Brooklyn College Archives

How Winston Churchill Helped Shape the Middle East

December 14, 2020

A new book looks at how Winston Churchill, as British colonial secretary, shaped policies, politics and leadership in the Middle East in the post-World War I era in ways that echo today, for better or for worse. Read more ›

Scientists Are Still Learning New Things About Water

December 10, 2020

| Brooklyn College, The Graduate Center

You'd think science would know everything there is to know about water, but scientists have made a new fundamental finding on good old H20. Read more ›

Rapper Heavy D Will Be Honored with a 20-Foot Sculpture in Mount Vernon

October 26, 2020

| Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College Professor Eto Otitigbe won a commission to create a $100,000 sculpture honoring Heavy D in Mount Vernon, New York Read more ›

Presidents Have Always Lied, But Trump May Be the Worst, Prof Argues

October 20, 2020

| Brooklyn College

A new book explores how presidential lies became the norm — and how Donald Trump became worst of all. Read more ›

A dodecahedron with a straight-line trajectory

Pandemic Social Distancing Can Help Explain This Geometric Challenge

October 14, 2020

| Brooklyn College, The City College of New York, The Graduate Center

CUNY mathematicians have solved a classic geometry question involving dodecahedrons and what's known as the "anti-social jogger" problem. Read more ›

How Fox TV Got Its Name: From an Immigrant in the Movie Biz

September 24, 2020

| Brooklyn College

A new book charts the history of Twentieth Century Fox, from the movie studio founded by an immigrant, to Rupert Murdoch's Fox TV. Read more ›

19 Years Later, 9/11 First Responders Still Face Cognitive Issues

September 11, 2020

| Brooklyn College, The Graduate Center

New research found that PTSD and depression are related to cognitive issues in 9/11 first responders. Read more ›

Finally, The Science Behind a Good Romantic Relationship

August 31, 2020

| Brooklyn College, Queens College, The Graduate Center

Ever wonder what makes a good relationship? Finally, science has an answer. Read more ›

Burying the Myths About Removing Lead from Soil

August 19, 2020

| Brooklyn College, The Graduate Center

There are countless myths about how to remove lead from soil. It's time to bury them, researchers say. Read more ›