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• GC and the American University of Beirut Sign Memorandum of Understanding Establishing a Broad Educational Exchange Partnership

  The Graduate Center and the American University of Beirut partnership. Read more

• New Study from GC Cultural Analytics Lab Is First to Analyze Global Growth of Image Sharing

  A new study, Visual Earth, from researchers at the Graduate Center Cultural Analytics Lab is shining a light on how people around the world. Read more

• Inequality Expert Miles Corak Appointed to the GC Faculty

  Miles Corak will join the economics department and the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality. Read more

• GC and Princeton University Enter Joint Endeavor

  The Graduate Center (GC) of the City University of New York (CUNY) has entered into a joint endeavor with Princeton University to explore the interface between biology and physics through the establishment of the Center for the Physics of Biological Function.   Read more

• The Center for Urban Research Releases Study Findings that Shaped Arts-Education Strategies in New York City’s First-Ever Cultural Plan

  A newly released study from the Center for Urban Research at the Graduate Center, CUNY, details key findings and recommendations that helped shape the arts, culture and science education strategies contained in CreateNYC – New York City’s first-ever cultural plan. Read more

• American Dream or Pipe Dream? Inequality Awareness Spurs Support for Change

  A groundbreaking study led by Professor Leslie McCall (Political Science and Sociology) has important implications for ways to increase support for policies that enhance economic equality.  
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• Queens Volunteerism Beats the National Average

  A study commissioned by the City of New York and carried out by Distinguished Professor John Mollenkopf (Political Science, Sociology), working with several city agencies, found that residents of Western Queens volunteer at more than double the national rate. Read more

• New Report Shows that 9/11-Era Veterans Are Faring Better Financially than the General Public

  The advantage holds true across all race, ethnicity and gender categories, although some groups are faring better than others, according to researchers at the Graduate Center, CUNY’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies Read more

• This Bird Can Wreak Havoc in Backyards

  A new study coauthored by Professor Mark E. Hauber (GC/Hunter, Psychology) shows that the parasitic pin-tailed whydah — an attractive and popular pet — poses a new threat to beloved birds in the U.S. as well as Puerto Rico and Jamaica. Read more

• Clues to Climate Change in Earth’s Past

  To understand what more carbon dioxide in the air means for our planet, Professor Stephen Pekar (GC/Queens, Earth and Environmental Sciences), a geologist, is looking back — way back to 60 million years ago. Read more