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• Danielle Garcia Explores Hip-Hop’s Political Power and Its Paradoxes, and Finds Her Calling

  

  Danielle Garcia and some of her hip-hop albums

  "There is a lot about hip-hop that we can learn from and use to empower," says alumna Dannielle Garcia.  Read more

• Alicia Cannizzo Awarded $30,000 Schallek Fellowship for Her Art History Dissertation on Medieval Tombs

  

  Alicia Cannizzo (Photo courtesy of Cannizzo)

  The fellowship will help Cannizzo complete her study of funerary art following the Black Plague, research that has been hampered by the pandemic. Read more

• College Students Know Less Than You’d Think About Algorithms. Jessica Brodsky Wants to Change That.

  

  Jessica Brodsky (Photo courtesy of Brodsky)

  Educational Psychology Ph.D. student Jessica Brodsky explains what her new study shows about college students' understanding of algorithms and offers some resources for improving media literacy in young people.  Read more

• The CUNY Digital History Archive Receives Prestigious Grant to Document Activism for Greater Access, Inclusion, and Diversity at CUNY

  

  SLAM! (Student Liberation Action Movement) business card, by Jed Brandt. Retrieved from CUNY Digital History Archive.

  The Metro Equity in Action grant, one of only four awarded citywide, enhances a project to curate and digitize documents relating to CUNY’s history, and provides funding for three student researchers. Read more

• Translating “Sciencese”

  

  GC Science Communications Fellows Melina Giakoumis and Alyssa Martin

  Inaugural GC Science Fellows share how the experience is preparing them to engage the public
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• How to Hook Reporters on Your Science Research

  

  Credit: Getty Images

  Journalists shared these 12 tips on how CUNY scientists can attract attention for and accurate coverage of their research, at a recent Graduate Center Science Communication Academy workshop.  Read more

• 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