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• Maintaining Sanity and Equanimity: The Graduate Center’s Resident Stoic on Getting Through Anxious Times

  

  Massimo Pigliucci (Photo credit: Simon Wardenier)

  Professor Massimo Pigliucci explains how a stoic approaches the anxiety of our modern times.  Read more

• A Graduate Center, CUNY Report Highlights Alternative Transfer Schools as a Critical Resource for Youth in New York City

  

  "And Still They Rise," a report from the Public Science Project at The Graduate Center, CUNY

  “And Still They Rise” report reflects student views affirming the value of
  New York City transfer schools often overlooked and underappreciated by policymakers. Read more

• Professors Beth Baron and Mandana Limbert Awarded Mellon Grant for Race and Middle East/North Africa Seminar

  

  The Sawyer Seminar, hosted by the Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC), will be awarding a postdoctoral fellowship and two dissertation fellowships. Read more

• Humans Have Pondered These Geometric Shapes for 2,000 Years. These Two Professors Shed Light on Their Mysteries

  

  Dodecahedrons. (Credit: Getty Images.)

  David Aulicino and Patrick Hooper drew mainstream media coverage for their discovery. They spoke about their collaboration, what drove them, and what they learned along the way. Read more

• Anthropologist Katherine Verdery, Author of ‘My Life as a Spy,’ Receives Award for Contributions to Slavic and East European Studies 

  

  Katherine Verdery (Photo courtesy of Verdery)

  Known for her collaborative and groundbreaking work, Verdery says, “Most meaningful to me in this award is the recognition that anthropology has indeed brought something valuable to Slavic and East European studies.” Read more

• Professor Mandë Holford Named a World Economic Forum Sustainability Pioneer

  

  Professor Mandë Holford

  Holford is the only U.S. public university researcher among the Sustainibility Pioneers, a group of entrepreneurs, innovators, and scientists who are tackling challenges to achieving the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Read more

• A Scientist's Advice on Ph.D.s and Publishing: Start Your Research ASAP But Take Small Steps

  

  Mostafa Honari-Latifpour and a Peterson graph that has been color graphed

  Physics Ph.D. student Mostafa Honari-Latifpour co-authored a paper on a classically complex problem. He describes his findings and shares his insights. Read more

• A Novel ‘Human Experiment’: Professor Dianne Greenfield Studies How the Shutdown Has Affected the Waters of Long Island Sound

  

  Professor Dianne Greenfield and the Long Island Sound

  Professor Dianne Greenfield is leading an investigation of how sudden changes in activity due to the pandemic affect the surrounding coastal and marine environments. Read more

• David Bloomfield, School Policy Expert, Weighs in on New York’s Latest Plan for School Openings

  

  David Bloomfield (Credit: Paula Vlodkowsky)

  Professor David Bloomfield shares his thoughts on New York City's plans to start the school year during the coronavirus pandemic and explains how the Urban Education program prepares scholars for moments like this. Read more

• Students and Faculty Honored for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring

  

  (Top) Professors Stephen Brier (Urban Education); Alicia Meléndez (GC/Queens, Biology); and Phillip Ewell (GC/Hunter, Music); (Bottom) Yuzhe Song (Physics); Kahdeidra Martin (Urban Education); and Inés Vañó Garcia (Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures)

  Awards celebrate doctoral students who teach throughout CUNY and Graduate Center faculty who stand out for their commitment to students at all stages of research. Read more