For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. NewsAbout the GC »Provost's Office »News Filter by: Category: GC Press Coverage - Provost's Office Provost's Office Research Studies Year: 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 Month: January February March April May June July August September October November December The Power of a Love Song: Scientists Find Dopamine Affects Seasonal Hearing in Fish and Facilitates MatingScientists 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. Read moreEpigenetics and the Promise of New ALS TreatmentsProfessor Mariana Torrente is at the forefront of research that could lead to new therapeutics for the fatal neurodegenerative disease. Read moreResearchers Identify How the Bacterial Replicative Helicase Opens to Initiate the DNA Replication ProcessNew 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 moreIn the Internet Era, Geography Loses Influence, but Collaboration Still Holds Strong Sway in Shaping Hip-Hop and Dance Music StylesA new study analyzing drum sampling among artists in online communities suggests digital technology has changed the nature, but not weakened the importance, of collaboration Read moreBreast Cancer Breakthrough: A 'Toggle Switch' That Controls Metastasis and GrowthThe discovery by Professor Susan Rotenberg and other researchers could make breast cancer easier to manage and treat. Read moreSuperstorm Sandy Study Shows Climate Change Poses a Significantly Greater Risk of Mental Health Challenges for Children Born to Depressed MothersBabies born to mothers with prenatal depression and exposure to natual disaster-related stress are at greater risk for mood and temperament problems, says a new study Read moreGraduate Center, CUNY Researchers Link Overexpression of the MDMX Protein to Metastasis of Triple-Negative Breast CancerIn a newly published paper in the journal Breast Cancer Research, scientists at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York and Hunter College are the first to report that the MDMX protein promotes metastasis of triple-negative breast cancer. Read moreResearchers Establish Principles Governing the Transmission of Light-Delivered Data Through Nonreciprocal CircuitryASRC Photonics Initiative team publish a theory aimed at advancing development of optical circuitry Read moreWhat Stops Community College Students from Getting a Bachelor’s Degree?With a $550,000 Mellon Foundation grant, Professor Alexandra Logue and other CUNY researchers aim to identify the obstacles community college students in the humanities face in their quest for a bachelor’s. Read moreTo Prevent Recidivism Try Better TherapyIn their new book, Professors Elizabeth Jeglic and Cynthia Calkins analyze recent findings on therapies that can rehabilitate prisoners and those just out of jail. Read more Previous 12345678910... Next