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PIs Ramaswami, Russell, and Culligan co-author commentary in Science on smart sustainable healthy cities
“We must move beyond data to the systems-level decisions that we as a society must make to transition toward a smart, sustainable, and healthy urban future,” says SRN lead PI … Read more
Professor Botchwey to Present at GIS and Health Symposium
The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), in partnership with the American Public Health Association (APHA) is hosting the 2016 GIS and Health Symposium “Mapping the Way to Healthy Communities”. Dr. Nisha Botchwey and Ph.D. … Read more
Paper Published in Journal of Infrastructure Systems
SRN Director, Anu Ramaswami, and researcher, Mark Reiner, recently published a paper in the Journal of Infrastructure Systems on What is Remedial Secondary Infrastructure? Implications for Infrastructure Design, Policy for Sustainability, and Resilience … Read more
Virtual Forum: Elliott, Motzny and Foster discuss Water-Wastewater and Stormwater-Green Infrastructure, Pt. 2
Join us Friday, 4/21, for a discussion on: Water-Wastewater and Stormwater-Green Infrastructure, Pt.2: Research on Environment, Health, and Well-Being for Urban Green Infrastructure Led by: Robert Elliott and Amy Motzny (Columbia University, Advisor: … Read more
Columbia Students and Faculty Complete First Detroit Collaboration
Written by Kirk Finkel and Richard Plunz, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation The Columbia University Urban Ecology Studio is an advanced design course for students in … Read more
SRN Faculty and Students to Present at Food-Energy-Water Nexus Conference in D.C.
The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) is hosting its 16th annual conference in Washington, D.C. on January 19-21. This year’s topic is the Food-Energy-Water Nexus. Participants will … Read more
Minnesota Researcher Finds that Emissions from On-road Vehicles in Delhi are Increasing
Researchers Ajay Nagpure, post doctorate associate at the University of Minnesota, B. R Gurjar and Vivek Kumar from IIT-Roorkee, and Prashant Kumar from University of Surrey carried out a study aimed … Read more
The Cleanest Cities? It’s Not So Simple
University of Minnesota professor and SRN director, Anu Ramaswami, is quoted in a New York Times article on the variety of ways to assess a city’s efficiency when it comes to energy and … Read more
Columbia University holds an Interdisciplinary Workshop on Urban Green Infrastructure
On November 6th 2015, Columbia University hosted about fifty researchers, government, industry and non-for-profit stakeholders at a workshop focused on urban green infrastructure solutions in New York City. Workshop, presentations and discussions … Read more
Minnesota and Georgia Tech Collaborate on Pollution Threat to Taj Mahal
A joint study by the University of Minnesota and Georgia Institute of Technology addresses the high level of particulate matter responsible for masking the white marble sheen of the Taj Mahal. … Read more
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