Air Quality and Lung Cancer Rates Between the NYC Boroughs
There is a strong correlation between air quality and lung cancer rates, and air quality
varies geographically. Living in which NYC borough could be the most harmful to your
health?
When Supermarkets Aren’t so Super: Does Conventional Produce from Different Supermarkets Vary in Toxicity to Papilio Larvae?
Should it matter where you shop in terms of pesticide residues?
Well, pesticides are a growing concern and have been linked with negative health effects. We will discover how much pesticide residues vary amongst stores in NYC for dill and parsley based on caterpillar larvae mortality.
The effect of invasive plant species Japanese Knotweed on the population of Pin Oak in NYC
This project examines how invasive species affect the biodiversity in NYC especially native plants!
Harmful Algae Blooms Impact On Aquatic Ecosystem
Harmful Algae Blooms (HABS), an invasive species, have long since invaded many territories through their tenacity. Through this project, we visualize based on Dataset Reports and support this evidence.
The Rat Population in New York City
Conducted a study to explore the impact that pandemic protocol and procedure during the height of COVID-19 has had on the frequency of these sightings in New York City neighborhoods.
The Effect of White Nose Syndrome on New York’s Bat Population
The 2022 Macaulay Honors College Bioblitz, allowed us the opportunity to participate in citizen science. While exploring Randalls island the Bat research scientists inspired great interest in the role bats play in New York’s ecosystem and how the threat of White Nose syndrome is affecting them. “White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a disease that affects hibernating bats and is caused by a fungus known as “PD”. It attacks the bare skin of bats while they’re hibernating in a relatively inactive state. As it grows, Pd causes changes in bats that make them become more active than usual and burn up fat they need to survive the winter. Since its discovery in 2007 WNS has been causing significant decline in the bat population. Our research looks at how New York has been affected by such and the quantitative effects of the disease.
Campus as a Lab: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
The lab curriculum would help students learn essential skills like data collection and analysis, as well as add to the main topics in the course about environmental justice and activism. With the data that the students collected, they can speak to administrators and implement new policies to reduce waste on campus.
Campus as a Lab: Brooklyn College – School of Education
We attempt to apply the Campus as a Lab principle to the Brooklyn College School of Education.
Migration of European Starlings in New York
As you are walking throughout New York City, you might come across European Starlings along the way. These species aren’t native to NYC, so what caused them to migrate here?
Campus as a Lab: School of Business
We propose the class include a final project that investigates the energy usage of each building on Brooklyn College’s campus and creates a plan to implement what they’ve learned about urban planning and green buildings to create more green buildings on our campus.
