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A Book That Demystifies the Cosmos
Professor Charles Liu writes about the history of the universe so everyone can understand it.
How Our Scholars Played Heroic Roles in the Pandemic
Graduate Center scholars have been at the forefront of research to understand the virus and the larger pandemic.
The Ways COVID Changed Teaching at CUNY for the Better
From confronting the “archaic way we test our students” to using digital archives, Graduate Center students and faculty share how the pandemic spurred new ways of teaching.
Simons Foundation Gives $4 Million to CUNY Graduate Center to Diversify Astrophysics Education
Astrophysics is one of the most popular science fields, igniting the imaginations of many as they learn about it from television shows or news of space exploration. Like many other STEM fields, though, it lags in attracting students of color...
A PROFESSOR BRINGS THE WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE DOWN TO EARTH FOR MILLIONS, AS A RESEARCHER AND TV SHOW HOST
By Lida Tunesi Whether he’s guiding people through the night sky at Burning Man, chatting with Neil deGrasse Tyson on the radio, or hosting a PBS science show, Professor Matthew O’Dowd (GC/Lehman, Physics) has found myriad ways to share his...
PUTTING MORE CUNY STUDENTS ON PATHS TO (STUDY) THE STARS
By Lida Tunesi When Rocio Kiman (Ph.D. ’22, Physics) started her work on low-mass stars she only had a little bit of experience doing research. Today, Kiman is a postdoctoral scholar at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the...