New York’s New Constitutional Right to a Clean Environment Faces First Judicial Test

Elisabeth Haub School of Law

"They're trying to pretend nothing happened," said Nicholas Robinson, an environmental law professor at Pace University who is not involved in the case. At the same time, Robinson said, the state's response was not unexpected. "They feel they're entitled to wait until the highest court in New York orders them to behave otherwise. Now, that's kind of bad in the sense that they should want to support the bill of rights. But you can also understand that they want to be protected by a court order that tells them to do it."

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Cybersecurity Pillars: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Governance

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Darren Hayes, founder and director of Pace University's Digital Forensics Research Lab, ranked cyberattacks linked to political events, ...

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Hochul Announces $150M Housing Initiative While in White Plains

Elisabeth Haub School of Law

Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Pace Law School in White Plains and announced details of the Mid-Hudson Momentum Fund, a new $150 million funding initiative to match funding from other sources specifically for mixed-use housing and infrastructure projects throughout the Mid-Hudson Region. Hochul said that the new fund would be controlled by Empire State Development and would increase the housing supply to meet growing demand while also investing in key infrastructure projects in the region.

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Gov. Hochul Touts State Budget at Pace University, Details Funding for Hudson Valley

Elisabeth Haub School of Law

Gov. Kathy Hochul touted her proposed state budget on Tuesday and detailed what it would mean for the Hudson Valley during an appearance at Pace University in White Plains. Hochul announced a $150 million funding initiative to tackle the housing crisis and essential infrastructure projects.

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Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Highlights Mid-Hudson Regional Investments as Part of FY 2024 Executive Budget

Elisabeth Haub School of Law

As mentioned, PACE'S Land Use Law Center is the reason we're here today - that you're training individuals in the art of the possible, to look at land and reimagine uses and to just do something that's quite extraordinary that leaves a legacy. So, I thank you for helping us have sustainable communities since this was founded in 1993. That is significant. And promoting innovative land use strategies that we look to for guidance in state government and local communities. So, this is fantastic, so thanks again.

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Research, Technology, and Saving Lives

Seidenberg School of CSIS

“If we create technology that helps emergency care personnel make better, faster decisions, we can literally save lives.” Professor Zhan Zhang would know—he’s spent almost a decade doing research in emergency care technology. At Pace, he’s empowering ambitious young innovators to improve life through novel tech solutions.

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“If we create technology that helps emergency care personnel make better decisions faster, we can literally save lives.”

Professor Zhan Zhang, PhD, would know—he’s been doing research in emergency care tech for almost a decade. He recently received a National Science Foundation grant to develop touchless smart glasses that will allow emergency care professionals to collect data, communicate with other specialists, and pull up medical protocol checklists with a gesture of the head or through voice controls. They’ll no longer need to take their hands—or their eyes—off the patient or risk transferring germs to and from a computer keyboard.

His work has earned him a few incredible distinctions: in Fall 2021, he made Pace history by earning grants from both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). In February 2023, he made history at Pace again, after being awarded nearly $500K through the NSF's Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, the most prestigious award for junior faculty across the US from a Federal agency.

If we create technology that helps emergency care personnel make better decisions faster, we can literally save lives.

Zhang could have easily gone into industry, but he loves research and educating the next generation of IT workers and researchers. And it’s not unusual for students to reach out and ask to work with Professor Zhang. “Students here all work very hard, and the first thing I ask them about is their goals. They always have goals and are very proactive. One of my students was interested in researching human-computer interaction. We worked for nine months on an application to help patients understand the meaning of their medical scans and lab results. After graduation, that student was hired full-time as a UX designer—and I just got a note that he’s been promoted to be the head of UX design. He deserves that. He is very talented.”

Professor Zhang also collaborates closely with other faculty members. “I recently worked with Dr. David Sachs on a telehealth project he created to make healthcare more accessible for older adults with financial constraints. He worked very hard to get that project funded—and I’ve heard that more than 2,000 are now using it.”

Community was one of the biggest reasons Zhang chose to be at Pace. “My colleagues do a lot of meaningful work, and I’m proud of that. We all mentor students and are concerned about keeping the curriculum relevant. Right now, we’re working on developing new interdisciplinary programs in health informatics, human-centered design, and a two-year master’s program in data science and computer security.”

Computer science and information technology is a field that never stops changing. And at Pace, the curriculum never stops evolving.

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Staying Resilient and Finding Growth in Finance with Lloyd Duberry Jr. '09, '15

Lubin School of Business

In this episode of the Lubin Link podcast, two-time Lubin School of Business graduate Lloyd Duberry Jr. '09, '15 discusses his finance career, staying resilient, and the Pace people who inspired him.

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Lubin alumnus Lloyd Duberry Jr. '09, '15

Two-time Lubin School of Business graduate Lloyd Duberry Jr. '09, '15 discusses how his interest in finance led to a career in the industry and how staying resilient helped him throughout his career and land his current role as Fixed Income Trade Operations Manager at Capital Group in California.

This episode was recorded on February 7, 2023.

Tune into the Lubin Link podcast to hear how guests went from go-getting Lubin students to successful entrepreneurs, social media mavens, directors, CEOs, and beyond. They offer their best tips to students and share how you can make the most out of your #LubinLife.

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The Artists Resisting the Gentrification of New York’s Chinatown

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Dyson College of Arts and Science

In the summer of 2021, Pace University Art Gallery Director Sarah Cunningham approached CAB Co-Founder Betty Yu to host an exhibition inside its sleek downtown space. In a back room, Degentrification Archives also documents the history of a vital predecessor and contemporary collaborator, CAAV, which began in 1986 as an organization fighting anti-Asian hate and published a newspaper. In the Pace University gallery exhibition, the 40-year-old publications are unsettlingly familiar: Headlines decry police brutality and racist violence.

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Pace University Art Gallery Hosts Chinatown Art Brigade (CAB) Exhibit

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Dyson College of Arts and Science

Pace University Art Gallery is pleased to present “Degentrification Archives,” an exhibit by the Chinatown Art Brigade (CAB) that uplifts the stories of people most directly impacted by the gentrification of Manhattan’s Chinatown, with the long-­term goal of protecting and preserving their neighborhood. The exhibit opens on Friday, February 10 with a reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and remains on view through Saturday, March 25. This exhibit is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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Legal Hand Call-in Center Established

Elisabeth Haub School of Law

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University has opened Westchester County’s first Legal Hand Call-in Center, in partnership with Legal Hand Inc., an innovative community-based service based on the idea of Neighbors helping Neighbors. Legal Hand’s highly trained nonlawyer volunteers are available to community members to help assist them, always at no cost, with issues in the areas of housing, immigration, family issues, public benefits, domestic violence, elderly assistance, estate issues and other challenging life issues.

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