Our Mission:

Research: To produce a novel understanding of biological and physical processes, both locally and globally.

Education: To demonstrate the biological significance, economic importance, and ecological complexity of local and global ecosystems to the students of Baruch College and the City University of New York.

Outreach: To actively communicate the applied significance of the science conducted by the Group.

News at the Baruch College Environmental Biology and Sustainability Research Group:

Professor David Gruber (Biology/Environment) travels to Little Cayman Island and Eilat, Israel, to collect deep reef samples...more info and his research highlighted in Nature Magazine.

Professor Jason Munshi-South (Biology/Environment) gives research presentation on small mammal populations in NYC...more info

Professors Timothy Hoellein and Chester Zarnoch (Biology/Environment) to study oyster restoration and nitrogen cycling in New York City...more info

Professor Chester Zarnoch (Biology/Environment) is featured in The Ticker, The Alumni Magazine of Baruch College.... more info

Professor Timothy Hoellein (Biology/Environment) is featured in The Ticker, The Alumni Magazine of Baruch College.... more info

Department of Natural Sciences faculty awarded multiple National Science Foundation research awards...more info

updated 13 October 2009