Author: NYUGreen

Green Grant Update: March For Science

Ingrid J. Paredes is a PhD candidate in chemical engineering at New York University Tandon School of Engineering. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in 2015 and 2016.In 2019, she served as the co-chair for March for Science NYC. Omar Gowayed is a PhD candidate in materials chemistry at New York University Tandon School of Engineering. He received his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University in 2014. In 2019, he served as the co-chair for March for Science NYC. Here’s an update from Ingrid and Omar about March for Science!  Read more

Resolution for Decarbonization Passes University Senate

On April 25, 2019, the University Senate passed a Resolution for Decarbonization.

This aspirational resolution calls on the University to consider a number of long-term climate impacts and chart a course for action on carbon reduction, community participation, and reporting. These areas include committing to 100% renewable power, heating, cooling, and transportation by 2040; better engaging internal stakeholders and partnering with environmental justice organizations; extending planning and goal setting to include global sites; updating NYU’s Climate Action Plan; and more. Read more

Green Grant Recipient: March for Science NYC

Author, Ingrid Parades (pictured second from right), standing next to her friend and colleague, Omar (far right).

Ingrid J. Paredes is a PhD candidate in chemical engineering at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in 2015 and 2016. Here’s an update from Ingrid about March for Science! 

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Presenting “Teardown”, A Hands-on Green Grant

Teardown is a series of workshops that study the deconstruction, maintenance, repair, and repurposing of electronic devices and components. The workshops will combine hands-on deconstruction and repurposing, which will supplement class work and support the development of student work, and discussion around the theory related to waste, capitalism, ecology, new materialism, critical making, and new terms in this realm.

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