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Mount Sinai Health System and Richmond University Medical Center Announce Expanded Clinical and Academic Affiliation to Broaden Access to World-Class Care to Staten Island Residents

July 6, 2020 sarah Jonas Health Care, Healthcare Systems, Hospital, Mount Sinai Health System, New York City, Partnership

Affiliation will include newly formed comprehensive cancer program, co-branded emergency
department, and integrated internal medicine and specialty physician practices

Research Results

Steep NYC traffic toll would reduce gridlock, pollution

June 24, 2020 sarah Jonas Greenhouse Gas Emissions, New York City, Sustainability, Transportation

Cornell University and the City College of New York research shows that by creating steep tolls for cars to enter Manhattan, traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced.

Research Results

MSK Kids Study: Children with Cancer are Not at a Higher Risk for COVID-19 Infection or Morbidity

May 13, 2020 sarah Jonas COVID-19, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, MSK Kids, New York City, Pediatric Cancer

Researches from MSK Kids at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) found that children with cancer are not at a higher risk of being affected by COVID-19.

Expert Pitch

Contact tracing a ‘tried-and-true tool’ for public health

May 11, 2020 sarah Jonas contact tracing, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health, New York, New York City

Research Results

Study Explores whether ‘Participatory Budgeting’ has Become a Patronage Mechanism in NYC

April 30, 2020 sarah Jonas New York City

New York City implemented Participatory Budgeting in 2011, following Brazil’s lead. But the effort to bring marginalized citizens into the budget decision-making process has the potential to backfire.

Feature

Cornell engineers help get NYC’s L train back on track

April 29, 2020 sarah Jonas Engineering, New York City

New York City’s L train has resumed full service following an extensive rehabilitation project that finished six months early and $100 million under budget, thanks in part to Cornell University engineers.

Announcement

Intermountain Healthcare COVID-19 Response Teams to Provide Support to New York Hospitals; 100 Caregivers Deploying This Week to Help NY Care for Coronavirus Patients

April 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, COVID-19, intermountain healthcare, New York City, Pandemic, Volunteer

Intermountain Healthcare has created two COVID-19 Response Teams with 50 caregivers each that will deploy to the New York City area to assist hospitals this week. Intermountain has partnered with New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Northwell Health, both located in the New York City area. These healthcare systems will aim to return the favor by supporting Intermountain as much as they can when Utah faces its own surge with COVID-19 patients.

Research Results

Mount Sinai Study Finds First Cases of COVID-19 in New York City are Primarily from European and US Sources

April 9, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, COVID-19, Epidemic, Genetic Information, Genetics, Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Microbiology, Mount Sinai Health System, National Institutes Of Health (NIH), New York City, Pathology, SARS-CoV-2, Study, Virus

First definitive molecular epidemiology study of SARS-CoV-2 in New York City to describe the route by which the virus arrived

Feature

Cornell Tech domestic tech abuse clinic goes virtual

April 7, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, Domestic Violence, New York City, Technology

Cornell Tech’s Clinic to End Tech Abuse has created a remote program to help survivors of intimate partner abuse use their devices without fear of monitoring or stalking.

Feature

Cornell Tech provides CS lessons for kids at home

March 31, 2020 sarah Jonas Computer Science, Education, New York City, Science, Technology

Cornell Tech is creating virtual lessons and daily Twitter challenges to continue promoting computer science education for children in grades K-12, even as the world tackles unprecedented challenges.

Research Results

New Report Explores Fiscal Issues Related to NYC Teachers Retirement System

March 31, 2020 sarah Jonas New York City, Teachers

Report looks at New York City Teachers’ Retirement System, the second largest of New York City’s five major employee pension plans.

Research Results

Heat Stress May Affect More Than 1.2 Billion People Annually by 2100

March 12, 2020March 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Brain, CDC, Climate Change, Disability, Earth, Economy, Environment, global warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Health, heat, Humidity, New Jersey, New York City, NJ, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, solar radiation, U.S. Centers For Disease Control And Prevention

Heat stress from extreme heat and humidity will annually affect areas now home to 1.2 billion people by 2100, assuming current greenhouse gas emissions, according to a Rutgers study. That’s more than four times the number of people affected today, and more than 12 times the number who would have been affected without industrial era global warming.

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