The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, or MARTA, is the public transportation agency in Atlanta, Georgia. Every day, MARTA transports 432,900 riders in metropolitan Atlanta across the city. The Authority currently provides heavy rail, bus, and paratransit transportation in 3 of the 39 counties that make up Atlanta’s metropolitan statistical …
Semi-panicked, I stood in an empty parking lot searching for the office building but could not find it; I was at the wrong address. By the time I found the building, my soon to be boss and co-workers were already on the bus preparing for the day’s markets. I turned the …
Did you know that Woodrow Wilson is the only president to hold a PhD? I didn’t either, until I began my internship as a Research Assistant at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. Little did I know that our nation’s 28th president was more than just a politician. …
NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) My internship is with DSNY, in the Office of the Commissioner, and my position is largely focused around one event in particular, the NYC Food Waste Fair. Under NYC’s Zero Waste Initiative to contribute zero waste to landfills by 2030, the city has been steadily …
NYC Government The governmental apparatus of New York City is probably more complicated than you think, unless you happen to have worked in it before. There are various city agencies, boards and judiciaries – and that’s all before we get to elected officials. The elected positions of New York City …
Less than two weeks after the conclusion of the spring semester at the Bard Center for Environmental Policy, I found myself gearing up for my first day of work at the Pace Energy and Climate Center in White Plains, NY. The Pace Energy and Climate Center is a not-for-profit project …
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is tasked with the environmental protection of the entire state of New York. This protection comes in many forms, including environmental laws, permitting of activities, and cleaning up contaminated sites. The NYSDEC is divided into 9 regions. Region 2, located in …
Before I began my internship with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), I had no prior experience with coal research. I owe tremendous thanks to professor Jen Phillips for encouraging all of us in Bard CEP’s spring Environmental Science course to research and present on a variety of topics throughout …
By a happy coincidence, the writing of this blog coincided with the start of a new year and the last semester of our graduate program (almost there!!), setting the stage for some reflection on how the past year and a half has prepared me to embark on my professional journey. …
When I moved from the academic setting at Bard to Washington, D.C. to start my internship, one of my biggest adjustments—besides dealing with city living—was learning a new style of research. I’ve always loved research, but in the past, my research has been primarily focused in databases. My work experience …
