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• Alternative Schools Have Much to Teach: Michelle Fine and Mica Baum-Tuccillo on The Thought Project

  Fine, a professor of psychology and urban education, and Baum-Tucillo, a Ph.D. psychology Ph.D. student, discuss the findings of a new study of New York City’s beleaguered transfer schools, by the Public Science Project. Read more

• Inauguration and Democracy in the Balance: Graduate Center Faculty React to the Swearing in of President Joseph R. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris

  

  President Joe Biden (Credit: Alex Irklievski)

  Graduate Center faculty reflect on Inauguration Day and "dawn of a new era." Read more

• Faculty Book: Mary Ann Caws

  Alice Paalen Rahon
  Translated by Mary Ann Caws
  Alice Paalen Rahon
  (Prenguin Random House, 2021)

  
   

  
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• Mellon Foundation Supports Social Practice CUNY at The Graduate Center to Cultivate Diverse Artists and Leaders in NYC

  

  “Court Crier,” 2018 by Julian Louis Phillips, (courtesy of Phillips). Phillips is a graduate of Social Practice Queens (SPQ).

  An innovative program based at The Graduate Center aims to create a new generation of cultural leaders in New York City who represent the city’s diverse population and are committed to bringing social change through art. Read more

• Graduate Center Historians and Political Scientists Put President Trump’s Second Impeachment in Context

  

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  Professors David Nasaw, Gunja SenGupta, and Charles Tien analyze the historic moment and what it means for democracy and the future of the U.S. Read more

• ‘Sustainaphrenia’ in New York City: Melissa Checker on The Thought Project

  Checker, a professor of anthropology and psychology, discusses her latest book, The Sustainability Myth: Environmental Gentrification and the Politics of Justice. Read more

• Talking Turkish: Ph.D. Candidate Maya Rose Studies How Adults Best Learn a Second Language Online

  

  Left: Getty Images. Right: Maya Rose (Courtesy of Rose)

  Rose secured NSF funding for her research, which could have implications for programs like Duolingo. She shares tips on applying for grants and where to get help. Read more

• Asian Butterfly Mimics Different Species to Defend Against Predators

  

  Caption: Males and females in some populations of the common palmfly butterfly resemble each other and mimic crow butterflies, but females in other populations are orange and mimic tiger butterflies. Ruttenberg et al. demonstrate that orange females have evolved repeatedly in different parts of tropical and subtropical Asia, and locate a putative genetic “mimicry switch” that determines female color form. 

  David Lohman, an epidemiologist with The Graduate Center, CUNY and tThe City College of New York, and his collaborators studied the genome of 45 samples representing 18 butterfly subspecies across Asia to determine their evolutionary history and establish which genes are responsible for the color variation in females. Read more

• Ph.D. Student Simon Verlynde Is 'Hooked on Orchids'

  

  Angraecum polyphemus (Credit: Johan Hermans) and Simon Verlynde (Credit: Verlynde)

  Simon Verlynde explains how he pivoted from airline mechanic school to getting his Ph.D. in biology and studying at The New York Botanical Garden.  Read more

• Monique Sosnowski Wants Poached Furs and Skins to Go Out of Fashion

  

  Monique Sosnowski

  The criminal justice Ph.D. student has been quoted and cited for her work on wildlife crime. She explains her research and fieldwork and shares advice on getting published. Read more