Tuition Revenue Influences Whether Colleges Are Remote or In Person February 22, 2021 Society | John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The Graduate Center A study found that the percentage of revenue a college gets from tuition is the biggest factor in predicting whether its classes are mostly remote or mostly in person. Read more ›
How Much of Your Online Experience Is Determined by Algorithms? February 17, 2021 STEM | College of Staten Island, LaGuardia Community College, The Graduate Center A study of college students found many don't realize that algorithms shape everything from search results to Facebook posts. Read more ›
Lincoln, the Constitution, and the Path to Abolition February 11, 2021 Society | The Graduate Center A new book offers an analysis of historic arguments for whether the Constitution is an inherently proslavery or antislavery document. Read more ›
Why Race and Ethnicity Matter in Medicine February 8, 2021 Society STEM | Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, The Graduate Center Researchers led by a CUNY professor explain in the New England Journal of Medicine why race and ethnicity matter in health care. Read more ›
How to Analyze 18th Century Music Using the Right Metaphors February 3, 2021 Arts | Hunter College, The Graduate Center A new book about 18th century "galant" music argues that it is best understood using metaphors and analytical approaches from that era. Read more ›
How ‘Safety Learning’ Can Help Overcome Anxiety February 2, 2021 STEM | Hunter College, The Graduate Center New research suggests that anxiety and fear can be overcome by learning to recognize safety as more than just the absence of threat. Read more ›
‘Apostrophe Laws’: Why and How Do Laws Get Named for Victims? February 1, 2021 Society | John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The Graduate Center New research analyzes why some laws, known as apostrophe laws (like Megan's Law), are named for individual victims. Read more ›
The History of Viral Pandemics from Smallpox to COVID-19 January 28, 2021 Society STEM | John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The Graduate Center A new book looks at the history of viral pandemics, including smallpox, polio, and COVID-19. Read more ›
Studying Butterfly Colors: A Flip of the Genetic Switch January 27, 2021 STEM | The City College of New York, The Graduate Center The common palmfly butterfly Elymnias hypermnestra has evolved to imitate two separate poisonous species. Read more ›