We're honoring the work of Graduate Center scholars who have contributed to scholarship and activism focused on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. Read more
Top L-R: Jojo Karlin, Serena Wang, Jasmine Bayron, Guillermo Yrizar Barbosa, and Melanie Blair Thies;
Bottom: Roxana Piotrowska, Emily Weiss, Raj Korpan, Natalie Gordon, and Virginia Diaz-Mendoza
Meet the 10 students in this year’s Disseration Showcase, who will present research ranging from how cannabis affects psychopharmacology to what asteroids tell us about the origins of life. Read more
Serena Wang
"I'm writing a New York story and at the same time, a transnational one," says Sara Wang of her dissertation. Read more
Khánh Lê
"My research is about documenting the lives of Vietnamese Americans, and this mix up of oral history, participatory action research, narrative storytelling, arts, and theater," says Ph.D. candidate Khánh Lê. "It's not grounded and anchored in one discipline. That's the reason I chose The Graduate Center. Read more
Lan Truong
Truong has received substantial fellowships, including a Fulbright, to study how traditional medicine is used to treat diabetes in South Vietnam and the implications for the rest of the world. Read more
Roksana Azad
Ph.D. student Roksana Azad was awarded an F31 Predoctoral Fellowship, of more than $97,000 over three years, from the National Institute of Health. Read more
Katarina Evans in the field (Photo courtesy of Evans)
“My experience doing research as a GC student has been invaluable and formative as I grow into becoming the scientist I would like to be,” said Ph.D. candidate Katarina Evans. Read more
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Graduate Center professors and students are researching the effects of climate change and investigating ways to protect animals and the environment. Read more
Graduate Center Ph.D. student Austin L. MacDonald
MacDonald is one of 45 economics students nationwide and the first Graduate Center economics student to win the prestigious fellowship. Read more
The dissertation room at the Mina Rees Library. (Credit: Coralie Carlson)
The 2021–2022 awards, ranging from $5,000 to $25,0000 each, will support doctoral candidates in successfully completing their dissertations. Read more