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• Dagmar Herzog Receives Distinguished Achievement Award in Holocaust Studies

  Distinguished Professor Dagmar Herzog (History), Daniel Rose Faculty Scholar at the Graduate Center, was recently presented the Distinguished Achievement Award in Holocaust Studies. Read more

• Christina Sormani Named a 2015 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society

  Christina Sormani (Mathematics) has been elected a 2015 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. Read more

• Setha Low Publishes Time Magazine Essay on Digital Technology and Public Space

  In a recent Time magazine essay, Professor Setha Low answered a query posed by editors: How has the rise of digital technology changed the way we use public space? Read more

• Mark Hauber Publishes New Findings on Habituation Learning

  New research by Professor Mark E. Hauber (Hunter, Biology/Psychology) marks the first discovery of embryonic learning outside humans, as spotlighted in Science magazine. Read more

• André Aciman Awarded NordSud International Prize for Literature and Science

  Distinguished Professor André Aciman (Comparative Literature) was recently named recipient of the 2014 NordSud International Prize for Literature and Science, in recognition of his achievements in fiction. Read more

• GC Student Named First-Place Winner at ISCAR2014 in Sydney

  Pi-Chun Grace Ho (Human Development) was awarded first-place prize at the Congress of the International Society on Cultural and Activity Research (ISCAR), held last month in Sydney, Australia. Read more

• Lucien Szpiro Appointed to the Academia Europaea

  Distinguished Professor Lucien Szpiro (Mathematics) has been elected to the prestigious Academia Europaea. Read more

• Colette Daiute Invited to Participate in Public Engagement Seminar

  Professor Colette Daiute (Psychology/Urban Education) has been invited to participate in the 2015-2017 Seminar on Public Engagement and Collaborative Research, designed to consider the diverse ways the humanities can function in public life or as a public good. Read more

• Lev Manovich Announces First Study of Instagram Photos from 2014 Ukrainian Revolution

  Professor Lev Manovich (Computer Science) announced today a new study of over 13,000 photos taken during the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution and shared on Instagram. Read more

• GC Professors Awarded Mellon Sawyer Seminar Grant

  The Graduate Center has been awarded a $175,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support a Sawyer Seminar on the Comparative Study of Cultures entitled “Cultures and Histories of Freedom: Ideology, Slavery, and Creolization, 1500-1900.” Read more