CUNY Harry Cikanek presented at the American Meteorological Society 2025 Annual Meeting, which took place January 12-16 in New Orleans. Harry presented on the findings of the CCRA planning stage and presenting the vision for our center to attendees from academia, government, and the private sector.
CCRA director Luis Ortiz was appointed to the 5th New York City Panel on Climate Change by the Office of the Mayor of New York. The New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC) is an independent advisory body that synthesizes climate change science to inform New York City policy. Dr. Ortiz joins an interdisciplinary cohort that will write the next iteration of the panel's reports that inform the city's policy and implementation of infrastructure projects. Learn more about the panel here: https://climate.cityofnewyork.us/npcc5-press-release/