For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. Faculty NewsNews »Faculty News Filter by: Category: Distinguished Professor Appointments Faculty Activities Faculty Awards New Appointments to the GC Year: 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 Month: January February March April May June July August September October November December Two Graduate Center Philosophy Professors Named Editors of Leading Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art JournalProfessors Jonathan Gilmore and Sandra Shapshay (Photo credit: Alex Irklievski)The selection of Professors Jonathan Gilmore and Sandra Shapshay as co-editors of the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism reinforces the Graduate Center’s strength in the philosophy of art. Read moreStudents Monitor the Eruption of the Cumbre Vieja Volcano: ‘It’s Hot, and You Have Ash on You’ Samantha Tramontano sets up a station for sampling ash from the Cumbre Vieja volcano, 10/02/2021Ph.D. students Samantha Tramontano, Franco Cortese, and their adviser Professor Marc-Antoine Longpré traveled to La Palma to study Cumbre Vieja’s eruption, which began over a month ago on September 19. Read moreWhy These Eels Glow Green and What It Could Mean for PeopleGymnothorax zonipectis fluorescent eel (Photo © John Sparks)The discovery comes 10 years after scientists captured an image of a bioluminescent eel for the first time off the coast of the Cayman Islands and is the first identification of a fluorescent protein in any moray eel, adding to the growing list and awareness of biofluorescent fish. Read moreGraduate Center Professors Receive CUNY Grants for Promising Work in BiochemistryProfessors Rupal Gupta and Shana Elbaum-Garfinkle (Photo credit for Elbaum-Garfinkle image: Rachel Ramirez)The funding will support graduate students in both Rupal Gupta’s and Shana Elbaum-Garfinkle’s labs, and both professors are seeking new, ambitious students and staff to join their groups. Read moreA CUNY Neuroscience Professor and His Students Seek to Bring Relief to Parkinson’s Disease and COVID-19 PatientsProfessor Andreas Kottmann (third from left) with students and alumni from his lab (l to r): Ph.D. student Santiago Uribe-Cano (Psychology); alumna Lauren Malave (Ph.D. ’20, Biology); Ph.D. student Dustin Zuelke (Biology); master’s student Sonia Bernal (Cognitive Neuroscience); and alumnus Lev Starikov (Ph.D. ’19, Biology). (Photo Courtesy of Andreas Kottmann)The Graduate Center spoke with Professor Andreas Kottmann about his lab’s latest research, new directions, and his collaborations with diverse student researchers. Read moreThe 95th Birthday Gift Professor Cathy N. Davidson Gave to Her Father Will Keep on GivingPaul C. Notari holding a framed copy of the flyer used to promote the Paul C. Notari Research Grants in Environmental Studies (Photo credit: Mary Lou Notari)Four research microgrants of $500 will be offered by the Futures Initiative at the Graduate Center in an annual competition, beginning in 2022. Read moreEconomics Professor Lilia Maliar Named a Hoover Institution FellowProfessor Lilia Maliar (Photo courtesy of Maliar)Maliar's research involves finding numerical methods for solving dynamic economic models. Read more$100,000 Carnegie Corporation Grant to the College Access Program at the Graduate Center Supports 40 CUNY Undergraduate Peer MentorsStudents and mentors at a CARA event. (Photo courtesy of CARA)CARA helps first-generation college students, low-income students, and students of color gain the knowledge and support necessary to enroll in and persist through college. Read moreNEH Grants to Professors Anne Valk and Johanna Devaney Support LGBTQ+ History Education and a Digital Music Performance Analysis and Comparison ToolkitProfessors Anne Valk and Johanna DevaneyProfessor Anne Valk was awarded funding for a project on LGBTQ+ teacher education and Professor Johanna Devaney is the recipient of funds in the area of digital humanities advancement. Read moreAutism-Awareness Training for Students Is More Effective When Autistic Students Are Involved. Here’s Evidence. Credit: Getty Images“These findings are relevant for educators in terms of how they teach, by suggesting they should center the voices of marginalized people,” Professor Kristen Gillespie-Lynch said, “and how they structure their labs, by suggesting that they should collaborate with the people they want to help.” Read more Previous 12345678910... Next