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• Forever 24: Yes, That is Professor John Mollenkopf Painted by Alice Neel

  

  Left: Alice Neel, John Mollenkopf (1970), oil on canvas. Gift Dr. Hartley Neel. Collection of the David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University. Right: John Mollenkopf at his desk. (Credit: City Limits/Jarrett Murphy)

  Professor John Mollenkopf was a friend of artist Alice Neel, whose retrospective is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and her portrait of him is now at Brown University.  Read more

• ‘Poor Queer Studies’ by Professor Matt Brim Earns Working-Class Studies Association Award

  

  Poor Queer Studies describes how the field has been molded by wealthy, elitist institutions, leaving out students from working-class backgrounds and creating a set of ideas that is often irrelevant to them. Read more

• Prestigious NIH Grants Support Neuroscience Research by Susana Mingote and Orie Shafer

  

  Susana Mingote and Orie Shafer

  Shafer will study how different neurotransmitters released by the same neuron mediate different functions within our circadian clocks. Mingote will investigate neurons that release both dopamine and glutamate, and their relation to disorders such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s.  Read more

• Profiting From Their Inventions: A New Course Will Introduce STEM Students to the Business of Technology

  

  To show students how to shepherd their ideas out into the world, Professors Rein Ulijn and Scott Newbert designed a course that will cover idea generation, prototype creation, tech transfer, intellectual property, and how to create business models and secure financing. Read more

• 9 Grad Center Scholars to Be Proud of During Pride And Every Day

  

  (L-R) Jack Crawford, Jagadīśa-devaśrī Dācus, and Jama Shelton

  Graduate Center scholars have pushed boundaries with activism and outstanding scholarship about the LGBTQ+ community, from discovering the economic benefit of mental health care for older HIV+ patients to presenting a scholarly understanding of drag. Read more

• Newly Discovered Dinosaur-Era Creatures Offer Insight Into Evolution

  

  Fossils of Fossiomanus (left) and Jueconodon

  Professor Jin Meng was part of a team that recently identified two new species of small, mammal-like creatures from 120 million years ago. Read more

• Professor Setha Low Awarded Environmental Design Research Association Career Award

  Low was recently awarded the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Career Award. Read more

• Spurred by Black Lives Matter, Professor Desiree Byrd Exposes the Racism in a Commonly Used Psychological Assessment

  

  Desiree Byrd (Photo courtsey of Byrd)

  In a new article published in Psychological Assessment, Byrd calls attention to the presence of the noose in a common word-naming psychological assessment tool. Read more

• ‘Neo-Antique’ New York: In New Book, Macaulay-Lewis Reveals the Ancient Influences Behind the City’s Structures — Including the Lost Façade of That CVS Across the Street

  

  Across the street from The Graduate Center stood the once-magnificent Knickerbocker Trust Company Building. (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis)

  Prof. Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis shares some of her favorite photos from her new book, "Antiquity in Gotham: The Ancient Architecture of New York City," and explains the little-known histories of these sites. Read more

• Medical Anthropologist Anahí Viladrich Addresses Why COVID Sparked Anti-Asian Hate and What to Do About It

  

  Anahí Viladrich (Photo courtesy of Viladrich)

  Professor Anahí Viladrich felt a need to speak out against the outbreak of stigma against Chinese and East Asian populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more