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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)

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

To celebrate Earth Day, teachers, authors and artists discussed how fiction writing can enhance readers’ understanding of climate change in an event at the Gallatin School of...

Where Are Our Non-Profit Leaders?

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

More people in the U.S. are concerned with climate change than ever. In one survey, about 69 percent of Americans expressed worry about the issue. What the climate change movement...

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)

Transportation Costs Burden Women

Shanti Escalante, Contributing Writer November 26, 2018
NYU’s Rudin Center for Transportation finds that women spend more than men on transportation for safety reasons.
Thinking of Decarbonization Like a Well-Funded Research Project

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
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.
(Illustration by Jun Chen; via nyu.edu)

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
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.
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)

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
NYU’s Office of Sustainability challenged students to go green for the week.