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• Climate Change May Draw Gray Whale Back to Atlantic

  The effects of global warming are proving so severe that the gray whale, famous for its annual migrations along the Pacific Coast, could find its way back to the Atlantic Ocean, according to a new study co-authored by scientists at the Graduate Center. Read more

• GC Music Professor and Doctoral Student Honored with Prestigious Awards

  A faculty member and a doctoral student from the GC’s Ph.D.-D.M.A. Program in Music were recently bestowed with awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, in recognition of their outstanding artistic achievement in composition. Read more

• Rolf Schulte to be Honored for Lifetime Achievement at March 4 Concert

  Professor Rolf Schulte (Music), a renowned classical violinist, was honored for his lifetime achievement at a March 4 concert that featured Schulte on solo violin. Read more

• 'On Broadway' by Lev Manovich and GC Students Reimagines NYC Through Big Data

  A new interactive data visualization, “On Broadway,” featuring the work of Professor Lev Manovich (Computer Science) and an international team that includes four GC students, will be exhibited at the New York Public Library through January 2016. Read more

• Thomas Weiss on Origins of War and Future of United Nations in New Interview (Audio)

  Presidential Professor Thomas Weiss (Political Science), a leading expert on the United Nations and on humanitarian intervention, discussed the UN’s “forgotten” history in a recent SiriusXM interview. Read more

• Merih Uctum Presents Reports on Economic Risks at NY State Assembly Meetings

  Merih Uctum (GC/Brooklyn, Economics) presented her assessment of potential risks to the state, national and international economies at two recent meetings of the Economic Advisory Committee of the NYSA Ways and Means Committee. Read more

• Mayor de Blasio Invites Michelle Fine and María Torre to Join NYC Task Force on Schools

  Michelle Fine and María Torre, GC professors of psychology and co-founders of the Public Science Project (PSP), were invited by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office to join the Data and Research Working Group of the Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline. Read more

• John Mollenkopf Featured in ‘The Dream Revisited’ Forum on Ferguson

   
  Distinguished Professor John Mollenkopf (Political Science/Sociology) is featured in an online “slow debate” among leading scholars, advocates, and practitioners on how racial and class segregation contributed to last year’s events in Ferguson, Missouri. Read more

• Ruth Milkman Featured as Expert in News Reports on Paid Parental Leave

  Professor Ruth Milkman (Sociology), a scholar of labor and labor movements, has been a prominent voice in recent national news coverage of paid parental and sick, following President Barack Obama’s call to make paid leave a national policy. Read more

• Janet Gornick in the Washington Post on Parental Leave Policy, Income Inequality

  Professor Janet Gornick (Political Science/Sociology) recently lent her expertise to two hot-button issues featured in the Washington Post: parental leave policy and income inequality. Read more