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• Pivoting During the Pandemic: Laid Off from the Arts Sector, a Political Science Graduate Finds Opportunity and Meaning in New Role

  

  Adam Sachs (M.A. ’20, Political Science) advises job hunters in the pandemic to adjust expectations – but don't lower them.  Read more

• Professor Ruth Milkman and Ph.D. Candidate Luke Elliott-Negri Awarded Grant for Study of Food Workers and Collective Action in Light of the Coronavirus Pandemic

  

  Ruth Milkman and Luke Elliott-Negri (Photos courtesy of Milkman and Elliott-Negri)

  The $48,300 grant will fund research on collective labor action in businesses where work has been made more dangerous by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more

• Feeling (Even More) Anxious? As the Pandemic Continues and New Stressors Emerge, Graduate Center Experts Offer Advice on Coping

  

  Arielle Shanok

  Arielle Shanok, deputy director of the Wellness Center for Student Counseling Services at The Graduate Center, offers advice for coping with this exceptionally anxiety-inducing time. Read more

• Scott Erich Awarded a Fulbright to Study How Regulations Affect Fisherfolk in the Gulf of Oman

  

  The Fulbright recipient explains how he turned a childhood passion for the ocean into a dissertation topic.  Read more

• This Dolphin Research Made a Splash Despite Pandemic Challenges

  

  Eric Angel Ramos and dolphins recorded by his drone sharing food. (Images courtesy of Ramos)

  Ph.D. candidate Eric Angel Ramos makes an intriguing discovery from a drone. He talks about his research, how he uses social media to promote it, and what it’s like to study during a pandemic. Read more

• Data Analysis and Visualization Student Starts New Role at Teachers Pay Teachers, NYC Edtech Company

  

  Vianny Lugo

  Vianny Lugo shares her journey and advice for getting your job search off the ground (even in a pandemic). 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

• 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

• Princeton-Bound 2020 Graduate on Bridging the Gap Between ‘Being (and Feeling Like) a Student and Becoming a Scholar’

  

  Natalia Castro Picón

  Alumna Natalia Castro Picón is starting a tenure-track position at Princeton and offers advice to students in the job market.  Read more

• How to Help Autistic Students Thrive: Professor Kristen Gillespie-Lynch Involves Autistic Students in Study that Bucks Conventional Thought

  

  Professor Kristen Gillespie-Lynch

  Professor Kristen Gillespie-Lynch shares her study’s findings; her work with autistic students; and about why the term “autistic person” is preferable to saying “person with autism.”  Read more