hannah Tetreault, Tess Fleming, Julia Glatman, Amy Lam | Becky Fullan | Amanda Matles |
| Housing, Economic Development and Urban Infrastructure | Sarafina Lin, Samuel Wolnerman, Isljam Purisic, Jacqueline Blyudoy, Viyath Navinna | Andrew Wolf | Hilarie Ashton | |
| Gentrification and Green Spaces in Queens | Hillary Pham, Yusef Wray, Shezan Alam | Gabe Gluck | Liza Shapiro | |
| Regulating Real Estate | Salma Benitez, Satu Debnath, Daniel Iskhabov, Albert Jurbowski | Owen Gutfreund | Gaurav Jashnani | |
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Panel Two: Varied Crises in New York City
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The Two Pandemics: Mental Illness and COVID-19 | Felicia Gambino, Savannah Patsakos, Khaya Roach, Alexa Barisano | Becky Fullan | Amanda Matles |
| The SHSAT System: Working Towards Educational Equity | Michael Tamsuriyamit, Julianna Meyer, Shafali Gupta, Nicole Gonik, Elios Urbatsch | James Rubin | Rakhee Kewada | |
| The Lower East Side: Exploring the Effect of the Pandemic on the Longstanding Jewish Businesses and Community of the Lower East Side. |
Danielle Ryba, Fatima Warda, and Tamar Waronker |
Kaja Kuel | Charlotte Thurston | |
| Tackling the Crisis of Student Debt | Abigail Ovitsh, Alyssa Serrano, Agampreet Singh, Omar Ghanem, Aleena Kavanakudy | Louise Hainline | Frieda Benun | |
