As part of NYU’s Applied Research Innovations in Science and Engineering (ARISE) program, New York City high school students Giordan Escalona and Elizabeth Mendoza joined the Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) for five weeks this summer. Hosted by CUSP team members Juan Pablo Bello, Mark Cartwright, and Vincent Lostanlen, Elizabeth and Giordan contributed to the acoustic sensor and citizen science research agendas of SONYC. Giordan is a senior at the Browning School, and Elizabeth is a junior at Forest Hills High School.