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For the fourth entry of our blog series, Mrs Alesha Smith, middle school instructor of literacy at the Eagle Academies for the Young Men of Harlem, brings forth her enduring questions on water resources. Stemming from a genuine curiosity that she masterfully conveyed to her students, they provide nothing short of a comprehensive research agenda for water management.
This work has been produced within the context of our NSF grant on the innovative use of water data platforms at the middle and high school level. The reflections of participating instructors and researchers are collected in a series of blog entries on our project dedicated website.
For the third entry of our blog series, co-PI Nancy Degnan interviews Jermel Collins-Day, instructor of physical health at the Eagle Academies for the Young Men of Harlem and PhD candidate at Teachers College. Mr Collins-Day shares his perspective on culturally relevant and context-aware environmental education, highlighting shortcomings in teachers when out of touch with the difficulties students face.
This work has been produced within the context of our NSF grant on the innovative use of water data platforms at the middle and high school level, bringing together Columbia Water Center's researchers Nancy Degnan and Laureline Josset and a team of educators at the Eagle Academies for the Young Men of Harlem. Their thoughts are collected in a series of blog entries on our project dedicated website.
The second entry of our blog series has been written by Christopher Slaughter, special education teacher and published author. This work has been produced within the context of our NSF grant on the innovative use of water data platforms at the middle and high school level, bringing together Columbia Water Center's researchers Nancy Degnan and Laureline Josset and a team of educators at the Eagle of Academies for the Young Men of Harlem. Their thoughts are collected in a series of blog entries on our project dedicated website.
Within the context of our NSF grant on the innovative use of water data platforms at the middle and high school level, researchers Nancy Degnan and Laureline Josset together with the team of educators at the Eagle of Academies for the Young Men of Harlem are journaling their thoughts. These are collected in a series of blog entries on our project dedicated website. The first entry is reproduced below.
Prof. Upmanu Lall, director of the Columbia Water Center, speaks with the Wall Street Journal about America's water infrastructure.
"As the nation’s pipes and treatment plants age, water-main breaks and boil-water advisories are becoming increasingly common. WSJ explains how decades of disinvestment brought the country’s water infrastructure to a tipping point."
Prof. Upmanu Lall, director of the Columbia Water Center, participated in an episode of (don't) Waste Water! to answer the question: Are Amazon Water Filters the Best Way to Quench our Thirst?
Prof. Upmanu Lall, director of the Columbia Water Center, was awarded the Walter Langbein Lecture, which recognizes a lifetime contribution to the science of hydrology.
He gave his lecture at the AGU 2022 Fall Meeting in Chicago. A recording of his presentation is available to all here.
Prof. Upmanu Lall, director of the Columbia Water Center, was awarded the Walter Langbein Lecture, which recognizes a lifetime contribution to the science of hydrology.
He gave his lecture on December 13, at the AGU 2022 Fall Meeting in Chicago. His presentation is available to all here.