News tagged with york city
Columbia engineers map energy use in NYC buildings
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cities across the globe are trying to develop plans to cut down their energy consumption and lower their carbon footprint by reducing the associated greenhouse gas emissions. While initial efforts have focused ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Law prof's book probes 'whys' behind Big Apple crime decline
While the jaw-dropping decline in New York City’s crime rate is welcome news, it comes with a surprising corollary. “Most of the prevailing assumptions that have long driven U.S. crime and drug policy ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 03, 2012 |
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New York state may soon suffer outsize effects from climate, says report
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the first statewide climate change outlook for New York, scientists say that the state may suffer disproportionate effects in coming decades compared with other regions, due to its geography ...
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Cellphone service coming to 6 NYC subway stations
(AP) -- The long-delayed project to wire New York City subway stations for cellphone service is finally bearing fruit. A person close to the matter says six stations will go live with the service on Tuesday.
Sep 23, 2011 |
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Twitter buys startup that analyzes online sharing
Julpan on Wednesday announced that Twitter has bought the startup that specializes in sifting relevant or important data from blogs, tweets, and other online social content.
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Stanford geophysicist offers insight into the Virginia earthquake
(PhysOrg.com) -- The magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck central Virginia on Tuesday was a rare event for the East Coast, but not a surprising one, according to Mark Zoback, a professor of geophysics at Stanford.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Study links land use with spread of West Nile virus
Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a mathematical model showing a link between land cover pattern and the spatial spread of West Nile virus in New York City. The team’s findings, ...
Aug 01, 2011 |
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Google+ adds online groups startup Fridge
Online groups startup Fridge said Thursday it has been bought by Google and will become part of the Internet giant's freshly-launched social network.
Jul 22, 2011 |
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NYC judge asked to throw out border search lawsuit
(AP) -- A federal judge in New York City is questioning why laptops and smartphones should be excluded from random searches done by U.S. customs agents protecting the border.
Jul 08, 2011 |
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Survey shows young adults ready to change their behavior based on sustainable values
Young adults from Montreal, Halifax and New York City have very specific ideas about what it takes to build a more sustainable world. And they are willing to make the necessary changes to their lifestyles to make such a world ...
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Scandal detracts from serious international business
Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned last week as the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) amid allegations of sexual assault in New York City — leading to larger questions of how this will affect French politics ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 25, 2011 |
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Healing the world with laughter, physical therapy
If laughter is the best medicine, Mohamed Mohamed provides a double dose. The 24-year-old, who graduates this May from the College of Physicians and Surgeons with a doctorate in physical therapy, has been raising money for ...
May 16, 2011 |
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Cellphone alert system announced in NYC
(AP) -- An emergency alert system that will send messages to cellphones during disasters could have been used to warn New Yorkers of the tornadoes that hit the city last year, city officials said Tuesday.
May 10, 2011 |
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New York mayor bans smoking in parks, beaches
New York: the city that never smokes.
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Officials confirm 3 cases of cholera in NYC
(AP) -- New York City officials have confirmed that three New Yorkers contracted cholera while in the Dominican Republic for a wedding.
Feb 06, 2011 |
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