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

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

    Read