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• ‘America’s Greatest First Lady’: Blanche Wiesen Cook on Eleanor Roosevelt

  Distinguished Professor Blanche Wiesen Cook (History) spoke recently about Roosevelt’s legacy — and how “America’s greatest First Lady” might have viewed the current state of affairs. Read more

• Robert M. Haralick Receives King-Sun Fu Prize for Pattern Recognition

  Distinguished Professor Robert M. Haralick (Computer Science) has been awarded the coveted King-Sun Fu Prize, the highest honor given to researchers in the subject of pattern recognition.
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• Setha Low Receives Inaugural Anthropology Scholar Award

  Professor Setha M. Low (Anthropology/Environmental Psychology), whose novel research focuses on the anthropology of space and place, has been awarded the inaugural Senior Scholar Award from the Society of Urban, National and Transnational/Global Anthropology (SUNTA). 
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• Eleanore Wurtzel’s Plant Science Breakthroughs Featured in Science

  The pioneering work of Professor Eleanore T. Wurtzel (GC/Lehman, Biology), whose research is at the forefront of plant science, is featured in a special issue of the journal Science. Read more

• Distinguished Professor Cathy Davidson: Convocation 2016 Remarks

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• GC & City Tech Receive $324K NEH Digital Humanities Grant

  The Graduate Center (GC) and New York City College of Technology (City Tech) have been awarded a $324,502 Digital Humanities Implementation Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities’ (NEH) Office of Digital Humanities for "Learning in the Public Square: An Open Platform for Humanities Education." Read more

• Presidential Transitions Reveal Ability to Govern: Heath Brown

  ​A new essay in The Atlantic by Professor Heath Brown (GC/John Jay, Criminal Justice) examines the lack of transparency in the presidential transition planning process. Read more

• Three Questions: Professor Candace McCoy

  Professor McCoy, an expert in the study of criminal justice policies, recently spoke with the GC about numbers behind police-related violence, and how to put research into action: “The laws themselves have to change,” she says.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Read more

• ‘Hearing' Colors and ‘Tasting' Sounds: Tony Ro in New York Magazine

  Professor Tony Ro (Psychology) was recently featured in a New York Magazine article about synesthesia, a neurological phenomenon in which the senses involuntarily mingle — causing a person to believe they are “hearing" colors or “tasting" sounds. Read more

• Pride Month Q&A: Juan Battle

  The third in a series of profiles to celebrate Pride month at the Graduate Center. Professor Juan Battle (Sociology/Public Health/Urban Education) is an expert on race, sexuality, and social... Read more