All content by Shanti Escalante
![On Tuesday at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, writers and artists spoke about the different ways to portray climate change in fiction. (via Wikimedia)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/NYU-Gallatin_School-750x1000.jpg)
Authors Discuss Fiction’s Role in Climate Change Awareness
For Earth Day, authors and scholars discussed fiction writing's contribution to environmentalism.
Shanti Escalante, Contributing Writer
• April 24, 2019
![Where Are Our Non-Profit Leaders?](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Contributing-Writer-Image-1-475x369-1.jpg)
Where Are Our Non-Profit Leaders?
Staff Writer Shanti Escalante discusses the problems of how non-governmental organizations use social media — especially when discussing climate change.
Shanti Escalante, Contributing Writer
• February 1, 2019
![Women pay more for transportation for safety reasons, such as taking a cab instead of the subway, a recent study found. (Photo by William Martin)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/12-11-taxi1.jpg)
Transportation Costs Burden Women
Shanti Escalante, Contributing Writer
• November 26, 2018
![Thinking of Decarbonization Like a Well-Funded Research Project](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Contributing-Writer-Image-1-475x369-1.jpg)
Thinking of Decarbonization Like a Well-Funded Research Project
While NYU’S 2040 carbon neutrality plan is a step in the right direction, it will ultimately take much more concrete research and planning to fight climate change.
Shanti Escalante, Contributing Writer
• November 19, 2018
![(Illustration by Jun Chen; via nyu.edu)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Jun-Chen-via-nyu.edu_-900x718.jpg)
The ‘Holodeck’ Propels NYU to the Future
Four NYU departments are bringing science-fiction into reality with the creation of a virtual reality instrument, the Holodeck, that enables users to step into another world without leaving campus.
Shanti Escalante, Contributing Writer
• November 19, 2018
![People picking up recycled clothing at the Zero Waste Week Clothing Swap event hosted by EarthMatters@NYU on Tuesday. The clothes are collected from the public during the past week. (Photo by Tony Wu)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/news-zerowaste-4-TonyWu-900x600.jpg)
Students Test How Little Trash They Can Produce During Zero-Waste Week
NYU’s Office of Sustainability challenged students to go green for the week.
Shanti Escalante, Contributing Writer
• November 14, 2018
![A purple N.Y.U. flag hangs on a building.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/news-childaistudy-1200x800.jpg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
![Students stream past the clay-colored main entrance of Bobst Library on a bright fall afternoon. The green scenery of Washington Square Park is reflected off the library’s windows.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/news-sustainability-900x600.jpg)
Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
![A woman with brown hair and a blue shirt.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dopico.jpeg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
![A woman dressed in red and holding a purple sign that reads NYU is Complicit in Genocide.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RallyForHesen-3-1200x800.jpg)
Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024