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• Good Mental Health Care for Older Adults With HIV Is Economically Sound

  

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  Economics Professor Christos Giannikos and Ph.D. candidate Robert Utzinger say they hope policymakers will take into account the importance of mental health in vulnerable populations. Read more

• Solidarity Matters: Professor Celina Su Comments on the Anti-Asian Attacks

  

  Celina Su

  Urgent calls for action and support as anti-Asian racism increases again during pandemic Read more

• Jacqueline Woodson on Writing ‘Another Brooklyn,’ a ‘Record’ of the Bushwick She Knew

  Poet and author ​Jacqueline Woodson spoke about her writing process and her latest novel, "Another Brooklyn." Read more

• Professor Setha Low Receives Best in Building Leadership Award for COVID-Proofing Public Spaces and Buildings

  

  Professor Setha Low

  The award from the Center for Active Design recognizes her as an “MVP” in addressing how we can live together safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

• Students, Faculty, and Staff Share Their Pandemic Reflections

  A year after the pandemic began, Graduate Center students, faculty, and staff share their experiences and what they learned.  Read more

• The Scientist Behind the Powerful Cover Art of the Journal ‘Polity’ Is Also President of The Graduate Center

  

  COVID Sisyphys by Robin Garrell

  The drawing shows a very small human pushing an immense coronavirus cell uphill. Read more

• Professor Cindi Katz Is Honored for Her Distinguished Scholarship and ‘Immense Impact’ by the American Association of Geographers

  

  Professor Cindi Katz (Photo courtesy of Katz)

  Katz is celebrated for her “relentless efforts to identify and transform exploitative power relations” through pioneering scholarship that is focused on people’s everyday experiences and the possibilities for creating livable and just futures. Read more

• Professor Paul Attewell Receives Nearly $250K from DOE to Study How COVID-19 Has Affected CUNY Students

  

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  Attewell will research the education and employment impacts of the COVID disruption on two- and four-year CUNY undergraduates, hoping to influence outreach and planning. Read more

• College Students Know Less Than You’d Think About Algorithms. Jessica Brodsky Wants to Change That.

  

  Jessica Brodsky (Photo courtesy of Brodsky)

  Educational Psychology Ph.D. student Jessica Brodsky explains what her new study shows about college students' understanding of algorithms and offers some resources for improving media literacy in young people.  Read more

• Big Thinkers: Linda Martín Alcoff, Charles W. Mills, and Other GC Professors Named Among Most Influential Philosophers

  

  Distinguished Professor Charles W. Mills and Professor Linda Martín Alcoff

  "In different ways, all the CUNY professors on this list have opened up their fields," says Professor Nickolas Pappas, executive officer of The Graduate Center’s Philosophy program. Read more