Frank Buonaiuto/Rakhee Kewada – STEAM Festival 2020

Examining the Impact of Local Environmental Pollution on Urban Fishermen

In our own New York City community, we have noticed how fishermen interacted with our urban environment every day and have been thinking critically about how higher pollution levels would affect them. To explore the extent of pollution, we are determining the pH of the East River.

The Negative Impacts of Sleep Deprivation on College Students’ Health

Pulling an all-nighter to study for an upcoming test may save your grade, but how will it affect your mental and physical health? That’s what we decided to find out.

Do Higher Levels Of Air Pollution Aggravate Asthma

This poster involves the discussion of how air pollution relates to asthma prevalence and their trends in NYC over the last decade.

A Keystone Species is in Danger

We delved into Antarctic krill as a keystone species and how climate change, along with human activities, are disrupting their ecosystem and could eventually cause several species extinctions.

The Impact of Social Media on the Behavior of the Youth and the Physiology of the Brain

We investigate the effects of social media on the psychology of the youth as well as how the COVID-19 pandemic comes to play a significant role during such times.

Clean Drinking Water: A Pipe Dream?

This project examines the quality of New York City tap water in both residential and public water systems during the years 2019-2020. Research members performed water tests of various faucets and public fountains and compared the results to 2019 data from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.