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• Superstorm Sandy Study Shows Climate Change Poses a Significantly Greater Risk of Mental Health Challenges for Children Born to Depressed Mothers

  Babies born to mothers with prenatal depression and exposure to natual disaster-related stress are at greater risk for mood and temperament problems, says a new study Read more

• Researchers Establish Principles Governing the Transmission of Light-Delivered Data Through Nonreciprocal Circuitry

  ASRC Photonics Initiative team publish a theory aimed at advancing development of optical circuitry Read more

• The Graduate Center Introduces First Master’s in Biography and Memoir in the U.S.

  The new program is a collaboration between the English and history departments and offered jointly with the renowned Leon Levy Center for Biography. Read more

• GC’s Nursing Program Named Among Top Schools by Nursing Schools Almanac

  The Ph.D. program ranks in the top 15 percent in the Mid-Atlantic region and is named one the top 20 programs in New York State.
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• The Gotham Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY, Awarded $250,000 for Writing Fellowships

  The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation has awarded $250,000 to The Gotham Center for New York City History at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York, to establish a writing fellowship program. Read more

• The Democratic Party’s Problem is Voter Registration and Participation in Arizona, Florida, Georgia and Texas

  A New Report from the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY Assesses these Issues Read more

• New York City Area Wetlands May Be Unwitting Generator of Greenhouse Gasses

  A new study in the Soil Science Society of America Journal from Graduate Center researchers suggests that local wetlands are capable of using CSO inputs in a manner that actually increases greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide and methane. Read more

• Can Democratic Candidate Andrew Gillum Win the Florida Gubernatorial Election?

  A New Report from the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY Assesses the Likelihood Read more

• Researchers Make Major Breakthrough in Controlling the 3D Structure of Molecules

  A team of scientists led by Graduate Center professor Mark Biscoe has made a major breakthrough in chemical synthesis that now makes it possible to quickly and reliably modify the 3D structure of molecules for use in drug discovery.   Read more

• Researchers Are Turning to Deadly Venoms in Their Quests for Life-Saving Therapies

  Mandë Holford, an associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York (GC/CUNY) and Hunter College, details how technology and a growing understanding of the evolution of venoms are pointing the way toward entirely new classes of drugs capable of treating diabetes, autoimmune diseases, chronic pain, and other conditions. Read more