Orchard Beach, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, New York City
Orchard Beach, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, New York City
Orchard Beach, known as the Riviera of the Bronx, is a small. sandy oasis set alongside the quiet waterside experience within a backdrop of vast picnic lawns, sports courts and playgrounds, and surrounding forest, meadow and salt marsh.
There's a lot to do at Orchard Beach besides sunbathe, swim, and build sand castles. Twenty-six hard-surface sports courts offer opportunities for basketball, tennis, handball and volleyball. There are also two playgrounds - Pelican Playground at Section5 offer spray showers; Orchard Beach Playground ay Section 13 is on the sand. In-season, beach concessions sell food and drink, as well as beach souvenirs, toys, and necessities. Summer programming includes occasional contrast the main pavilion stage (Section 9) and Urban Park Ranger talks and walks start from the Orchard Beach Nature Center at Section 2. Nearby nature trails traverse rocky coastline, salt marsh and woodlands on Hunter and Twin Islands off the northernmost end of the promenade. Favorite fishing spots can be found along The Lagoon where you can also launch your kayak or canoe.
NYC Parks & Recreation maintains 14 miles of beaches, all of which are open from Memorial Day through Labor Day. During beach season, lifeguards are on duty daily, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Swimming is prohibited when lifeguards are not on duty and in closed sections. Closed sections are marked with signs and/or red flags.
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Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay Park in Bronx NYC is very easy to get to, take the #6 subway to the last stop Pelham Bay Park / Bruckner Expressway then transfer to the BX29 bus and exit at Orchard Beach Circle. The beach and park are all in walking distance.
NYC Subway fare
2016 rate
$2.75 each way
$5.50 total
You get an automatic free transfer between subway and bus, or between buses.
Orchard Beach is approximatley 18 miles from The Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan.
The Bronx marketing slogan is All-America City
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The Riviera of the Bronx
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A Walk through Salt Marsh on Delaware Bay
Experience the sights and sounds of Thompsons Beach salt marsh. The marsh is located along New Jersey's Delaware Bayshore. A team, led by the American Littoral Society and Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, will be restoring areas of the marsh.
Salt marsh is vital for many seafood species. Joe Smith, an ecologist with the restoration team, describes the marsh as the “productive center of the marine ecosystem.” Many commercial fish, including blue crabs, spend the early stages of their life in the marsh, taking advantage of the sheltered waters. Learn more about this project at RestoreNJBayshore.org.
This video was taken in late August 2015 by Conserve Wildlife Foundation Communications Manager Lindsay McNamara.
Manhattan Psychiatric Center Seen From East River
I shot this video of the Manhattan Psychiatric Center while I was a passenger on the Circle Line cruise ship in June 2014. It's located at on 125th Street on Wards Island in New York City. As of 2009, it was licensed for 509 beds, but held only around 200 patients. The current building is 17-stories tall.The hospital's roots date to 1848 when Wards Island was designated the reception area for immigrants. I also recognized it because I had recently seen the movie Side Effects, in which it appeared. The movie featured Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Rooney Mara.
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Forest Invaders: How Invasive Species are Reshaping the Wooded Landscape of New England
Ecologists David Orwig and David Foster from the Harvard Forest discuss the destructive efforts of invasive species such as the hemlock woolly adelgid and Asian longhorned beetle. (09/09/12)
Gateway National Recreation Area
Gateway National Recreation Area is a 26,607-acre National Recreation Area in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Scattered over Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, New York, and Monmouth County, New Jersey, it provides recreational opportunities that are rare for a dense urban environment, including ocean swimming, bird watching, boating, hiking and camping. Ten million people visit Gateway annually.
Gateway was created by the US Congress in 1972 to preserve and protect scarce and/or unique natural, cultural, and recreational resources with relatively convenient access by a high percentage of the nation's population. It is owned by the United States government and managed by the National Park Service.
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100th Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration
Symposium on the 100th Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration:
From the Declaration to the UN Partition Plan
Symposium on the 100th Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration:
From the Declaration to the UN Partition Plan
Time: Oct. 31, 6:30 - 9:30 PM
Session I
Moderator: Elissa Bemporad (GC, Queens College) 6:30
Sara Reguer (Brooklyn College) 6:35
A British Wartime Commitment—the Balfour Declaration
Ronald Zweig (New York University) 7:00
The Balfour Declaration and Its Implementation in the Context of British Colonial Policy
KC Johnson (GC, Brooklyn College) 7:25
The United States, Wilsonianism, and the Balfour Declaration
Discussion with panel 7:50
Intermission – light refreshments 8:05
Session II
Moderator: David Brodsky (GC, Brooklyn College) 8:15
Louis Fishman (GC, Brooklyn College) 8:20
The Palestinians and the Balfour Declaration: from Ottoman Citizens to Resistance, Rejection, and Marginalization
Ilan Troen (Brandeis/Ben-Gurion Universities) 8:45
The Balfour Declaration: Historic Significance and Contemporary Relevance
Discussion with panel 9:15
The symposium is sponsored by the Graduate Center's Program in History and cosponsored by the GC Program in Political Science and the Center for Jewish Studies. The symposium was supported by the Office of the Provost and the Academic Engagement Network.
Josie Iselin + Susan Middleton: The Slimy and the Spineless – Portraits of Unsung Ocean Heroes
Both advocates for thinking differently about ocean preservation, photographers and authors Josie Iselin and Susan Middleton have taken similar approaches to two complementary subjects, bringing knowledge and appreciation to little-understood or recognized subjects. Seaweed (marine algae) and spineless animals (marine invertebrates) embody the two dominant realms of life in the sea, and, in fact, they form the foundation for life on earth, yet they are largely unknown to the human eye. Each author will give a concise presentation of their own work and field questions from each other and the audience.
All still images are copyright of the artists, ©Josie Iselin and ©Susan Middleton, All Rights Reserved
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New York is a state in the Northeastern United States. New York was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that formed the United States. With an estimated 19.85 million residents in 2017, it is the fourth most populous state. To distinguish the state from the city in the state with the same name, it is sometimes called New York State.
The state's most populous city, New York City, makes up over 40% of the state's population. Two-thirds of the state's population lives in the New York metropolitan area, and nearly 40% lives on Long Island. The state and city were both named for the 17th century Duke of York, the future King James II of England. With an estimated population of 8.55 million in 2015, New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States. The New York metropolitan area is one of the most populous in the world. New York City is a global city, home to the United Nations Headquarters and has been described as the cultural, financial and media capital of the world, as well as the world's most economically powerful city. The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany.
New York, the 27th largest U.S. state in land area, has a diverse geography. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest. The southern part of the state is in the Atlantic Coastal Plain and includes Long Island and several smaller associated islands, as well as New York City and the lower Hudson River Valley. The large Upstate New York region comprises several ranges of the wider Appalachian Mountains, and the Adirondack Mountains in the Northeastern lobe of the state. Two major river valleys – the north-south Hudson River Valley and the east-west Mohawk River Valley – bisect these more mountainous regions. Western New York is considered part of the Great Lakes Region and borders Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, and Niagara Falls. The central part of the state is dominated by the Finger Lakes, a popular vacation and tourist destination.
New York had been inhabited by tribes of Algonquian and Iroquoian-speaking Native Americans for several hundred years by the time the earliest Europeans came to New York. French colonists and Jesuit missionaries arrived southward from Montreal for trade and proselytizing. In 1609, the region was visited by Henry Hudson sailing for the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch built Fort Nassau in 1614 at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers, where the present-day capital of Albany later developed. The Dutch soon also settled New Amsterdam and parts of the Hudson Valley, establishing the multicultural colony of New Netherland, a center of trade and immigration. England seized the colony from the Dutch in 1664. During the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), a group of colonists of the Province of New York attempted to take control of the British colony and eventually succeeded in establishing independence. In the 19th century, New York's development of access to the interior beginning with the Erie Canal, gave it incomparable advantages over other regions of the U.S. east-coast and built its political and cultural ascendancy.Many landmarks in New York are well known, including four of the world's ten most-visited tourist attractions in 2013: Times Square, Central Park, Niagara Falls (shared with Ontario), and Grand Central Terminal. New York is home to the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of the United States and its ideals of freedom, democracy, and opportunity. In the 21st century, New York has emerged as a global node of creativity and entr ...
Street View's New Look on Google Maps Australia
Check out the new experience of Street View on Google Maps. Learn the new ways to enter Street View, look at our full screen mode, navigate through driving directions, and more.
Street View is a feature of Google Maps that allows you to quickly and easily view and navigate high-resolution, 360 degree street level images of various cities in Australia.
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Designing the Urban Ark: Biodiversity and the Future of Cities
Lecture by Kristina Hill - Associate Professor and Director of Landscape Architecture, University of Virginia
Dr. Kristina Hill outlines a vision for biodiversity and urban planning based on human self-interest, development conditions, climate change, and lessons learned in other regions of the United States.
The lecture series, New Directions in EcoPlanning, is presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History and supported by a generous gift from Michael Dyett (AB ’68, MRP ’72) and Heidi Richardson.
Brooklyn | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:25 1 Toponymy
00:03:30 2 History
00:04:20 2.1 Colonial era
00:04:29 2.1.1 Six Dutch towns
00:06:41 2.1.2 Six townships in an English province
00:08:06 2.1.3 Revolutionary War
00:10:12 2.2 Post-colonial era
00:10:21 2.2.1 Urbanization
00:14:26 2.2.2 Civil War
00:15:33 2.2.3 Twin city
00:18:43 2.2.3.1 Mayors of the City of Brooklyn
00:19:15 2.3 New York City borough
00:20:32 3 Geography
00:22:08 3.1 Boroughscape
00:22:16 3.2 Climate
00:23:11 4 Demographics
00:24:06 4.1 2010 Census
00:25:09 4.2 2012 estimates
00:28:09 4.3 Languages
00:30:07 5 Neighborhoods
00:31:06 5.1 Community diversity
00:31:47 5.1.1 Jewish American
00:32:44 5.1.2 Chinese American
00:33:35 5.1.3 Caribbean and African American
00:34:51 5.1.4 Latino American
00:35:57 5.1.5 Russian and Ukrainian American
00:36:39 5.1.6 Polish American
00:37:01 5.1.7 Italian American
00:37:27 5.1.8 Muslim American
00:38:26 5.1.9 Irish American
00:39:17 5.1.10 Greek American
00:39:45 5.1.11 Artists-in-residence
00:40:30 6 Government and politics
00:43:53 6.1 Federal representation
00:46:44 7 Economy
00:50:24 8 Culture
00:50:55 8.1 Cultural venues
00:52:24 8.2 Media
00:52:32 8.2.1 Local periodicals
00:54:03 8.2.2 Ethnic press
00:55:15 8.2.3 Television
00:55:36 8.3 Events
00:56:14 9 Parks and other attractions
00:59:31 9.1 Sports
01:02:44 9.1.1 Recreational Fishing
01:03:20 10 Transportation
01:03:29 10.1 Public transport
01:05:58 10.2 Roadways
01:08:58 10.3 Waterways
01:10:53 11 Education
01:12:00 11.1 Higher education
01:12:09 11.1.1 Public colleges
01:14:47 11.1.2 Private colleges
01:17:05 11.1.3 Community colleges
01:17:22 12 Brooklyn Public Library
01:18:44 13 Partnerships with districts of foreign cities
01:19:19 14 Hospitals and healthcare
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Brooklyn () is the most populous borough of New York City, with an estimated 2,648,771 residents in 2017. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, it borders the borough of Queens at the western end of Long Island. Brooklyn has several bridge and tunnel connections to the borough of Manhattan across the East River, and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge connects it with Staten Island. Since 1896, Brooklyn has been coterminous with Kings County, the most populous county in the U.S. state of New York and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, after New York County (which is coextensive with the borough of Manhattan).With a land area of 71 square miles (180 km2) and water area of 26 square miles (67 km2), Kings County is New York state's fourth-smallest county by land area and third-smallest by total area, though it is the second-largest among the city's five boroughs. Today, if each borough were ranked as a city, Brooklyn would rank as the third-most populous in the U.S., after Los Angeles and Chicago.
Brooklyn was an independent incorporated city (and previously an authorized village and town within the provisions of the New York State Constitution) until January 1, 1898, when, after a long political campaign and public relations battle during the 1890s, according to the new Municipal Charter of Greater New York, Brooklyn was consolidated with the other cities, boroughs, and counties to form the modern City of New York, surrounding the Upper New York Bay with five constituent boroughs. The borough continues, however, to maintain a distinct culture. Many Brooklyn neighborhoods are ethnic enclaves. Brooklyn's official motto, displayed on the Borough seal and flag, is Eendraght Maeckt Maght, which translates from early modern Dutch as Unity makes strength.
In the first decades of the 21st century, Brooklyn has experienced a renaissance as an avant garde destination for hipsters, with concomitant gentrification, dramatic house price increases, and a decrease in housi ...
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Brooklyn () is the most populous borough of New York City, with a census-estimated 2,648,771 residents in 2017. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, it borders the borough of Queens, at the western end of Long Island. Brooklyn also has several bridge connections to the boroughs of Manhattan (across the East River) and Staten Island (across the Verrazano Narrows Bridge). Since 1896, the borough has been coterminous with Kings County, the most populous county in the U.S. state of New York and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, after the county of New York (which is coextensive with the borough of Manhattan).With a land area of 71 square miles (180 km2) and water area of 26 square miles (67 km2), Kings County is New York's fourth-smallest county by land area and third-smallest by total area, though it is the second-largest among the city's five boroughs. Today, if New York City dissolved, Brooklyn would rank as the third-most populous city in the U.S. after Los Angeles and Chicago.
Brooklyn was an independent incorporated city (and previously an authorized village and town within the provisions of the New York State Constitution) until January 1, 1898, when, after a long political campaign and public relations battle during the 1890s, according to the new Municipal Charter of Greater New York, Brooklyn was consolidated with the other cities, boroughs, and counties to form the modern City of New York, surrounding the Upper New York Bay with five constituent boroughs. The borough continues, however, to maintain a distinct culture. Many Brooklyn neighborhoods are ethnic enclaves. Brooklyn's official motto, displayed on the Borough seal and flag, is Eendraght Maeckt Maght, which translates from early modern Dutch as Unity makes strength.
In the first decades of the 21st century, Brooklyn has experienced a renaissance as an avant garde destination for hipsters, with concomitant gentrification, dramatic house price increases, and a decrease in housing affordability. Since 2010, Brooklyn has evolved into a thriving hub of entrepreneurship and high technology startup firms, and of postmodern art and design.
State of Democracy: Zephyr Teachout
Can American Democracy Survive Corruption?
Zephyr Teachout is a Professor of Law at Fordham University. An immensely talented and creative scholar, Professor Teachout brings a rich background in laws governing political behavior, both domestically and abroad, as well as the insights of her original work on corruption and its constitutional history.
Teachout is the former National Director for the Sunlight Foundation, and was the Director of Internet Organizing for Howard Dean's Presidential campaign. Most recently she ran against Andrew Cuomo for the 2014 Democratic Party nomination for Governor of New York. Teachout is a political consultant for nonprofits, political campaigns, and citizen journalism. She is the author of Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United.
This lecture is made possible through a generous gift from the Norman M. and Marsha Lee Berkman fund.
The Bronx | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:58 1 Etymology and naming
00:03:08 1.1 Early names
00:04:57 1.2 Use of definite article
00:07:06 2 History
00:07:47 2.1 Before 1914
00:11:09 2.2 After 1914
00:12:04 2.2.1 New York City expands
00:13:55 2.2.2 Decline
00:17:21 2.3 Revitalization
00:20:43 3 Geography
00:20:52 3.1 Location and physical features
00:24:04 3.2 Parks and open space
00:27:14 3.3 Neighborhoods
00:28:14 3.3.1 East Bronx
00:29:29 3.3.1.1 City Island and Hart Island
00:30:15 3.3.2 West Bronx
00:31:04 3.3.2.1 Northwestern Bronx
00:31:41 3.3.2.2 South Bronx
00:33:15 3.4 Adjacent counties
00:33:48 4 Transportation
00:33:58 4.1 Roads and streets
00:34:07 4.1.1 Surface streets
00:36:25 4.1.2 Highways
00:37:05 4.1.3 Bridges and tunnels
00:38:06 4.2 Mass transit
00:39:31 5 Demographics
00:39:41 5.1 Race, ethnicity, language, and immigration
00:39:53 5.1.1 2013 estimates
00:41:40 5.1.2 2010 Census
00:43:35 5.1.3 2009 Community Survey
00:48:27 5.1.4 Older estimates
00:48:50 5.2 Population and housing
00:51:12 5.3 Individual and household income
00:52:41 6 Government and politics
00:52:52 6.1 Local government
00:56:48 6.2 Representatives in the U.S. Congress
00:58:47 6.3 Votes for other offices
01:04:25 7 Economy
01:04:46 7.1 Shopping districts
01:07:08 8 Education
01:08:31 8.1 Educational attainment
01:09:23 8.2 High schools
01:11:45 8.3 Colleges and universities
01:15:11 9 Culture and institutions
01:16:50 9.1 Founding of hip-hop
01:19:14 9.2 Sports
01:20:58 9.3 Off-Off-Broadway
01:21:45 9.4 Arts
01:24:05 9.5 Maritime heritage
01:25:08 9.6 Community celebrations
01:26:34 9.7 Press and broadcasting
01:26:51 9.7.1 Newspapers
01:28:03 9.7.2 Radio and television
01:29:13 9.8 Gangs
01:30:36 10 In popular culture
01:30:46 10.1 Film and television
01:30:55 10.1.1 Mid-20th century
01:32:33 10.1.2 As a symbolism
01:37:01 10.1.3 As a setting
01:39:25 10.2 In literature
01:39:34 10.2.1 Books
01:41:52 10.2.2 Poetry
01:43:40 10.2.3 Bronx Memoir Project
01:44:33 10.3 In songs
01:47:58 11 See also
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- Socrates
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The Bronx is a borough of New York City, coterminous with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York, the third-most densely populated county in the United States. It is south of Westchester County; northeast and east of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of Queens, across the East River.
The Bronx has a land area of 42 square miles (109 km2) and a population of 1,471,160 in 2017. Of the five boroughs, it has the fourth-largest area, fourth-highest population, and third-highest population density. It is the only borough predominantly on the U.S. mainland.
The Bronx is divided by the Bronx River into a hillier section in the west, and a flatter eastern section. East and west street names are divided by Jerome Avenue. The West Bronx was annexed to New York City in 1874, and the areas east of the Bronx River in 1895. Bronx County was separated from New York County in 1914. About a quarter of the Bronx's area is open space, including Woodlawn Cemetery, Van Cortlandt Park, Pelham Bay Park, the New York Botanical Garden, and the Bronx Zoo in the borough's north and center. These open spaces are situated primarily on land deliberately reserved in the late 19th century as urban development progressed north and east from Manhattan.
The name Bronx originated with Swedish-born Jonas Bronck, who established the first settlement in the area as part of the New Netherland colony in 1639. The native Lenape were displaced after 1643 by settlers. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the Bronx received many immigrant and migrant groups as it was transformed into an urban community, first from various European countries (particularly Ireland, Germany, Italy and Eastern Europe) and later from the Caribbean region (particularly Puerto Rico, Hai ...
“Planting in the Public Realm: Projects and Projections”
Plant life, long regarded in cities as an amenity, has throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries also become an accepted necessity integral to the urban fabric. Yet, there are multiple challenges facing plants and planting design in urban areas. Pollution, climate change, increasingly restricted space, and insufficient or nonexistent public budgets for plants are only some of the factors that make it difficult for vegetation in our cities to survive. Yet numerous new public urban parks have been created, tree planting programs persist, new plant cultivars are developed, spontaneous plant growth is studied, and new planting design paradigms are proposed. In a series of short presentations and a moderated discussion, landscape architects, planting designers, and ecologists will assess the current state of the art in planting the public realm. The event seeks to draw out ideas for how plants can be used in the future design of urbanizing areas to create healthy, sustainable, inclusive, and appealing environments. What is the importance of planting the public realm today, and what are its biggest challenges? What are the roles of landscape architects, designers, ecologists, and plant scientists in accommodating plant life in cities and in areas that are becoming urbanized, and are we beyond botanical xenophobia? Moderated by Sonja Dümpelmann, associate professor of landscape architecture, with Steven Handel, visiting professor in landscape architecture; Noel Kingsbury, writer and garden designer; Norbert Kühn, TU Berlin; Doug Reed MLA ’81, lecturer in landscape; and Matthew Urbanski MLA ’89, associate professor in practice of landscape architecture.
As the Seas Rise, Can We Restore Our Coastal Habitats?
Steven Handel, Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolution, Rutgers University Visiting Professor in Landscape Architecture, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University
As sea levels rise, the potential loss of coastal habitats is a threat across the globe. This is of particular concern in the eastern United States, where coastlines are largely developed and offer few open spaces for habitats to move inland if present natural lands are lost. Considering the current conditions of coastlines, as well as future development scenarios, Steven Handel will discuss strategies to help maintain our coastal character and the ecological services of coastal habitats that are critical to the social, cultural, and environmental well-being of our region.
Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History in collaboration with the Association to Preserve Cape Cod
Recorded - February 27, 2018
2nd Annual Rochester Global Health Symposium
Innovative Solutions to Combat Global Health Disparities
April 21, 2016, 8:30am to 5:15pm (United Stated EDT, UTC/GMT -04:00)
This year’s symposium brings together leaders in global health research from Upstate New York and around the world to promote research collaboration, provide networking opportunities and help new researchers begin a career in global health. Students, trainees, junior faculty and senior faculty are all invited!
The one-day event includes timely presentations on global health issues, a poster session, a student poster competition, and breakout sessions. Multiple networking opportunities will give participants a chance to share ideas one-on-one and connect with experts in the field.
[All times below are in United States EDT (UTC/GMT -04:00)]
8:30 am: Welcome/Overview of the Global Network/Overview of UNYTE & Introduction of Speakers (Tim Dye, PhD and Nana Bennett, MD, MS; University of Rochester)
8:50am: Highlight Topic 1: Global Health Policy (Neal Palafox, MD, MPH; University of Hawai’i)
9:10am: Highlight Topic 2: Global Cancer Prevention and Control (Jennifer Smith, PhD; University of North Carolina)
9:30am: Highlight Topic 3: Zika Virus and Health Diplomacy (Mehran Massoudi, PhD, MPH; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
9:50am: Highlight Topic 4: Mobilizing food systems for Improved Health and Nutrition (Per Pinstrup-Andersen, PhD, MS; Cornell University)
10:10am: Highlight Topic 5: Global Health and Technology: New Solutions for Development (Saurabh Mehta, MBBS, ScD; Cornell University)
10:30am: Q&A for Highlight Topic Speakers
10:40am: Networking Break
11:15am: Rapid Fire Sessions
- Connections Between Prematurity and Toxic Substances in Puerto Rico: From Genomic Research to Community Engagement,
Carmen Vélez-Vega, University of Puerto Rico
- Health Care System in Costa Rica, Esteban Avendaño MD MPH, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas
- Mercury exposure from fish consumption: A global public health concern, Edwin VanWijngaarden PhD, University of Rochester
- Capacity Building in Zimbabwe: Linking Patient Support Groups with HIV Clinical Pharmacology Research Initiatives,
Samantha Sithole PharmD, University at Buffalo
- HIV, HPV, and Cervical Dysplasia in South Africa, David Adler MD, University of Rochester
12:15pm: Poster Session - join us for a stroll through the poster session to meet presenters and learn about their research.
Zika/Mosquito-Borne Illness Symposium – Moderator: Mehran Massoudi PhD
1:45pm: Zika in pregnancy/planned cohort studies - José Cordero , MD MPH
2:05pm: TBD
2:25pm: Mobile surveillance technology - Solomon Abiola/José Pérez-Ramos
2:45pm: Q&A
3:50pm: Policy, System, and Environmental Interventions in Global Cancer Control
– Angela Sy PhD, Neal Palafox MD, Karen Peters DrPH
4:00pm: Panel Discussion – Building partnerships in global health research/Careers in global health
– Tim Dye PhD, Mehran Massoudi PhD, Karen Peters DrPH, Haq Nawaz MD, Esteban Avendaño MD, Deborah Ossip PhD
5:00 pm: Announcement of poster session awards; closing – Tim Dye PhD
MIT & the Legacy of Slavery - Community Dialogue
At an event on Feb 16, 2018, 250 members of the MIT community gathered to explore the initial findings from the “MIT and Slavery” class, first taught in the Fall of 2017.
News story about the event:
MIT President L. Rafael Reif, who catalyzed the MIT and Slavery course and research project, opened the event, saying “I believe the work of this class is important to the present — and to the future. Something I have always loved about the MIT community is that we seek, and we face, facts. What can history teach us now, as we work to invent the future? How can we make sure that the technologies we invent will contribute to making a better world for all?
In addition to President Reif, the speakers included four students — Charlotte Minsky '20, Kelvin Green II '21, Mahi Elango '20, and Alaisha Alexander '18 — who presented their research findings; teaching assistant and PhD student Clare Kim; MIT Professor of History Craig Steven Wilder and MIT Archivist for Researcher Services Nora Murphy, who designed and co-taught the course; and Melissa Nobles, Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and a professor of political science. Gabrielle Ballard '19, co-chair of the MIT Black Students Union, was MC for the event.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The first class of the ongoing MIT and Slavery undergraduate research project took place in the Fall of 2017 and the initial findings will be published in detail during the Spring 2018 term. Among other discoveries, the early findings: offer insights about the role of MIT in the post-Civil War era of Reconstruction; reveal examples of racism in the culture of the early campus; and uncover the fact that MIT’s founder, William Barton Rogers, owned six enslaved people in Virginia, before he moved to Massachusetts in 1853.
The findings also suggest new lines of research about the entangled relationship between the slave economies of the Atlantic world, the fields of science and engineering, and U.S. technical institutions. MIT seeks to encourage such new historical research and to contribute to the larger national conversation about the ongoing legacies of slavery — including how history helps us better understand the roles, impact, and responsibilities of science and technology institutions in contemporary society.
The MIT and Slavery research project will continue into the foreseeable future and its findings will be shared via a website ( that is accessible to the MIT community, scholars, the public, and the media.
LEARN MORE
Letter from MIT President L. Rafael Reif:
Video: MIT and the Legacy of Slavery:
MIT News story by Peter Dizikes:
News story by SHASS Communications:
MIT and Slavery website:
Ebony and Ivy, by Craig Steven Wilder: MIT News story: about Ebony and Ivy:
Video by MIT Video Productions
New York City | Wikipedia audio article
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New York City
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The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York (NY), is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2017 population of 8,622,698 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles (784 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass and one of the world's most populous megacities, with an estimated 20,320,876 people in its 2017 Metropolitan Statistical Area and 23,876,155 residents in its Combined Statistical Area. A global power city, New York City has been described uniquely as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, and exerts a significant impact upon commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, fashion, and sports. The city's fast pace has inspired the term New York minute. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy.Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a separate county of the State of New York. The five boroughs – Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island – were consolidated into a single city in 1898. The city and its metropolitan area constitute the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. New York City is home to more than 3.2 million residents born outside the United States, the largest foreign-born population of any city in the world. In 2017, the New York metropolitan area produced a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of US$1.73 trillion. If greater New York City were a sovereign state, it would have the 12th highest GDP in the world.New York City traces its origins to a trading post founded by colonists from the Dutch Republic in 1624 on Lower Manhattan; the post was named New Amsterdam in 1626. The city and its surroundings came under English control in 1664 and were renamed New York after King Charles II of England granted the lands to his brother, the Duke of York. New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790. It has been the country's largest city since 1790. The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to the Americas by ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is a world symbol of the United States and its ideals of liberty and peace. In the 21st century, New York has emerged as a global node of creativity and entrepreneurship, social tolerance, and environmental sustainability, and as a symbol of freedom and cultural diversity.Many districts and landmarks in New York City are well known, with the city having three of the world's ten most visited tourist attractions in 2013 and receiving a record 62.8 million tourists in 2017. Several sources have ranked New York the most photographed city in the world. Times Square, iconic as the world's heart and its Crossroads, is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway Theater District, one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections, and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. The names of many of the city's landmarks, skyscrapers, and parks are known around the world. Manhattan's real estate market is among the most expensive in the world. New York is home to the largest ethnic Chinese population outside of Asia, with multiple signature Chinatowns developing across the city. Providing continuous 24/7 service, the New York City Subway is the largest single-operator rapid transit system worldwide, with 472 rail stations. Over 120 colleges and universities are located in New York City, including Columbia University, New York University, and Rockefeller University, which ha ...