Brooklyn College Archives

A lone baseball bat sits on an empty baseball field.

Epigenetics Could Be the Key to Progress on Lou Gehrig’s Disease

April 25, 2019

On July 4, 1939, one of the greatest baseball players of all time, Lou Gehrig, stood before a crowd at Yankee Stadium and uttered this famous line: “Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the e Read more ›

Illustration of a German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel from 1875

From Logic to Literature and Back Again: Interpreting Hegel

April 4, 2019

| Brooklyn College, The Graduate Center

Narrating the present moment as it happens can be difficult, but one philosophy professor proposes turning to Hegel in order to help. Read more ›

Black patient measures his glucose with a glucometer

Understanding Obesity and Diabetes in Foreign-Born Blacks

March 26, 2019

| Brooklyn College, Graduate School of Public Health, Hunter College

Calculating the health of foreign-born blacks can be difficult because they’re often classified alongside U.S.-born blacks, but that distinction remains necessary considering their different health profiles. Read more ›

Aerial view of container ship transporting goods sailing across ocean leaving the ports of Hong Kong

Foreign Investment Has a Double-Edged Effect in Asia-Pacific

March 5, 2019

| Brooklyn College, The Graduate Center

An analysis of 14 Asia-Pacific countries revealed a surprising divergence in the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI). Read more ›

SNAPSHOT: College Writing

February 13, 2019

| Borough of Manhattan Community College, Brooklyn College, The Graduate Center

Many students begin at two-year community colleges and transfer to four-year senior colleges. How prepared are they? Read more ›

Learning to Read with Flashcards

January 29, 2019

| Brooklyn College, The Graduate Center

Students often use flashcards when learning how to read, and teachers rely on them heavily to help teach sight words. But how effective are they? Read more ›

Bertram Baker is sworn in as a member of the New York state Assembly on Dec. 21, 1948

A Trailblazing Black Politician, Inspired by Alexander Hamilton

January 18, 2019

| Brooklyn College

Meet Brooklyn's first black elected official: Bertram Baker, an old-school power broker and Caribbean immigrant who was inspired by none other than Alexander Hamilton. Read more ›

Student listening music and reading book while sitting in bus

Helping Commuter Students Succeed

January 2, 2019

| Brooklyn College, City Tech, The Graduate Center

A new edited collection addresses the specific challenges commuter students face, and how academic libraries — often cited as a favorite place to study — can help. Read more ›

They’re on the Move: How Cells Form Bacterial Microcolonies

December 28, 2018

| Brooklyn College, Macaulay Honors College, The Graduate Center

When single cell bacteria form microcolonies, they forego “a single cell lifestyle for a communal lifestyle,” according to new research. Read more ›