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STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY TO LEAD NEW CLIMATE EDUCATION AND JOBS HUB ON GOVERNORS ISLAND

Mayor Eric Adams and the Trust for Governors Island announced the selection of a new anchor institution for the Center for Climate Solutions following a two-year competitive process. The Exchange, led by Stony Brook University, will be a first-of-its-kind, cross-sec­tor non­prof­it orga­ni­za­tion ded­i­cat­ed to cli­mate research, solu­tion devel­op­ment, edu­ca­tion, work­force train­ing, and pub­lic pro­grams on Gov­er­nors Island. Click here to read the full announcement →