The 33rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards honored Zaina Arafat, professor of journalism, as the best Bisexual Fiction author for her book You Exist Too Much. The Lambda Literary Awards advocate for LGBTQ writers, elevating the impact of their words to create community, preserve their legacies, and affirm the value of their stories. Arafat’s book was chosen from more than 1,000 submissions.
Experienced Midwife Joins Award-Winning Hospital System
Cheshire Medical Center, part of New Hampshire’s award-winning Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health network, announced that Julie Virgin ’11 has joined the women’s health department. Virgin most recently served as a certified nurse midwife at Blackfeet Community Hospital Indian Health Service in Browning, Montana. She also worked as a registered nurse at the Childbirth and Women’s Center in Danbury, Connecticut, and founded and directed the Community Doula Birth Program in Southern Maine.
LIU Wrestling Wins Scholar All-American Team Championships
The National Wrestling Coaches Association awarded the Long Island University Sharks with the Scholar All-American Team Championship for achieving the highest team GPA in all of NCAA Division I wrestling. The Sharks finished ahead of North Dakota State University, Cleveland State University, Stanford University and George Mason University in the top five. Freshman wrestler Devin Matthews also earned an individual Scholar All-American award.
Where Americans Stand on Climate Change as World Leaders Discuss a Way Forward at the G7 Summit
BROOKVILLE, NY, June 14, 2021 – Results of a newly released Long Island University Steven S. Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling and Analysis national poll reveal where Americans stand on climate change as President Biden and world leaders recently met to discuss a way forward at the G7 Summit in the United Kingdom.
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THE G7 SUMMIT, WORLD LEADERS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
World leaders met at the G7 summit in Cornwall, England from June 11-13, 2021. The G7 Summit is an event that brings together leaders of some of the world’s largest economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The agenda included discussion on climate change. World leaders at the G7 Summit pledged a commitment to cut carbon emissions in half by 2030 and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. These pledges are anticipated to impact the direction of climate change policy measures of the world’s largest economies.
WHERE AMERICANS STAND ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Is global warming a serious and pressing problem?
73% OF AMERICANS SAID YES.
Americans were asked if global warming is a serious and pressing problem. Of the respondents, 73% of Americans said yes, 17% said no, and 9% were unsure or had no answer. 94% of Democrats said yes, 70% of independent/other said yes, and 48% of Republicans said yes. Younger Americans were more concerned that global warming was a serious and pressing problem than older Americans. 80% of respondents between the ages of 18 and 29 said yes, while 68% of respondents aged 45 years and older said yes. The largest regional differences indicated the Northeast region of the United States has the highest concern (83%) compared to the Mountain region (67%).
How much is the United States as a country doing to combat climate change?
65% OF AMERICANS SAID TOO LITTLE.
Americans were asked how much the United States is doing to combat climate change as a country. 65% of respondents agreed that the United States is doing too little. 20% of respondents said what the United States is doing to combat climate change is about right. 15% of respondents said the United States is doing too much to combat climate change. Respondents were mixed based on political identification. 84% of Democrats said the United States is doing too little, 67% of independent/other said the United States is doing too little, and 35% of Republicans said the United States is doing too little.
Do you believe the benefits of taking further action on climate change will outweigh the costs?
63% OF AMERICANS SAID YES.
Americans were asked if they believe the benefits of taking further action on climate change will outweigh the costs. 63% of American respondents said yes, 21% said no, and 16% said they were unsure or had no answer. Respondents were again mixed based on political identification. 83% of Democrats said yes, 57% of independent/other said yes, and 42% of Republicans said yes.
What climate change actions do Americans agree on?
Americans were asked what federal policies they would support to combat climate change. 69% of Americans said YES to policies that would support subsidies for renewable energy technologies. 61% of respondents said YES to policies that would support subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles. 60% of Americans said YES to a net-zero emissions target for 2050.
METHODOLOGY
This Long Island University Steven S. Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling, and Analysis online poll was conducted through SurveyMonkey from June 10 – 11, 2021 among a national sample of 1,607 adults ages 18 and up. Respondents for this survey were selected from over 2.5 million people who take surveys on the SurveyMonkey platform each day. Data for this week have been weighted for age and gender using the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey to reflect the demographic composition of the United States. The modeled error estimate for this survey is plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
ABOUT THE LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY STEVEN S. HORNSTEIN CENTER FOR POLICY, POLLING, AND ANALYSIS
The Long Island University Steven S. Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling, and Analysis conducts independent polling, empirical research, and analysis on a wide range of public issues. Our studies inform the public and policy makers about critical issues, attitudes, and trends shaping the world. Visit liu.edu/Hornstein for more information and results from this national poll.
ABOUT LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY
Long Island University, founded in 1926, continues to redefine higher education, providing high quality academic instruction by world-class faculty. Recognized by Forbes for its emphasis on experiential learning and by the Brookings Institution for its “value added” to student outcomes, LIU offers over 250 degree programs, with a network of 270,000 alumni that includes industry leaders and entrepreneurs across the globe. Visit liu.edu for more information.
Campus Newspaper Awarded Best on Long Island
The Press Club of Long Island, an official chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, recognized The Pioneer of LIU Post as the “Best College Newspaper” on Long Island in its 2021 PCLI Media Awards. The club specifically recognized LIU students Dylan Valic, Ashley Bowden, Shannon Miller, Ida Ynner Lagerqvist, Emma Robinson, Jillian Mehta and Andrew Scarpaci for their outstanding work in publishing the newspaper.
Veterinary Student Earns Competitive Research Fellowship
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research and Association of American Veterinary Colleges named Anna Schaubeck, a second-year student at the College of Veterinary Medicine, as one of its 2021 FFAR Vet Fellows. The highly competitive program is focused on addressing food and nutritional security, changing climate and emerging pathogens, and Schaubeck was selected as one of the most promising veterinary students interested in pursuing wide-ranging research across the agricultural and veterinary sciences.
Admired Advocate Joins Leading Childhood Cancer Foundation
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest non-government funder of childhood cancer research grants, announced the appointment of Robert Martin ’72 to its board of directors. Martin is the founder of the Bridge To A Cure Foundation dedicated to ending childhood cancer. He has published several children’s books focused on cancer, ADHD, and cultural/socialization issues, and he previously served as a division president of Colgate Palmolive for nearly 20 years.
Star Baseball Players Named First-Team All-Conference
The Northeast Conference awarded LIU baseball seniors Rob Griswold and Anthony Warneke with first-team All-NEC honors, and senior Cade Biddle with second-team All-NEC honors, for their outstanding performances during the 2021 season. Griswold finished fourth in the league in saves as a relief pitcher, while Biddle finished second in the league in stolen bases and Warneke ranked in the top 10 among all players in several offensive and defensive categories.
Environmental Expert Leads Educational Initiative
The Brodhead Watershed Association, one of the most well-renowned watershed associations in Pennsylvania, announced Dr. Alex Jackson ’08 as its new executive director to lead its educational mission to protect and improve water quality. Dr. Jackson is an organismal biologist who has conducted expeditions to Mount Whitney, Sequoia National Forest, the Mojave Desert, and rainforest ecosystems in Gabon and Suriname.
Long Island University Unveils Groundbreaking Project Offering Public Access to Digital Historic Documents
Students Conduct Research & Archiving Funded by $1.5 million Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation Grant
Brookville, N.Y. (June 3, 2021) – Long Island University’s Palmer School of Library and Information Science announced today the opening of “Digitizing Local History Sources,” a groundbreaking five-year project and website offering the public access to over 51,000 images from 40 participating historical societies across Long Island. The endeavor was funded by a $1.5 million grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.
Ranked among the “Best Archival Science Programs” in the country by U.S. News & World Report, the Palmer School offered 105 master’s and doctoral students the ability to digitize the documents since the project launched in 2017.
“Students of the Palmer School have become world-renowned archivists, historians and librarians,” said Long Island University President Kimberly R. Cline. “I am proud that Long Island University can offer them a unique experiential learning opportunity that will forever preserve the history of our beloved Gold Coast region and beyond.”
The collection documents the breadth of life on Long Island: from the diary of a 1920s schoolgirl to the daily calendar of a World War II school superintendent; from the daily account book of an 18th century blacksmith to advertising scrapbooks from the quintessential Long Island department store; from 17th century deeds to 20th century real estate agent records; from photos of early 1900s automobile races to scrapbooks documenting the destruction caused by the Hurricane of 1938; and from the daily life of wealthy Gold Coast residents to the treasured photo albums of Fire Island community members.
“Long Island’s historical societies’ archival collections are among their most valuable assets. RDLGF’s partnership with the LIU Palmer School of Library and Information Science offers students hands-on archival training while introducing our historic stewards to the best practices in handling and accessing their incredible resources. Having these collections available online will now easily expand research capabilities into Long Island’s rich heritage,” said Kathryn M. Curran, Executive Director of the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.
The “Digitizing Local History Sources” project can be accessed by visiting this link. Suggested search terms for beginning to explore the collection include:
| Search Term | Result |
| Whaling | 3 journals from whaling ships |
| Girl | Multi-volume handwritten diary of a high school girl, 1923-1927 |
| Automobile racing | Photo albums of races by William K. Vanderbilt II |
| Hurricane | Photo album and scrapbook of the Hurricane of 1938 |
| Blacksmith | Blacksmith shop ledgers, 1900-1924 |
| Land | 18th century deeds and other items |
| Postcard | Hundreds of images of postcards from across Long Island |
| Club | Over 1,800 images relating to clubs of various kinds |
| Family | Over 4,000 images related to families |
| Glass Plate | Over 1,100 glass plate negatives |
| Landscape | Over 1,000 images of landscapes, sketches, and notes |
| House | Over 1,600 images related to houses and housing |
| Dog | 46 images with dogs |
For additional information, please contact Project Director Dr. Gregory S. Hunter at Long Island University’s Palmer School of Library and Information Science: greg.hunter@liu.edu
About Long Island University
Long Island University, founded in 1926, continues to redefine higher education, providing high quality academic instruction by world-class faculty. Recognized by Forbes for its emphasis on experiential learning and by the Brookings Institution for its “value added” to student outcomes, LIU offers over 250 degree programs, with a network of 270,000 alumni that includes industry leaders and entrepreneurs across the globe. Visit liu.edu for more information.