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• Meena Alexander Featured in New Video and Q&A

  Distinguished Professor Meena Alexander (GC/Hunter, English) was recently featured in a Statesman Q&A that introduced her as “undoubtedly one of the finest poets in contemporary... Read more

• Octopuses ‘Throwing’ Projectile Weapons, Says GC Study

  Distinguished Professor Peter Godfrey-Smith (Philosophy) recently uncovered evidence that octopuses living on a bed of shells at Jervis Bay, Australia, are “throwing stuff” at one another... Read more

• Ruth Milkman Featured in NY Times on the 'McDonald's Challenge'

  In a New York Times feature published this week, Professor Ruth Milkman (Sociology) commented on efforts to raise wages and organize workers at McDonald’s and other fast-food chains abroad. Read more

• Recent GC Study Predicts Middle-Age Happiness

  A research study by Professor Cheryl Carmichael (GC/Brooklyn, Psychology) shows that happiness can be predicted by the quantity of friends in your 20s and the quality of friendships in your 30s. Read more

• Lev Manovich's 'Selfiecity' Featured in Time Magazine

  Various works by Professor Lev Manovich (Computer Science), whose projects focus on cultural analytics, data visualization, and social computing, have been featured recently in national media and academic journals alike, and will be presented at an upcoming conference: Read more

• Eric Lott Explains ‘Jim Crow’ in National Geographic Feature

  In a new National Geographic article, Professor Eric Lott (English/Comparative Literature), offers insight on the origins of “Jim Crow,” a shorthand term with long historical roots. Read more

• Duncan Faherty Named Inaugural Director of the Early Research Initiative

  Professor Duncan Faherty (GC/Queens, English/American Studies) has been named the inaugural director of the Graduate Center’s new Early Research Initiative (ERI), which will provide opportunities for doctoral students to do exploratory research early in their graduate careers.
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• Expand Diversity in the Outdoors, Writes Vilna Bashi Treitler

  In a new Al Jazeera America op-ed, Professor Treitler (GC/Baruch, Sociology) explores why Americans of color are only about half as likely to visit U.S. national parks as whites. Read more

• Donna Nickitas to Receive Major Award from National League for Nursing

  Professor Donna M. Nickitas (GC/Hunter, Nursing) has been selected to receive the 2015 Mary Adelaide Nutting Award for Outstanding Teaching or Leadership in Nursing Education, a prestigious honor bestowed biennially by the National League for Nursing. Read more

• Atticus Finch is ‘Inspiration and a Warning,’ Writes David Reynolds

  Distinguished Professor David S. Reynolds (English) published an essay this week exploring the meaning of the iconic character Atticus Finch, as portrayed in the recently released novel by Harper Lee, Go Set a Watchman. Read more