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• The Path From Math to a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice

  

  Nathan Connealy (Credit: The Graduate Center, Coralie Carlson)

  Ph.D. student Nathan Connealy finds nuances in data and uses them to understand how legal marijuana sales affect crime and policing.  Read more

• This Discovery Points to Drugs That Are Safer and More Effective

  Research by Professor Amédée des Georges at the Advanced Science Research Center could lead to longer lasting drugs that are less addictive and risky. Read more

• Graduate Center/CCNY Physicist Makes Breakthrough in Light-Emitting Materials

  Graduate Center professor and City College of New York Physics Department Chair Vinod Menon and his team have published a new paper detailing a significant breakthrough in the world of photonics. Read more

• Researchers Identify Glial Cells as Critical Players in the Brain’s Response to Social Stress ​

  The findings, detailed in an eLife journal paper, may explain why some individuals become depressed and others are resilient in the face of adverse experiences such as bullying or conflict.  Read more

• Rebecca Banchik Named Director of the GC’s Human Resource Protection Program

  She will focus on helping students and faculty submit successful research applications while adhering to IRB standards. Read more

• Scientists Closer to Unraveling Mechanisms of Speech Processing in the Brain

  A new study on how the brain processes language may help scientists better understand autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, and other neurodevelopmental communications disorders.  Read more

• The Power of a Love Song: Scientists Find Dopamine Affects Seasonal Hearing in Fish and Facilitates Mating

  Scientists at The Graduate Center and Brooklyn College have discovered that seasonal changes in dopamine in the female plainfin midshipman fish’s inner ear helps their hearing sensitivity grow in the summer mating season, making them better able to hear the males’ mating calls.
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• Epigenetics and the Promise of New ALS Treatments

  Professor Mariana Torrente is at the forefront of research that could lead to new therapeutics for the fatal neurodegenerative disease. Read more

• Researchers Identify How the Bacterial Replicative Helicase Opens to Initiate the DNA Replication Process

  New research from scientists at the GC, the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), and CCNY has solved the mystery of how the helicase ring threads around a single DNA strand in the replication process. Read more

• In the Internet Era, Geography Loses Influence, but Collaboration Still Holds Strong Sway in Shaping Hip-Hop and Dance Music Styles

  A new study analyzing drum sampling among artists in online communities suggests digital technology has changed the nature, but not weakened the importance, of collaboration
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