Scientists are developing new early warning systems to alert the public of flooding due to storm surge. “We’re all realizing you can not possibly evacuate this urban area enough to get everyone out of harm’s way,” warns Hunter College’s Frank Buonaiuto. But now, thanks to new research, experts are able to give localized predictions so that we could be prepared for even the worst case scenario.
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This edition of the Baruch Business Report is a conversation between John Elliott, the Dean of Baruch’s Zicklin School of Business, and Terrence Martell, professor of Finance and International Business in Baruch’s Zicklin School of Business. The discussion starts with the results of this quarter’s “Chief Financial Officers Outlook Survey,” which is conducted quarterly by Financial Executives International and Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business, and continues into a larger economic analysis. The survey results are described on Baruch’s website at http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/cfosurvey/
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It might sound “fishy,” but Martin Schreibman thinks he found a way to ease everything from unemployment to hunger. “This is the Blue Revolution” declared Dr. Schreibman of Brooklyn College. His manifesto was a single word– aquaculture. And with an army of 3,000 Brooklyn-bred talapia in his lab, he just may be on his way to make NY the “talapia capital of the world.”
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Faustino Quintanilla, director of the Queensborough Community College Art Gallery, talks about the current exhibit “Andy Warhol Graphic Works” and explains why this enigmatic American artist, who coined the phrase “fifteen minutes of fame,” continues to fascinate and entertain years after his death. Listen Now

New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, feminist activist Gloria Steinem and former commander of the UN mission in Rwanda, Romeo A. Dallaire, were among those who challenged this year’s graduates to not only restore hope and opportunity in New York State, but to go “beyond their own realities” and work to “advance all of humanity.” Listen Now

Urban heat islands, increased asthma risks, a spike in energy demands, and the washing away of landfills are some of the urban management issues created by global warming. As cities grow across the globe and temperatures rise, eyes will turn to New York, says Professor Bill Solecki of Hunter College, and the city will provide the world with “a good laboratory to understand how to respond to climate change.”
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“You don’t need to be a rocket scientist” to see that the climate is changing, says Professor Stephen Pecar of Queens College. But melting ice sheets and global warming have special meaning for us — changes to the Hudson River due to global warming may endanger New York by decreasing rain fall and increasing droughts. While everything from our agriculture to drinking water is under threat, Dr. Pecar has a hopeful message. “The next step” he says “is up to us…” Listen Now