Fall 2023 Environmental Science Courses:

• Energy Conservation, ENV 3002

  • Prof. Catto – Lecture Mon/Wed 10:45am-12pm, Lab Mon/Wed 12:25-2:05pm

• Principles of Evolution: Processes, Patterns, and the History of Life, ENV/BIO 3030

  • Prof. Bengston - Lecture Tue/Thur 9:30-10:20am, Lab Tu/Th 8:05-9:20 AM or 10:45am-12pm

• Topics in Environmental Science, ENV 4900

  • Prof. Gonzalez- Lecture Tue/Thur 9:30-10:20am, Lab Tu/Th 10:45am-12pm

  • On February 18th, 2021, the Perseverance Rover landed in the Jezero Crater on Mars, with the objective to “seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.” In this course, we will investigate what “signs” would point to ancient or modern life, both on the Martian surface and in the chemistry of any samples (eventually) returned to Earth. Topics to be covered include the visual and chemical evidence for life on Earth and its application to Martian environments; if and how compounds indicative of life could be preserved in Martian rocks; insights from Earth analogues for Mars environments; the potential for modern subsurface life on Mars; and whether life on Earth could have originated on Mars. In lab, we will grow our own microbial mats, and characterize the visual and chemical characteristics that make them “alive.” As a final project, students will prepare a mock manuscript for publication in the journal Astrobiology. 

• Ecosystem Sustainability, ENV 4005

  • Prof. Zarnoch – Lecture Mon/Wed 5:40-6:55pm; 7:05-8:55pm lab

Fall 2023- Other Courses in ENV Minor

• Covering Climate Change, JRN 3800

  • Tue 9:05 -10:20 AM

  • Hybrid asynchronous clss

• Law and the Environment

  • Prof. Watnick,Tue/Thur, 10:45 AM - 12 PM

• Cities and Sustainability, PAF 3442

  • Prof. Jones - Tue 2:30-5:25pm

• Environmental Ethics, Law, and Public Policy

  • Tue/Thur, 9:05 - 10:20 AM

• Environmental Psychology, PSY 3185

  • Prof. Sleboda-Sobolev - Tue/Thur, 2:30 - 3:45pm

Winter session 2024

• Science, Technology, Innovation and Ecology in Israel,JWS 3950

Spring 2024 Environmental Science Courses -to be updated!

• Introduction to Environmental Science, ENV 3001

  • Prof. Zarnoch

• Animal Behavior, ENV/BIO 3032

  • Prof. Bengston

• The Susan Locke Interdisciplinary Capstone in Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change 

Spring 2024- Other Courses in ENV Minor - to be updated!

• Biostatistics, ENV/BIO 2100

  •  Prof. Gosnell - Fridays 9:55 AM - 1:15 PM (offered online)

Questions?

Contact: Chester.Zarnoch@baruch.cuny.edu