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• The Pandemic Wrenched Their Dissertation Plans. Catalyst Grants Are Easing the Challenges

  

  Jessica Fletcher, Dean Schafer, Megan Henriquez, and Kristena Newman

  A first round of donor-supported grants supports 60 students as they adjust their research in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Students can apply for the next round of funding now. Read more

• Thuy Anh Tran Awarded Dissertation Research Grant by the American Political Science Association

  

  Thuy Anh Tran

  Tran will use the grant for research that focuses on political repression, state power, and social movements. Read more

• Alternative Schools Have Much to Teach: Michelle Fine and Mica Baum-Tuccillo on The Thought Project

  Fine, a professor of psychology and urban education, and Baum-Tucillo, a Ph.D. psychology Ph.D. student, discuss the findings of a new study of New York City’s beleaguered transfer schools, by the Public Science Project. Read more

• Talking Turkish: Ph.D. Candidate Maya Rose Studies How Adults Best Learn a Second Language Online

  

  Left: Getty Images. Right: Maya Rose (Courtesy of Rose)

  Rose secured NSF funding for her research, which could have implications for programs like Duolingo. She shares tips on applying for grants and where to get help. Read more

• Ph.D. Student Simon Verlynde Is 'Hooked on Orchids'

  

  Angraecum polyphemus (Credit: Johan Hermans) and Simon Verlynde (Credit: Verlynde)

  Simon Verlynde explains how he pivoted from airline mechanic school to getting his Ph.D. in biology and studying at The New York Botanical Garden.  Read more

• Monique Sosnowski Wants Poached Furs and Skins to Go Out of Fashion

  

  Monique Sosnowski

  The criminal justice Ph.D. student has been quoted and cited for her work on wildlife crime. She explains her research and fieldwork and shares advice on getting published. Read more

• People Who Need People Zoom: NSF Grant Supports Professor Steven Young’s Social Distancing Study

  

  Steven Young (Photo courtesy of Young)

  A $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will support Professor Steven Young’s research on the impact of social distancing during a pandemic. Read more

• Best of 2020: 10 Stories about Solving Mysteries, Saving Lives, and Seeking a Safer, More Equitable Future

  

  Deborah Cullen-Morales, Maurice Vann, Linnaea Tillett, and Fernand (Dean) A. De Los Reyes

  Despite the challenges of 2020, our students, alumni, and faculty have made achievements that we are happy to look back on. Read more

• A Mystery Confounded Leaf Bug Experts for Over 100 Years Until Ph.D. Student Royce Cumming Solved It

  

  Royce Cumming (Credit: Sierra Teemsma)

  Ph.D. student Royce Cumming explains his recent leaf bug discovery and his work in forensic entomology to help solve homicide cases.  Read more

• How the Pandemic Is Affecting Labor: Luke Elliott-Negri on The Thought Project

  Elliott-Negri, a doctoral candidate in sociology, discusses his many projects, including a new grant-funded study of collective action by workers whose lives have been put at risk by the pandemic. Read more