Congratulations to Nina Shin, one of 300 High School Seniors named Nation’s Top Scientists
in Regeneron Science Talent Search 2022! Nina's project title …
The environmental club presents the eco-fact of the week for the week of December 6, 2021 -- It’s common for people to throw away food …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco-Fact of the week for the week of November 29, 2021 --Black Friday is a great time to shop–or is …
The Environmental club presents the Eco-Fact of the week for the week of November 22, 2021
Turning a tap is so second-nature to us that …
The Environmental Club shares the Eco-Fact of the Week for the week of November 8, 2021 --
We all probably heard someone saying this at …
On October 20th Ms Maggio and Mr Citron took the urban Ecology class on a walking tour of lower Manhattan to learn about the history …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco-Fact of the Week for the week of October 25, 2021
Globally, the world generates as much as 50 million …
Congratulations to Assistant Principal, Ms. Marianne Prabhu! Winner of the MƒA Muller Award for Professional Influence in Education!
The MƒA Muller Award is awarded to …
We're already into October and that means the Regeneron-STS science competition is almost upon us!
Our seniors did a great job this summer working side-by-side …
The Eco-Fact of the week from the Environmental Club for the week fo October 4, 2021 --
Remember the plastic bag ban that was enacted …
The Science Olympiad Team (SciOly) will host an Interest Meeting on Zoom on Monday, September 27 over Zoom at 7pm. You can learn more about …
The Eco-Fact of the Week from the Environmental Club for the week of September 13, 2021
Remember the dolls, or toy trains, or cooking sets …
The Environmental Club offers the Eco-Fact of the Week! This year, they've also added resources/action items relating to each fact! Check out more from the …
Congrats to Kristoff Misquitta, Stuy '21 sho spoke about his research project, which is planned to be launched to the ISS in mid-Aug!
Here is …
The Eco-Fact of the Week has been provided by Stuy's Environmental Club for the past three school years; did you know that? They diligently provide …
Interested in doing research this summer? Take a look at the summer DNA research camp description https://summercamps.dnalc.org/dnalc-nyc/
If you qualify, you may get a scholarship. …
Mr. Christopher Mykolyk shares that for the fourth time, our intrepid Science Bowl team is competing at the national finals all day Saturday, May 22, …
Ms. Jessica Quenzer shares the latest update on Genes in Space.
From April: In Feb, Kristoff Misquitta completed GiS's first virtual space camp. Using …
Stuyvesant's research magazine SIGMA May edition, SIGMA 15 (http://bit.ly/sigma-fifteen), In addition to SIGMA, the Research Club has started its own podcast named Notation …
Ms. Marissa Maggio shares that the Envirothon team B, comprised on Tina Jang, Amy Lin, Corey Kwan Yuqing Wu and Julia Wu, placed 3rd …
Dr. Jeffrey Horenstein shares that on Friday, May 7 from 3:45 pm to 4:45 pm, Huwe Burton will be speaking virtually to Dr. Horenstein’s Forensic …
A small group of Stuyvesant students will be joining Ecology Project International in the field in Yellowstone National Park this summer to learn about …
On April 1, 2021, NYC Parks will launch the Jr. Litter League, a new citywide competition and self-guided youth service program. From April 1 …
Ms. Marissa Maggio shares the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute will host a High School Stem Cell Research Immersive Experience virtually Monday …
Mr. Jason Econome, Research Coordinator at Stuyvesant shares:
Our research program is as strong as ever, teaching students to read published papers, design properly …
Biology teacher, Ms. Deame Hua is the coach/faculty advisor for Stuy Ethics Forum that has a two tier structure. One tier produced the magazine. The …
An exciting opportunity for Stuyvesant students!
The Discover Architecture career exploration event, a free virtual one-day conference for high school students interested in learning …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco-Fact of the Week for Feburary 8 throuugh 12, 2021!
Almost 75% of fishes in the Nile River contain microplastics …
Research Coordinator, Mr. Jason Econome shares:
A new year has begun with promises to be a healthier one for all of us. It is also …
Proud of our senior, Srinath Mahankali, who was recognized as a Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar! Regeneron STS is the nation’s oldest and most …
The Stuyvesant Environmental Club created a Part 2 to their Escape Room!
This takes place around the school, the bridge, the subway, and within the …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco-Fact of the Week for the week of December 14, 2020
Have you ever wondered where the items you put …
Microplastics, plastics that are less than ⅕ inches in diameter are ubiquitous, especially in the marine world. The ocean is estimated to have received 8.8 …
Thaddeus Pawlowski is an urban designer who seeks to integrate resilience and climate change adaptation into the long-term development patterns of cities through the design …
Ms. Marissa Maggio shares that over the few weeks the Environmental Lecture series has hosted a variety of speakers, with 40 or more students attending …
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5th 3:30-4:30PM
Victor joins us from Lowell National Historic Park in Massachusetts, where he worked for over five years as a National Park …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco-Fact of the week for the week of November 2-6th -- Perhaps an even more egregious pollutant than your usual …
The Environmental Club created a Virtual Escape Room using Google Forms. It's a good way of introducing the Freshman to the school, our recycling and …
The Environmental Cub presnets the EcoFact of the Week for 10-12/2020 -- In 2010, 11.6 million tons of greenhouse gas was released into the air …
The Regeneron Research program needs the help of individuals with a background in the statistics and chemistry;
some of our seniors' papers that need meaningful …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco Fact of the week!
With the onset of the pandemic came heightened demand for single-use, disposable plastic products, whether …
Congratulations to Kristoff Misquitta! Winner of the 2020 Genes in Space Competition! Stuyvesant's third winner …
The Environmental Club shares the Eco-Fact of the Week for June 8-12 - Up to 30 percent of all garbage (municipal solid waste) produced in …
Ms. Marissa Maggio shares congrats and best wishes to students participating in the Virtual New York State Envirothon Competition on Thursday, May 28, which will …
Ms. Marissa Maggio is happy to share congratulations to students who competed in the Envirothon Competition this week virtually! Stuyvesant had two teams compete and …
The Environmental Club shares the Eco Fact of the Week for the week of May 4, 2020 -- In 2018, approximately 18 percent, or …
The Environmental Club shares the eco-fact of the week for April 27-May1 -- In the United States alone, more than 100 million plastic utensils are …
Ms. Jessica Quenzer shared some covid research activities that her class is sharing in. First off, FoldIt, an online protein folding modeling game that …
A message from the Environmental Club
We can’t gather, we can’t get out of the house very much, and we’re all, on average, a little …
On Tuesday, April 14th members of Ms. Maggio's AP Biology class participated in an online session with University of Chicago Professor Neil Shubin, the author …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco Fact of the Week for the week of April 13-17 -- Eight states in the United States have banned …
The Environmental Club presents Eco Fact of the week of March 2-6 -- On average, recycling creates ten times more jobs than landfills. If we …
Assistant Principals, Ms. Elizabeth Fong and Mr. Scott Thomas share that the Stuyvesant Science Olympiad team won 1st place at the New York City …
The Environmental Club presents Eco Fact of the week of February 3-7 -- Of all the plastic manufactured since 1950, only 9% of it has …
The Environmental Club presents Eco Fact of the week of January 27th -- Aluminum is one of the most recycled materials due to its …
The Environmental Club presents Eco Fact of the week of January 20th through 24th - It is estimated that about 24 percent of …
Urban Ecology and AP Environmental Science classes were inspired by guest speaker, Alumnus ‘72, Henk Rogers, founder and board director of Blue Planet …
Our Science Olympiad team came in 3rd at this past weekend’s regional competition at LISO - the Long Island Science Olympiad at Syosset High …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco Fact of the week for the week of December 2nd - To make just one ton of paper …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco Fact of the week for the week of November 18th -- Recycling paper not only saves trees, it …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco Fact of the week for the week of November 11th -- Plastic straws take up to 200 years …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco Fact of the week for the week of November 4th - The USDA ‘s National School Lunch Program …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco Fact of the week for the week of October 28th -- More than one quarter of American landfill …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco Fact of the week for the week of October 21st -- Three trees are spared every time you …
On average, it is more costly to destroy trash than recycling it, with …
Regeneron Research Coordinator, Mr. Jason Econome is seeking help of professional scientist volunteers:
The school year has begun, and the Regeneron Research program is in …
The Environmental Club is hosting an Electronics Drive this week! They are be collecting small electronics - such as old cell phones, lap tops, tablets, …
On Friday, June 14th, Dr. Lenzie Ford, a post doctorate of Eric Kandel's at Columbia, a Howard Hughes fellow, and a member …
Ms. Marissa Maggio’s trip to the New York Structural Biology Center with her freshman class that was reported in Update #27 was featured in the …
Eco Fact of the Week - 2,000 pounds (or 1 ton) of recycled paper helps to save over 350 gallons of oil, 17 trees, and …
Eco fact of the week! – Only 4% of the world’s children live in the US, but Americans buy (and throw away) 40% of the …
Take the BRING it Five-Day Challenge!
When you BRING IT, you can keep 167 water bottles out of the waste stream every year. When all …
Dr. Jeffrey Horenstein shares that several classes from the Biology department watched an autopsy on February 26th during 5th and 6th periods in Lecture …
Ms. Marissa Maggio shares that the Stuy Green Team and Environmental Club worked hard to complete the Bottle Cap Mural. As you can see …
Assistant Principal, Ms. Elizabeth Fong shares that our State Champion Science Olympiad Team competed in the Yale Invitational this past weekend out of 47 teams, …
Congratulations to sophomore, Kristoff Misquitta, who was among several of our students accepted to the Junior Academy, an online group of talented STEM …
Ms. Marissa Maggio shares that the Urban Ecologyclass recently visited the Transit Museum to learn about the history and future of the NYC transit system. …
Ms. Marissa Maggio, faculty advisor for the Enrionmental Club shares that The NYC Department of Education Office of Sustainability is recruiting NYC public and charter …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco fact of the week for the week of January 3, 2022. The salt used to save lives from the …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco fact of the week for the week of December 20, 2021 – The rise in sales of cosmetic and …
Research Coordinator, Mr. Jason Econome shares the following opportunities for research and competitions!
You may also view the links on this slide deck.
2021 High …
The Environmental Club shares the Eco-fact of the week fo the week of November 15, 2021.
It is often debated whether pens or pencils are …
The Environmental Club shares the Eco-Fact of the Week for the week of November 1, 2021
Every year for Halloween, many people purchase pumpkins to …
We're celebrating! Seven of our Stuyvesant educators have been selected for the University of Chicago’s Outstanding Educator Award:
Congratulations to
Meng-Ping Tu
Ellen Siegel
Jia …
The Environmental Club shares the Eco=Fact of the week for the week of October 18, 2021
Asian longhorns, spotted by nature, seem to blend perfectly …
The Eco-Fact of the Week by the Environmental Club for the week of October 11, 2021
We’ve all been guilty of this: discarding the unappetizing …
Biology Teacher, Ms. Jessica Quenzer shares that Stuy '21 Kristoff Misquitta's Genes in Space winning experiment has made progress last week ---
From last week's …
The Eco-Fact of the Week by the Environmental Club - Week of September 20, 2021
WANTED: SPOTTED LANTERNFLY
While these spotted lanternflies may have pretty …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco Fact of the week! This past week, the Eastern side of the United States has been hit with one …
Ms. Maggio shares an updated Stuy Service Trip blog with the daily journals written by our students who went on the Yellowstone trip in July. …
The Summer Rising Bio enrichment program will allow rising sophomores and rising juniors to come into the building to complete two hands-on lab activities. One …
Ms. Leslie Bernstein shares information from Vivian Lin, Stuy '12, and Founder of Groundcycle; An organization that arranged Bin Swaps for composting and started this …
Ms. Maggio shares that the Envirothon team went to the State Competition last week! Congratulations to Yuqing, Corey, Amy, Tina and Julia who placed top …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco-Fact of the Week!
Did you know that microplastics from the ocean are being emitted into the air every …
It is April, spring is in the air and everything is returning back to normal! The juniors in our research program have been working hard …
Ms. Marissa Maggio shares that the Stuy Environmental Club was just awarded a $500 grant from EcoRise to beautify a public space in the school. …
Ms. Jessica Quenzer shares that three from Stuyvesant have become FINALISTS in the 2021 Genes in Space competition!
https://www.genesinspace.org/news/blog/meet-the-2021-semifinalists/
Congratulations to freshman, Aiden Ackerman and …
Eco-Fact of the Week from our Envionmental Club! Week of April 26, 2021:
How many plastic containers do you use a week? Think about food, …
The Stuyvesant Environmental Club will have it's Annual Earth Day Fair this year on Friday, April 23rd (a day after Earth Day instead of on …
The Environmental Club shares the Eco-Fact of the Week for the week of March 29, 2021! Enjoy the Spring Break!
One of the most pressing …
Ms. Jessica Quenzer shares an update from Kristoff Misquitta, Stuy's 2020 Genes in Space winner, who has been working on making his experimental proposal a …
It’s well known that plastic consumption, especially bottles, is one of the largest environmental problems we have today. In fact, “the production and incineration of …
Ms. Jessica Quenzer shares congratulations to students who ranked as semifinalists at the USABO (USA Biology Olympiad) !
Fu Xing Chen
Sebastien Beurnier
Arthur Liang …
Ms. Marissa Maggio shares an African American Mathematicians and Scientists of History. project her freshman Bology students worked on! Enjoy the show!
In continuing efforts to improve the human condition through research, the Regeneron Research program is proud to sponsor, for the first time ever, a contest …
Ms. Deame Hua shares that the NY-NJ-LI tri-regional Ethics Bowl tournament concluded and Stuyvesant ranked 3rd out of 40 teams. Congratulations to all!
Here is …
ATTENTION ALL SOPHOMORES,
2- year research opportunity!
Please read the information below, including this paper describing Dr. Blackwell's research; Her work focuses on the implementation …
Ms. Marissa Maggio shares that former AP Biology student, Stuy '22 Arthur Liang has been working with Gwyn Uttmark, a PhD candidate at Stanford University. …
The Environmental Club brings you the Eco-Fact of the Week for January 4-8, 2021!
Although the recent inventions of bio-digestible items are remarkable, the truth …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco-Fact of the Week for the week of December 21-25, 2020
We all know the horrors of plastic bottles: turtles …
DONATE BOTTLE CAPS!
It’s that time of the year again! If you’ve seen the mural in the 5th floor student cafeteria, you know what a …
The Environmental Club shares the Eco Fact of the week for the week of November 30, 2020 -- Even though China is the largest plastic …
With COVID-19 heightening our needs for single-use, disposable plastic products, especially in the medical industry, hospitals have only been increasing their plastic consumption to minimize …
Research Coordinator, Mr. Jason Econome shares that summer is just around the corner and there is an exciting opportunity for juniors to earn money while …
Need help with AP Biology? Get help from STUY kids with STUY AP Bio --
Ms. Maggio shares that some previous students started a site …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco-Fact of the Week for the Week of October 19, 2020
You may have heard of the two Great Pacific …
Palak Srivastava, a senior working alongside Ms. Marissa Maggio to organize an Environmental Speaker Series.is happy to announce that the first one is …
Every year, 8 million tons of plastic is washed into the ocean, where it gets broken down to microscopic pieces of plastic. The microplastics in …
Dr. Tu of the Biology Department would like to invite students who are interested in Neuroscience to join her on the virtual Brain Insight Lecture …
Over the course of the year Ms Maggio's freshman AP Bio students have made a number of animations to model biological processes, such as enzyme …
Ms. Jessica Quenzer is thrilled to share that that this year we have two honorable mentions and a finalist for the 2020 Genes in Space …
Ms. Marissa Maggio shares congratulations to the students who participated in the NYS Envirthon Competition. The team placed 2nd out of 15 county teams! …
Ms. Jessica Quenzer shares that 14 students entered this year's Genes in Space contest. The students wrote proposals for molecular biology experiments to be conducted …
The Environmental Club shares the Eco Fact of the Week for the week of May 4, 2020 -- In 2018, approximately 18 percent, or …
Ms. Marissa Maggio shares that this week, members of the Billion Oyster Project held a Google Hangout with the Stuy community to discuss the program …
Ms. Jessica Quenzer shares the good news that that two students who submitted essays to the national DNA Day contest made it to finals. This …
Ms. Marissa Maggio shares that on Monday. April 13, members of the Envirothon Team participated in a training sessions with the Audubon Society. We practiced …
Ms. Maggio shares - March for Science NYC 4/19/20 4:00 PM- 10:00 PM
Hear from, meet and interact with scientists and activists in multi livestream …
The Environmental Club presents Eco Fact of the week of March 30th -- A New York based recycling company called Galvanize group run by …
The Environmental Club presents Eco Fact of the week of March 9 to 14 -- Most of the time, recycled plastic can only be recycled …
Ms. Marissa Maggio shares New York is going bagless on March 1, so you will have to pay for a bag at stores if …
The Environmental Club presents Eco Fact of the week of February 10-14 -- One ton of paper is made from approximately 17 trees. These 17 …
The Environmental Club presents Eco Fact of the week of January 13-17 - In 2017, paper and cardboard made up the largest percentage of municipal …
Ms. Jessica Quenzer reminds all AP Biology students that the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) registration closes on January 18th. Students may register at …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco Fact of the week for the week of December 23rd -- The average person has the opportunity to …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco Fact of the week for the week of December 16th -- When organic waste is compressed in a …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco Fact of the week for the week of December 9th -- Recycling just one pound of steel can …
The Environmental Club presents the Eco Fact of the week for the week of November 25th -- One surprising way you can help conserve …
Research Coordinator, Mr. Jason Econome is taking five juniors to a conference at Columbia University on Monday, December 9th. He needs two …
The Environmental Club will be showing Wall-E in Lecture Hall A after 10th period on Wednesday, November 13thas part of the new movie …
The Environmental Club shares the Eco Fact of the week!
The United States is one of the largest producers of trash in the entire world, …
The Eco-Fact of the week from the Environmental Club for Week September 23rd to 27th -- The average American office worker uses approximately …
Stuyvesant is coordinating two (2) field research trips to Yellowstone National Park in July of 2020 open to all current students. Spend the week in …
Members of the Environmental Club came to the roof after homeroom this week to pull weeds and transplant seedlings. The students will be coming in …
Ms. Marissa Maggip created a YouTube channel and posted the final video projects from the freshman AP Biology students and some of their animation work …
Ms. Jessica Quenzer shares a photo and results from Stuyvesant’s Honorable Mentions in the Genes in Space 2019 Competition. Congratulations to Michael Chan, Lauren …
Ms. Marissa Maggio and the Environmental Club hung the Bottle Cap Upcycle project last week in the Cafeteria. They wish to thank everyone again in …
Ms. Jessica Quenzer reminds students that the deadline to submit Genes in Space proposals is April 19th. Students can see Ms. Quenzer if …
Eco Fact of the Week - Over 500,000 marine animals die every year from plastic entanglement and ingestion – including sea turtles, sea lions, sea …
Eco Fact of the Week: US landfills produced 16.2% of US methane emissions in 2010, a greenhouse gas 86 times worse than carbon dioxide over …
Join the Green Thumb Youth Leadership Council! Cultivating the next generation of gardeners – a FREE volunteer program for youth.
Learn valuable skills in a …
Dr. Meng-Ping Tu received biological modeling kits funded by generous donations made by the Parent’s Association during Spring. She shared a picture of her students …
ALMOST ENDING!! Class of 2022 – Reminder!! Ms. Marissa Maggio shares that the Environmental Club is running a competition between the freshman classes to see …
Do you know any high school students interested in learning about careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)?
If so, encourage them to register …
