Learning about and engaging with the environment involves the integration of many disciplines and combines the classroom experience with work in the field, fusing theory and practice. At The New School the nucleus of this engagement is the Tishman Environment and Design Center. It is a place for students and faculty from all colleges and schools to gather, interact, and explore shared experiences. It facilitates research, curriculum development, internships, and fieldwork opportunities. It stimulates critical thinking and builds relationships through lectures, public programs, workshops, and conferences.
The center is exactly that, a center of creative work and experience that allows students and faculty to explore the curriculum, share and interact on projects, and research and work with the community at large to explore opportunities for collaboration.
Our environment is the larger New York metropolitan area. There are many opportunities to work with towns, cities, states, non-governmental groups, corporations, other universities, and other organizations. Through the Tishman Environment and Design Center, we hope to connect students and faculty to this broader coalition to enhance learning, civic engagement, and research.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
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Orange Goo of the Day: Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say they have identified the mysterious orange goo that washed up on the shores of a small Alaskan village 625 miles northwest of Anchorage.
The rust-colored substance that showed up last week near the village of Kivalina (pop. 425) has stumped the local whaling community and made international headlines, with many suspecting a man-made pollutant.
But researchers in Juneau say the goo is actually a clutch of microscopic eggs.
“We now think these are some sort of small crustacean egg or embryo, with a lipid oil droplet in the middle causing the orange color,” said the lab’s lead scientist Jeep Rice.
Additional testing will be required to determine which animal the roe belongs to.
Out: Fear of an environmental disaster. In: Fear of an alien invasion.
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Orange Goo of the Day: Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say they have identified the mysterious orange goo that washed up on the shores of a small Alaskan village 625 miles northwest of Anchorage.
The rust-colored substance that showed up last week near the village of Kivalina (pop. 425) has stumped the local whaling community and made international headlines, with many suspecting a man-made pollutant.
But researchers in Juneau say the goo is actually a clutch of microscopic eggs.
“We now think these are some sort of small crustacean egg or embryo, with a lipid oil droplet in the middle causing the orange color,” said the lab’s lead scientist Jeep Rice.
Additional testing will be required to determine which animal the roe belongs to.
Out: Fear of an environmental disaster. In: Fear of an alien invasion.
ES student Paloma Garcia Simon blogs about her experience as an intern at The Northern Alaska Environmental Center (NAEC) in Fairbanks Alaska.
