For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. All NewsNews »All News Filter by: Category: 365 Fifth Newsletter Academic Calendar Administrative Appointments ARC Faculty Highlights ARC Research Projects Commencements Distinguished Professor Appointments Events Faculty Activities Faculty Awards Faculty Books GC Magazine General GC News Grants James Gallery Membership News New Appointments to the GC President Speeches President's Office - Archive President's Office - Community Meeting President's Office - Community Message President's Office - Events President's Office - Speeches Public Events Research Studies Signature Programs Year: 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 Ph.D. Student Jah Elyse Sayers On How Trans People of Color Establish Their Sense of Place in NYCJah Elyse Sayers (Photo courtesy of Sayers)Sayers is a Black, mixed-race, and trans masculine researcher, organizer, and artist who is studying the way that queer and trans people make and maintain their place in neighborhoods and public areas. Read moreGraduate Center Astrophysicists Make Illuminating Discovery Inside a Black HoleLittle Black Holes in Disk of Big Black Hole: Artist's concept of a supermassive black hole and its surrounding disk of gas. Embedded within this disk are two smaller black holes orbiting one another. (Credit: Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC))Astronomers K. E. Saavik Ford and Barry McKernan have seen what appears to the first light ever detected from a black hole merger. Read moreTaking ‘Inordinate Pleasure in the Shape of a Sentence’Wayne Koestenbaum (Credit: Tim Schutsky) and the cover of his book, Figure It Out. Professor Wayne Koestenbuam talks about his new book of essays, Figure It Out, and other things. Read more Ph.D. Student Richard C. Clark On Being “Unapologetically Blackity Black, Trans, Femme” Richard C. Clark (Photo courtesy of Clark)Clark spoke to Tanya Domi, host of The Thought Project podcast, about their research on white privilege and joining the Black Lives Matter protests. Read moreThank You to Our Essential StaffDuring this unprecedented time, the members of The Graduate Center’s essential staff have worked tirelessly to protect and care for our buildings and their many spaces. Read moreWhy ‘Queering Law and Order’ Is UrgentKevin Nadal Professor Kevin Nadal talks about his latest book, which looks at how the criminal justice system has treated LGBTQ people, including LGBTQ people of color, and the consequences. Read moreReopening Status Update From the Office of Finance and AdministrationI would like to update the campus community on our planning for reopening. Today, Monday, June 22nd, begins Phase 2 of Governor’ Cuomo’s New York Forward reopening plan in New York City. Read moreProfessor Andrea Alù Receives Simons Foundation Grant of Up to $16 Million for Photonics ResearchAndrea AlùAlù will lead an international team of scientists whose work could lead to improvements in the Internet of Things, biomedical applications, and medical imaging and wireless technology. Read moreYou Say You Want a Digital RevolutionProfessor 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'The Right Side of History': Professor Robert C. Smith Reacts to the Supreme Court’s DACA DecisionProfessor Robert C. Smith Smith, who wrote an amicus brief defending DACA in this case, talks about what the court’s ruling means for a program that shields hundreds of thousands of immigrants, including many CUNY students, from deportation. Read more Previous 12345678910... Next