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: 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 Setha Low Receives Inaugural Anthropology Scholar AwardProfessor Setha M. Low (Anthropology/Environmental Psychology), whose novel research focuses on the anthropology of space and place, has been awarded the inaugural Senior Scholar Award from the Society of Urban, National and Transnational/Global Anthropology (SUNTA). Read moreEleanore Wurtzel’s Plant Science Breakthroughs Featured in ScienceThe pioneering work of Professor Eleanore T. Wurtzel (GC/Lehman, Biology), whose research is at the forefront of plant science, is featured in a special issue of the journal Science. Read moreDistinguished Professor Cathy Davidson: Convocation 2016 RemarksAugust 23, 2016 Read moreGC & City Tech Receive $324K NEH Digital Humanities GrantThe Graduate Center (GC) and New York City College of Technology (City Tech) have been awarded a $324,502 Digital Humanities Implementation Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities’ (NEH) Office of Digital Humanities for "Learning in the Public Square: An Open Platform for Humanities Education." Read morePresidential Transitions Reveal Ability to Govern: Heath BrownA new essay in The Atlantic by Professor Heath Brown (GC/John Jay, Criminal Justice) examines the lack of transparency in the presidential transition planning process. Read moreThree Questions: Professor Candace McCoy Professor McCoy, an expert in the study of criminal justice policies, recently spoke with the GC about numbers behind police-related violence, and how to put research into action: “The laws themselves have to change,” she says. Read more‘Hearing' Colors and ‘Tasting' Sounds: Tony Ro in New York Magazine Professor Tony Ro (Psychology) was recently featured in a New York Magazine article about synesthesia, a neurological phenomenon in which the senses involuntarily mingle — causing a person to believe they are “hearing" colors or “tasting" sounds. Read morePride Month Q&A: Juan BattleThe third in a series of profiles to celebrate Pride month at the Graduate Center. Professor Juan Battle (Sociology/Public Health/Urban Education) is an expert on race, sexuality, and social... Read moreProfessor Gita Martohardjono Draws Attention for Language ResearchThese are the languages spoken by Associate Professor Gita Martohardjono (Linguistics), director of the GC’s Second Language Acquisition Lab, who was spotlighted in a recent feature article... Read moreTwo GC Faculty Awarded $516K Grant to Study Effects of Community Land Trusts Professors Susan Saegert (Psychology/Earth and Environmental Sciences) and Mary Clare Lennon (Sociology/Public Health), along with two fellow researchers from Georgia State University... Read more Previous 12345678910... Next