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 Holiday Gift Guide: 12 Books by Graduate Center Faculty, Students, and Alumni That Bend Genres and Offer Compelling Takes on Cultural IssuesBook covers by Graduate Center faculty and alumni. These books by Graduate Center professors, students, and alumni make thoughtful and thought-provoking gifts, but you might also want to gift yourself. Read moreA Professor Brings the Wonders of the Universe Down to Earth for Millions, as a Researcher and TV Show HostMatthew O’DowdThe mystery and fascination around outer space makes it a great way to get people interested in science, says Professor Matthew O’Dowd. Read moreDistinguished Professor Cathy N. Davidson Receives the 2021 Arts & Sciences Advocacy Award Cathy N. Davidson (Photo Credit: Paula Vlodkowsky)“It is both humbling and inspiring that an organization representing 1,900 deans of arts and sciences has chosen me for its annual award,” Davidson said. Read moreCannabis Use During Pregnancy May Harm ChildrenCredit: Getty ImagesThe paper, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows a correlation between maternal cannabis use and increased anxiety in young children. Read moreA 20-Ton Superconducting Magnet Lets Physicists Peer Into the Origins of the UniverseA 20-ton superconducting solenoid magnet first arrived at Brookhaven Lab in 2015. It was installed in the sPHENIX particle detector on October 7, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Brookhaven National Laboratory)The detector will let scientists examine the kind of “particle soup” that existed for mere millionths of a second after the Big Bang. Read moreHow Students Feel About Math Affects How Well They Perform, as Shown in Large U.S. StudyCredit: Getty ImagesWhile other studies usually focus on factors such as working memory, knowledge, motivation, or personality, until now researchers haven’t created a framework for math performance that includes attitude. Read moreIn Their Spare Time, They’re Writing Novels, Working on Paintings, and Performing Ballet: The Surprising Sidelines of Graduate Center Professors and Administrators"Jurisdictional Breech" by Linda Vigdor (2021)Many Graduate Center professors and administrators devote time to artistic pursuits that fall, or seem to fall, far outside the realm of their academic work. Read moreKevin Nadal, Named a Distinguished Professor, Hopes to Inspire Fellow Faculty of Color at CUNYKevin Nadal (Photo credit: Cara Metzger)At age 43, Kevin Nadal has become one of the youngest distinguished professors at CUNY and the first Asian American and second person of color at John Jay College to hold the title. Read moreTwo 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 more Previous 12345678910... Next