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• Will Your Love Last the Test of Time? A.I. May Know

  

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  What makes some romantic partnerships last the ages while others fail is one of the greatest mysteries of the human condition. It turns out that artificial intelligence may hold the answer. Read more

• Eating Habits Offer Clues to Protecting the Heavily Poached Pangolin

  

  Pluto the Pangolin. (Photo courtesy of Josh DiPaola)

  Professor Joshua Plotnick and team release a timely study of the mysterious and prized pangolin, which may have been a vector species for the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

• Professors Alyson Cole, Robyn Marasco, and Charles Tien Named Co-Editors of ‘Polity’

  

  Professors Robyn Marasco, Charles Tien, and Alyson Cole

  They intend to expand the readership and contributor pool of the highly ranked political science journal. Read more

• Professor Brett Stoudt Discusses the Growing Support for Accountability in and Defunding of Police Departments

  

  Professor Brett Stoudt (Ph.D. '09, Psychology) (Credit: The Graduate Center/Alex Irklievski)

  He advocated for the Safer NY Act and is about to start a research project that will invite people living in heavily policed neighborhoods to imagine new possibilities for public safety. Read more

• Moments in Time, Preserved Forever: Prehistoric Footprints Reveal Uncanny Links to Our Past

  

  A beautifully preserved footprint from Engare Sero, Tanzania. Credit: William Harcourt-Smith.

  Anthropologist William Harcourt-Smith describes what he and fellow researchers discovered about our ancestors and how to download your own printable 3D footprint. Read more

• We Could All Benefit From a Hug

  

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  New research by Professor Cheryl Carmichael shows that avoiding touch may be detrimental to our relationships and our health. Read more

• Looking for Ways to Use Technology in Humanities Courses? A New Volume From the MLA Has 500 Ways to Help

  

  Professor Matthew K. Gold (Credit: Da Ping Luo)

  Professor Matthew K. Gold co-edited “Digital Pedagogy in the Humanities,” a curated resource organized by topical keywords. Read more

• Professor Michelle Fine Discusses Solidarities and the Movement from Racial and Social Justice Protests to Action

  

  Professor Michelle Fine

  Fine, co-founderof the Public Science Project, talks about her advocacy for prisoners, the recent protests, and the obligations of those who have benefited from white privilege.

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• You Say You Want a Digital Revolution

  

  Professor Soon Ae Chun

  Professor Soon Ae Chun launches a new journal to explore the impact of AI and other digital advances on government, individuals, and democracy. Read more

• Graduate Center Psychology Professor Awarded Five-Year CAREER Award by National Science Foundation for Research on Relationships

  

  Professor Cheryl Carmichael (Photo courtesy of Carmichael)

  Professor Cheryl Carmichael received nearly $900,000 to study the verbal and nonverbal cues that create good relationships, and how good relationships benefit us. Read more