Research at the Graduate Center
Master’s and doctoral students at the CUNY Graduate Center conduct original research, working with renowned faculty at our many research centers and institutes.
Master’s and doctoral students at the CUNY Graduate Center conduct original research, working with renowned faculty at our many research centers and institutes.
The Graduate Center provides doctoral and master’s students with ample resources to support their research efforts.

Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)
The ASRC is CUNY’s premier scientific research institute. Located in a 200,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art building in Upper Manhattan, the ASRC fosters collaboration across disciplines and encourages groundbreaking research. Among the extraordinary resources onsite is a 5,000-square-foot cleanroom—the largest in New York City.
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Centers and Institutes
The Graduate Center is home to more than 30 interdisciplinary research centers and institutes focused on areas of compelling social, civic, cultural, and scientific study. These centers also offer student fellowships.
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GC Faculty
The Graduate Center’s faculty has approximately 2,200 members based across CUNY’s campuses, including approximately 140 appointed exclusively at the Graduate Center. Among our faculty are leading researchers in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and engineering. Our faculty members regularly receive prestigious honors and awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Humanities Medal, the National Medal of Science, and the New York City Mayor's Award for Excellence in Science and Technology.
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Apr 27, 2023
Life Writing: Literary Biographies from the English Program
Students, alumni, and faculty discuss what they learned in the process of chronicling an author’s life.
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Apr 19, 2023
Call for Proposals for Cyber NYC Institutional Research Program
Research projects support top-class fundamental and applied research in cybersecurity-related areas. Submissions due May 29.
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Apr 17, 2023
A Professor's Mission to Improve Maternal Mental Health
Family history and personal tragedy fuel Professor Yoko Nomura’s research on maternal stress.
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Mar 22, 2023
A New Experiment Recreates Soupy Leftovers of the Big Bang
Professor Stefan Bathe leads a team that will study subatomic particles from plasma that existed at the start of the universe.
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