Research and Faculty
Advanced research at the CUNY Graduate Center is conducted by master’s and doctoral students and faculty and centers on advancing the public good.
Advanced research at the CUNY Graduate Center is conducted by master’s and doctoral students and faculty and centers on advancing the public good.
Research, innovation, and discovery are at the heart of a Graduate Center education.
Our faculty are top scholars and renowned writers and artists who push the boundaries of their fields to create new knowledge and yield new insights. Through rigorous research and inspired artistry, they address pressing issues, such as climate change, inequality, migration, and racism, and pursue new possibilities in areas such as technology, music, and biomedicine.
Graduate Center students become accomplished scholars through the mentorship of devoted professors who guide them in developing dissertations, capstone projects, presentations, and publications.
Discover GC Research
See how Graduate Center faculty and students are making an impact as scholars, innovators, writers, and artists.
Research News
Conducting Research
Our more than 30 centers and institutes promote new ideas and deeper understanding through research, advocacy, and outreach.
Centers and Institutes
Leader in Science Research
The Advanced Science Research Center fosters breakthrough research in five dynamic areas of science in a state-of-the-art facility designed for collaboration.
Advanced Science Research CenterFrom Faculty
In the time that I’ve been at CUNY I have had five graduate students in my lab, and everything we achieve is really because of the students.
— Andreas Kottmann
Professor, Biology
From Alumni
I went to the GC because of its commitment to theoretical analysis that is grounded in community — the connection between studying and action. This still animates the work I do.
— Christine Folch
Ph.D. ’12, Anthropology
Professor at Duke University
