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a) Concerned about the environment?

c) Have an idea about how NYU can reduce its "carbon footprint?"

Then the NYU Green Grants program may be for you! If you're an NYU student, faculty member, or employee with an idea about how NYU can reduce its adverse environmental impacts, you can apply for funding from the NYU Sustainability Task Force to make your project happen.

Project proposal submission guidelines for the 2008-2009 academic year can be found here.

A list of last year's funded projects can be found here.

More info on the NYU Sustainability Task Force here.

d) Looking for library resources in the environmental sciences?

Here's a handy research guide:

Environmental Sciences Resources at Bobst Library/Coles Science Center

Relevant Call Numbers:
* Environmental Sciences: GE1–350
* Meteorology and Climatology: QC851-999
* Ecology: QH540–549.5
* Plant Ecology: QK900-989
* Environmental Technology: TD1–1066
* Mechanical Engineering & Machinery: TJ1-1570
* Chemical Technology: TP1-1185

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias:
* Dictionary of Ecology and the Environment: QH540.4.C65 1998
* A Dictionary of Ecology: QH540.4.C66 2005 (reference)
* A Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics: QH540.4.L56 1998 (reference)
* The VNR Dictionary of Environmental Health and Safety: RA566.D53 1994 (reference)
* Dictionary of Environmental Health: RA566.W68 2003 (reference)
* The Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies: QH540.4.A84 1991
* Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology: QH540.4.E52 1995 v.1-3
* The Water Encyclopedia: TD351.V36 1990

Electronic Books (linked in BobCat):
* The Global Warming Desk Reference: QC981.8.G56 J64 2002eb
* Pollution A to Z: TD173.P65 2004eb
* Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals: TD196.O73 V47 2001eb
* Water Encyclopedia: TD345.L393 2005eb

Specialized Databases:
* ENVIROnetBase
* Environment Complete (EBSCO)
* Environmental Universe (LexisNexis)

Internet Links:
* Center for Biodiversity and Conservation
* Center for Environmental Research and Conservation
* Ecological Society of America
* EnviroLink
* National Council for Science and the Environment
* National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
* NatureServe
* Smithsonian Conservation and Research Center
* Tree of Life web project
* U.S. Department of Energy
* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
* World Resources Institute
* Worldwatch Institute

Green Building Resources at NYU's Jack Brause Real Estate Library
* Research Guide (pdf)

Recycling at NYU
* Facilities and Construction Management's recycling services

Environmental Sciences Programs at NYU

Environmental Studies
(Undergraduate, College of Arts and Science)

Environmental Conservation Education
(Graduate, Steinhardt School)

Environmental Health Sciences
(Graduate, Graduate School of Arts and Science)

Environmental Medicine
(Graduate, School of Medicine)

We at Bobst Library are pleased to offer two new research tools to NYU students and staff.

First, ChemDraw Ultra is a software download which lets you draw chemical and biological structures for use in research as well as education. It is a powerful tool for visualizing structures and rendering them for assignments, projects, and publication. Anyone with an NYU email address can download the software here.

Our other new resource is an electronic reference work called Science of Synthesis Houben-Weyl Methods for Molecular Transformations. It allows you to search by keyword or structure and retrieve expert-reviewed synthetic methods for all classes of compounds. NYU students and staff can access this resource, and read the fulltext of entries, from on or off-campus using this link.

We hope that these resources will help make your research and study easier and more productive.

For more information, please contact Margaret Smith, Librarian for Physical Sciences, at margaret.smith@nyu.edu.

BuildingGreen, an independent publisher of green design information and research, has given NYU a free trial of full access to their Web site until May 20, 2008.

To access BuildingGreen Suite, go to the website, BuildingGreen.com.

For articles: http://www.buildinggreen.com/news/index.cfm
For case studies: http://www.buildinggreen.com/hpb/index.cfm
For a list of green building products: http://www.buildinggreen.com/menus/index.cfm

ITS KIMMEL LAPTOP LAB NOW OPEN!!!

Located on the 4th floor of the Kimmel Center (60 Washington Square South), the new ITS Kimmel Laptop Lab offers:

* dual-boot Apple laptops that run Windows and MacOS

* NYURoam wireless connections

* large tables designed for students to work together on collaborative projects.

For more information about this lab, as well as ITS' other lab resources, please visit http://www.nyu.edu/its/labs.

This week kicks off a calendar of exciting "green" projects and events leading up to Earth Day on April 22nd. For more information, visit NYU Sustainability.

Learn more about Earth Hour.

Learn more about NYUnplugged.

Learn more about NYU's Green Grants program.

And visit the NYU Earth Week Calendar!

EARTH APRIL 2009 features more than two dozen exciting programs, volunteer opportunities, and events as part of the ongoing celebration of NYU's commitment to sustainability. For a complete calendar of events and registration information, visit: www.nyu.edu/earthweek

Highlights include:

EARTH DAY Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Earth Day Street Fair 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
The annual Earth Week Street Fair is kicking it up a notch by bringing together environmental groups from NYU and the local community over abundant music, art, and food. Stop by to learn what people are doing and share your ideas. This event features music by Long Haul and Steinhardt undergraduate student performers, and takes place at Washington Place between Greene Street and Washington Square East.

Green Grants Info Session 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Soon, application materials will be available for Green Grants, which are competitively awarded funds for projects that improve NYU's environmental performance, advance applied research goals, and foster a campus culture of sustainability. Green Grants are open to all NYU students, faculty, and staff.

Green Grants Symposium 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Come learn more about the 23 innovative "Green Grant" projects awarded to NYU students, faculty, and staff. This Symposium offers you an opportunity to hear from project leaders as they present their work. Refreshments will be served. To learn more about these projects and their progress, visit: www.nyu.edu/sustainability/greengrants

Eat and Greet (Minus the Meat): A sustainable dinner and discussion
6:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Under the moderation of NYU Professor Tyler Volk, speakers NYU Professor J. Ward Regan, Andrew Kropf (manager of Migliorelli Farms), and keynote speaker Bruce Friedrich (Vice President, PeTA) will explore the environmental impacts of what goes on your plate. Come meet and mingle with environmental faculty, local professionals, and other curious students over a FREE vegan dinner.

Sunday, April 26, 2009
Earth Week Swap-a-Palooza 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Swap-a-Palooza is a clothing swap and series of do-it-yourself workshops that feature creative reuse through the recycling of used clothing. Bring a bag of old clothing, and get ready to swap and alter with the help of local artists.

And All April Long…
"NYUnplugged" Residential Energy Challenge
Students have reached the halfway point in a month-long competition to save electricity and win the NYUnplugged Trophy and victory party for their residence hall. If you live in housing, don't miss out: get involved! Or, track live streaming results and learn about NYU's energy-saving efforts at: www.nyu.edu/sustainability/unplugged

FROM THE OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS:

New York University is proud to be a leading partner of the second World Science Festival, a celebration of scientific discovery taking place in New York City from June 10 to June 14. The festival will bring together dozens of Nobel laureates, artists and performers, researchers and scientists, authors, and policy makers for a range of events in venues on the NYU campus and throughout New York City.

Through five days of discourse and debate, film and theater, exploration and discovery, the festival seeks to shift the public's perception of science as an esoteric and intimidating academic subject by highlighting its relevance to everyday life, revealing the insights it provides, and examining its critical role in meeting the challenges facing the world.

The festival includes an event featuring University Professor Anna Deavere Smith in "Watching Wilson and Watson: Through the Eyes of Anna Deavere Smith" (June 11, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM, NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts).

NYU will host the festival's Street Fair on Sunday, June 14 — an all-day event featuring events, exhibits, games, and performances around Washington Square Park.

The Festival's Opening Night Gala Performance on June 10 at Lincoln Center will feature Harrison Ford, Alan Alda, Glenn Close, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Anna Deavere Smith, and other luminaries from science and the arts. The evening will honor E.O. Wilson, America's consummate naturalist, and will include the premiere of a concert specially adapted for the World Science Festival.

Last year's inaugural World Science Festival drew over 120,000 attendees to four days of sold-out programming. Make your plans now. We'll see you there!

NYU Ticket Discounts
Tickets are currently on sale for all scheduled programs. Last year the festival sold out. You can view the schedule as well as purchase tickets on the festival's website.

Student tickets are available for $12 for Signature Events. Students must present a valid student ID at the door. Limit 4 student tickets per ID. Student ticket policies may differ for WSF Partner Events.

NYU faculty, administrators, and staff can receive a 25% off discount on tickets to Signature Events. Use promo code WSF09CUPT to get a 25% discount off the full ticket price ($25).

This NYU discount does not apply to Youth & Family events ($12) or to Partner events (most events $25).

The 25% faculty, administrator, and staff discount can also be applied to the Opening Night Performance (Sponsor, Friend and Performance Only tickets). Please purchase tickets by June 8 by visiting: www.worldsciencefestival.com/2009/opening/ and using the following promotional code: WSF09CUPT.

Purchasing Online
Click here for a complete schedule of events and then click the "Buy Tickets" link to purchase tickets for a specific event.

To purchase tickets for Signature events at the Skirball Center, you have the option of logging in to your NYU Home account and clicking on the "Get Tix" links on the Skirball channel (under the NYU Life tab).

Purchasing in Person
Tickets can be purchased in person from the Skirball Center box office.

NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square South
Monday - Saturday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM and two hours prior to performance
Each venue box office opens 45 minutes prior to event start times.

Purchasing by Phone
866-811-4111 (OvationTix/Theatermania Call Center)