Student Project: Assessing natural and nature-based shoreline features (Branco Lab)

Natural and Nature Based Shoreline Features (NNBF) are being integrated into coastal resilience strategies due to the variety of services… Read more Student Project: Assessing natural and nature-based shoreline features (Branco Lab)

Student Project: Trace metal contamination in bioswale soils: an indicator of urban air pollution? (Cheng Lab)

Thousands of bioswales had been built in New York City. Each of them helps infiltrate thousands of gallons of stormwater… Read more Student Project: Trace metal contamination in bioswale soils: an indicator of urban air pollution? (Cheng Lab)

Leaf mulching and subsequent incorporation into soils in situ have been piloted in New York City, as a means to… Read more Student Project: Quantifying soil quality improvements of leaf mulch incorporation (Cheng Lab)

Human activity in cities alters the biodiversity of insects, plants, and animals – frequently lowering the biodiversity and replacing native… Read more Student Project: Disturbed and diverse: Soil and green infrastructure microbial communities of New York City (Muth Lab)

Duckweeds, small aquatic plants that grow on the surface of still waters, are commonly observed in lakes and ponds, including… Read more Student Project: Targeting the duckweed microbiome for improved phytoremediation of urban waters (Muth Lab)

Animal reproductive behavior can be influenced both directly and indirectly by anthropogenic impacts. New York’s waterways are home to a… Read more Student Project: The dynamics of reproductive behavior in nearshore pipefish (Wilson Lab)

Adaptive immunity and immune memory are defining characteristics of higher vertebrates. The ability to retain a record of prior infection… Read more Student Project: Adaptive immunity in nearshore environments (Wilson Lab)