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• From Birdsong to Far-Right Extremism, Mason Youngblood Traces How Individual Behavior Shifts Culture

  

  Ph.D. candidate Mason Youngblood (Credit: Emily Cote)

  Ph.D. candidate Mason Youngblood talks to The Graduate Center about his research on cultural evolution and how it has led to papers published on seemingly disparate topics. Read more

• How Incarceration Impacts HIV Risk Among Black Sexual Minority Men

  

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  A study by Ph.D. student Joseph Carter (Psychology) and fellow researchers unearths the connections between incarceration, police discrimination, and HIV risk and outcomes for Black sexual minority men.  Read more

• Will Your Love Last the Test of Time? A.I. May Know

  

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  What makes some romantic partnerships last the ages while others fail is one of the greatest mysteries of the human condition. It turns out that artificial intelligence may hold the answer. Read more

• Eating Habits Offer Clues to Protecting the Heavily Poached Pangolin

  

  Pluto the Pangolin. (Photo courtesy of Josh DiPaola)

  Professor Joshua Plotnick and team release a timely study of the mysterious and prized pangolin, which may have been a vector species for the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

• Moments in Time, Preserved Forever: Prehistoric Footprints Reveal Uncanny Links to Our Past

  

  A beautifully preserved footprint from Engare Sero, Tanzania. Credit: William Harcourt-Smith.

  Anthropologist William Harcourt-Smith describes what he and fellow researchers discovered about our ancestors and how to download your own printable 3D footprint. Read more

• Laura Limonic, Sociology Alum, on ‘Kugel and Frijoles’ and Latino Jewish Identity

  

  Alumna Laura Limonic and the cover of her book, Kugel and Frijoles (Photo courtesy of Limonic)

  Now a tenured professor at SUNY Old Westbury, Limonic turned her dissertation into an award-winning book. Read more

• We Could All Benefit From a Hug

  

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  New research by Professor Cheryl Carmichael shows that avoiding touch may be detrimental to our relationships and our health. Read more

• Looking for Ways to Use Technology in Humanities Courses? A New Volume From the MLA Has 500 Ways to Help

  

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  Professor Matthew K. Gold co-edited “Digital Pedagogy in the Humanities,” a curated resource organized by topical keywords. Read more

• Memories of Childhood Abuse Are Linked More Closely to Mental Illness Than Documented Experiences

  

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  Research by Professor Cathy Spatz Widom offers new hope in relieving the mental health toll associated with child mistreatment, which may rise amid a pandemic and recession. Read more

• How to Stem the Loss of STEM Students

  

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  New research by Professor Paul Attewell and alumnus Dirk Witteveen debunks some beliefs and suggests new ways to address inequity in STEM education. Read more