Upcoming Events

  • Winter Book Club

    January-February 2026

    Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

    January 12
    January 27
    February 10

  • In Situ: Biology & Society Series

    Funded by Rockefeller University Office of University Life & Community Engagement

    Three discussion-based events exploring how biology intersect with policy, investment, and innovation, anchored in situ by science-society connections in New York City.

    Panels:
    Science Policy in NYC
    Innovation Ivestment
    Biology Futures

    Dates to be announced

  • Science Policy Workshop

    Spring 2026
    Details to be announced

  • SEPA Newsletter

    Seeking a steward! Please email nyc.sepa@gmail.com if you are interested in taking over Newsletter Editor role

    Contribute a piece to our quarterly newsletter highlighting science policy in our community.

    Check out past editions: Spring 2022 and Winter 2022-23

    Contribute

Past Events

Event, April 7 2025 SEPA NYC Event, April 7 2025 SEPA NYC

Career Talk Maria Robinson

Career talk with Maria Robinson, a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and former inaugural director of the Grid Deployment Office within the U.S. Department of Energy. She will describe her career trajectory in her prior positions within the government and decision and process in running for political office.

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Past Newsletters

  • Winter 2023

    - A report on COP27’s landmark deal on loss and damage by climate change by Mitchell Martin

    - Coverage on New York City’s plan to achieve carbon neutrality by Hera Canaj

    - News on barriers to treatment for opioid addiction by Irene Duba


    - How many scientists are in the 118th congress? by Mitchell Martin

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  • May 2022

    - Coverage of a New York bill to legalize psilocybin by Adam Collier

    - A recap of a recent alumni panel held by SEPA by Daniel Oh

    - A look at the war in Ukraine from a climate perspective by Mitchell Martin

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  • February 2022

    - Coverage on NYC's East Side Coastal Resiliency Project by Irene Duba

    - opinion piece describing the climate benefits of seaweed farming by Joanna Yeung

    - Updates on Mayor Adams's current public health policies by Audrey Harnagel

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