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• Faculty Book: Charles Liu

  Charles Liu, Karen Masters, and Sevil Salur
  30-Second Universe: 50 most significant ideas, theories, principles and events that sum up the field
  (Ivy Press, 2019)

   

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• The Secrets to Prolific Publishing: Fish and Friendship

  

  Isaac Wirgin and John Waldman (Credit: The Graduate Center, Isaac Wirgin/John Waldman)

  How Professor John Waldman, a Graduate Center alumnus, managed to co-author nearly 50 papers with fellow alumnus Isaac Wirgin. Read more

• How to Live Well as an Epicurean

  

  Professor Catherine Wilson, author of "How to Be an Epicurean: The Ancient Art of Living Well"

  Being an Epicurean is different than you may think, as Professor Catherine Wilson reveals in a new book. She helps readers discover the sources of lasting joy and fulfillment. Read more

• She Will Whistle in the New Year With the New York Philharmonic

  

  Emily Eagen

  Graduate Center doctoral student Emily Eagen shows off her rare talent in a sold-out performance dedicated to the work of Stephen Sondheim. Read more

• Climate Change and Deforestation Could Decimate Madagascar's Rainforest Habitat By 2070

  

  Ruffed lemurs are a keystone species whose survival is critical to the health and continuation of Madagascar’s eastern rainforest. A new study suggests strict anti-deforestation laws may be most immediately crucial to their and other species’ survival. (Source: Rabe Franck)

  A new study in Nature Climate Change has found that, left unchecked, the combined effects of deforestation and human-induced climate change could eliminate Madagascar’s entire eastern rainforest habitat by 2070. Read more

• ‘Hot Carbon,’ by Professor John Marra, Nominated for PEN Literary Science Writing Award

  

  Professor John Marra, author of "Hot Carbon: Carbon-14 and a Revolution in Science"

  Marra's book makes the long list with works by Bill Bryson and David Wallace-Wells. He offers tips for scientists who are considering writing for a nonacademic audience. Read more

• 11 (Academic) New Year’s Resolutions: How to Write Better, Get Published, and Get Hired

  

  Make some academic new year resolutions for 2020. (Credit: Getty)

  How about making some academic resolutions for the new year? Here are some that might already be on your list, along with guidance from Graduate Center students, faculty, and alumni on how to achieve them. (There’s even a happy ending.) Read more

• For the Book Lovers on Your Holiday Gift List

  

  Books by Graduate Center faculty, alumni and students

  Consider these recent books by Graduate Center faculty and alumni for the avid readers on your gift list, or even your own pleasure and enlightenment. Read more

• The Path From Math to a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice

  

  Nathan Connealy (Credit: The Graduate Center, Coralie Carlson)

  Ph.D. student Nathan Connealy finds nuances in data and uses them to understand how legal marijuana sales affect crime and policing.  Read more

• The Graduate Center Mourns the Passing of Distinguished Professor Emerita June Nash

  Nash was a renowned anthropologist and an activist who studied the lives of tin miners in Bolivia, Zapatistas in Chiapas, the Maya in Guatemala, and General Electric workers in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Read more