Baruch College Conference on Climate Research, Teaching, and Collaboration
Second Annual Conference on Climate Research, Teaching, and Collaboration
Thursday, Feb. 22 and Friday, Feb. 23
Information and Technology Building
151 East 25th Street
Day One (Feb. 22): Multidisciplinary Climate Research and Teaching
We will highlight the innovative climate research of our Baruch and CUNY faculty, especially our newest colleagues, from the Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, and Zicklin School of Business. Presenters will follow the PechaKucha (Japanese for “chit chat”) presentation format: faculty will show 20 slides in seven minutes, followed by three minutes of Q-and-A. Presentations will be organized based on themes.
Registration
9:45–10:10 am
Welcome
10:10–10:15 am
S. David Wu, President, Baruch College, CUNY
Opening Remarks
10:15–10:30 am
Mark Levine, Manhattan Borough President
Introduction
10:30–10:45 am
Mindy Engle-Friedman, Professor of Psychology, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Lin Peng, Krell Chair Professor in Finance, Zicklin School of Business
Pecha Kucha Group 1
10:45–11:35 am
Moderator: Anna D’Souza, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs
Understanding Aging in the Context of Future Climate Change
- Deborah Balk, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs; Director of the CUNY Institute for Demographic Research
- Jenna Tipaldo, CUNY SPH
Working Climate Change into the Great Works
- Evelyn Adler, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Using Nature-based Solutions to Mitigate Climate Stressors in Coastal Ecosystems
- Chester Zarnoch, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Baruch and the Billion Oyster Project: A Local Example of Combining Research and Teaching
- Stephen Gosnell, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Characterizing Electrolytes to Optimize Battery Technology
- Sophia Suarez, Brooklyn College
Pecha Kucha Group 2
11:40 am–12:30 pm
Moderator: Emily Johnson, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Enabling a Just, Resilient, and Sustainable Clean Energy Supply Chain to Achieve Climate Goals
- Gang He, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs
Climate-invariant Machine Learning
- Dan Li, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Environmental Justice Goals for New York City
- Michael Menser, Brooklyn College
Infusing Courses Designed for Writing with Ecocritical Theme
- Sochuiwon Priscilla Khapai, Graduate Teaching Fellow, CUNY Graduate Center
Exploring the Connection between, Media Communication, and the Environment
- Rianne Subijanto, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Lunch and Keynote Address
12:30–1:45 pm
- Lolita Jackson, Executive Director, Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Development Capital LLP
Deans’ Panel: Interdisciplinary Collaboration
1:45–2:25 pm
Moderator: Raquel Fich, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, Research, and Innovation
- Jessica Lang, Dean of the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
- Sherry Ryan, Marxe Dean
- Kannan Mohan, Associate Dean, Zicklin School of Business
Pecha Kucha Group 3
2:30–3:20 pm
Moderator: Terrence Martell, Zicklin School of Business
Impact of Carbon Emissions on Mortgage Default: Evidence from CMBS
- Li Ma, Doctoral Student, Zicklin School of Business
The Role of Syndicated Loans in Reducing Carbon Emissions
- Sonali Hazarika, Zicklin School of Business
SEC’s Comment Letters’ Scrutinization of Environmental Disclosures: Financial Materiality of Environmental Disclosures and Political Ideology
- Svenja Dube, Zicklin School of Business
Climate Change in the Local Lens: The Role of News Media in Shaping Economic and Environmental Outcomes
- Leonard Kostovetsky, Zicklin School of Business
Climate Risk and Renewable Energy Markets
- Lok-Si Ieong, Doctoral Student, Zicklin School of Business
Pecha Kucha Group 4
3:20–4:05 pm
Moderator: Myung-Soo Lee, Zicklin School of Business
The Impact of Climate Change on Business Innovation Output
- Priya Rangaswamy, Zicklin School of Business
Stakeholders Stances on Negative Emissions Technologies and Practices
- Lucrezia Nava, Zicklin School of Business
A Linguistic Analysis of the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
- Mehmet Ozbilgin, Zicklin School of Business
News-Based Climate Risk Exposure and Stock Returns
- Yukun Liu, Zicklin School of Business
Closing Remarks
4:05–4:15 pm
Mindy Engle-Friedman, Professor of Psychology, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Lin Peng, Krell Chair Professor in Finance, Zicklin School of Business
Welcome to join us to learn more about climate-related activities at CUNY.