Sciences Spotlights
Our Sciences Spotlight series profiles students, faculty, and alumni associated with GC Sciences programs. Explore below to meet members of our community and learn more about the classroom experiences, research opportunities, and other academic activities available to you at the Graduate Center.

Our Sciences Spotlight series profiles students, faculty, and alumni associated with GC Sciences programs. Explore below to meet members of our community and learn more about the classroom experiences, research opportunities, and other academic activities available to you at the Graduate Center.
Latest Spotlights
Latest Student Spotlights
Sep 8, 2023
From Trade School to a Psychology Ph.D.
For first-year Ph.D. student Sean Bennett, life experience planted the seeds of scholarship.
- GC Stories
- Student News
Aug 9, 2023
Incoming NSF Graduate Research Fellow Intends to Study the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Lizet Garcia received support to study the carceral aspects of schools in Los Angeles’ South Bay communities, where she grew up.
- GC Stories
- Student News
May 30, 2023
For These CUNY Grads, Cognitive Neuroscience Master’s Program Is a Springboard to a Ph.D.
Three Cognitive Neuroscience master’s graduates with prior CUNY degrees are ready to start their doctorates.
- GC Stories
- Student News
- Alumni News
May 30, 2023
What makes a happier, more inclusive workplace
Wiston Rodriguez looks at the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ workers.
- GC Stories
- Student News
Latest Faculty Spotlights
Sep 20, 2023
Professor Brings Geospatial Science Training to the Bronx
Sunil Bhaskaran directs CUNY’s source for geospatial tech education in the Bronx.
- GC Stories
- Faculty News
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.
- GC Stories
- Faculty News
- Research News
Mar 1, 2023
It’s True. It’s Getting Harder to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Neuroscientist Orie Shafer explains why modern living keeps us up at night and how we can get some decent shuteye.
- GC Stories
- Faculty News
- Research News
Jan 23, 2023
Science Faculty Spotlight: Andrew Wolfe
A biochemist seeks more effective and equitable ways to treat lung, pancreatic, and colon cancers.
- Faculty News
Latest Alumni Spotlights
Jul 19, 2023
Graduate Center Honors Psycholinguist Susan Nittrouer
Alumna dedicates her career to help children overcome language-learning difficulties such as hearing loss and dyslexia.
- GC Stories
- Alumni News
May 30, 2023
For These CUNY Grads, Cognitive Neuroscience Master’s Program Is a Springboard to a Ph.D.
Three Cognitive Neuroscience master’s graduates with prior CUNY degrees are ready to start their doctorates.
- GC Stories
- Student News
- Alumni News
May 22, 2023
A Class of ’23 Graduate Draws on Theory in a Policy Role Helping NYC’s Homeless
Henry O. Love is the vice president of policy and planning at WIN (Women in Need, Inc.), the city’s largest providers of shelter.
- GC Stories
- Alumni News
May 18, 2023
Physics Ph.D. Program Is a Family Affair for This Alumna
Nishani Jayakody launches her physics career at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C.
- GC Stories
- Alumni News