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The transition into attending college plays a huge role in the ways we value nutrition. We aim to investigate the relationship between accessible food consumption and the responsibilities that come with being a college student.
Do you believe that breakfast is the most important meal of the day?
Living in New York City can be overwhelming, so we wanted to see how exposure to green spaces, whether it be the big parks or small hidden gems, effected people’s stress levels and mental health.
We studied the relationship between biodiversity and light pollution in Van Cortlandt Park.
Art is normally seen as a luxury and something only the wealthy can afford. Accessible art allows everyone from all wealth classes to experience the magic that is art.
In this project we explored the uses of the lotus plant, or Nelumbo nucifera. From pharmaceuticals that treat cancer and HIV to growing neurons and bone cells in the stems and roots, this one plant has benefits that could revolutionize modern medicine and biology.
Honk. Beep. Yell. As New Yorkers, we’ve gotten used to these sounds, but do birds feel the same way? This project assesses whether urban noise pollution affects bird song duration.
Urban green spaces play a pivotal role in the fostering biodiversity of all kinds of organisms, such as plants and fungi. Our research aims to identify if there is a correlation between high fungal diversity and lower plant diversity in parks within NYC?
Do daily weather factors such as average temperature and humidity, relate to presence of lanternflies in NYC? If there is a relationship, or if there is not, what does this tell us about future work to be done in studying the relationship between weather and lanternflies.
