Celebrating the women of CUNY whose leadership and impact shape our campuses, NYC, and beyond on National Women's Equality Day! ✨

#TeachingTip: Teaching a writing-intensive undergraduate course? There are some great readings to help students connect their academic and non-academic writing. Check out Ann N. Amicucci's "Four Things Social Media Can Teach You About College Writing": wacclearinghouse.org/docs/books/w...

Join us in welcoming our new faculty members: Dumitru Călugăru, @jwrenkim.bsky.social, Dimitrios Sounas, Ana Maria Delgado, Orisanmi Burton, Julia Huyck, Matthew Stover, and Prasad Iyer. We are thrilled to have you at the CUNY Graduate Center! www.gc.cuny.edu/news/cuny-gr...

Congratulations to Einstein Professor Patrizia Casaccia, who received the 2026 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship in Neuroscience! www.gc.cuny.edu/news/patrizi... @asrc-gc.bsky.social @gc-biochemphd.bsky.social @biologygccuny.bsky.social

Patrizia Casaccia Earns Third Major National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Award

The CUNY ASRC Neuroscience Initiative director receives the 2026 Landis Award, recognizing a career distinguished by scientific innovation and developing the next generation of researchers.

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Andrea Alù, Distinguished & Einstein Prof. at the CUNY Graduate Center & director of the CUNY ASRC Photonics Initiative, and his team co-authored a new paper in Nature through a collaboration with Research Scientist Timothy Palinski and his team from Honeywell Aerospace. https://bit.ly/4gvj9X4

Congratulations to Patrizia Casaccia, director of the Neuroscience Initiative at the CUNY ASRC and Einstein Professor of Biology and Biochemistry at the CUNY Graduate Center, on receiving the 2026 Landis Award! https://bit.ly/4ztCwbt

The CUNY ASRC Grants 101 Bootcamp for CUNY faculty is accepting applications. This intensive bootcamp aims to help PIs conceptualize research questions and shape the foundations of a competitive proposal. Apply by 9/3/26! https://bit.ly/4cdZRUw

From the lab to your nails: Alumna Jiye Son used her dissertation research to create a new line of non-toxic nail polish for children www.gc.cuny.edu/news/alumna-... @asrc-gc.bsky.social

The CUNY ASRC Grants 101 Bootcamp for CUNY faculty is accepting applications. This intensive bootcamp aims to help PIs conceptualize research questions and shape the foundations of a competitive proposal. Apply by 9/3/26! https://bit.ly/4cdZRUw

The CUNY ASRC Photonics Initiative is hiring an Associate Director. Learn more and apply! https://bit.ly/3S6AgpI

The CUNY ASRC Photonics Initiative is hiring an Associate Director. Learn more and apply! https://bit.ly/3S6AgpI

#WritingTip: It can be hard to see progress on a long-form project when you're feeling stuck in a particular chapter or section. Stepping back to look at what you've accomplished over longer periods of time - weeks, months, semesters, years - can help remind you of what you've accomplished.

In our latest Science Spotlight, Biology Ph.D. alumnus Joey Verdi shares how he co-founded a biotech startup and how others can, too. https://www.gc.cuny.edu/news/science-spotlight-taking-leap-found-biotech-startup

CUNY ASRC and CCNY Office of Research CDI researchers have received an $18.1 million NSF award to create a cloud-programmable national laboratory that uses artificial intelligence and robotics to speed the discovery, design, and production of advanced bio-inspired materials. https://bit.ly/4xjecYb

CUNY ASRC and CCNY Office of Research CDI researchers have received an $18.1 million NSF award to create a cloud-programmable national laboratory that uses artificial intelligence and robotics to speed the discovery, design, and production of advanced bio-inspired materials. https://bit.ly/4xjecYb

Writers in the humanities @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social - here's a great opportunity from the MLA for projects on improving working conditions and workplace equity! Learn more about Humanities Innovation Grants: Workforce Equity here: buff.ly/XeZLOCn. Then come see us to prepare your materials.

Together with Mac Chamberlain, we have published an update to the BOW's Brown-headed Cowbird species account: birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater - Birds of the World

Species accounts for all the birds of the world.

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Congratulations! Patrizia Casaccia, Einstein Professor of Biology and Biochemistry at the CUNY Graduate Center and director of the Neuroscience Initiative at the CUNY ASRC, awarded the Scientific Research Award by Associazione CulturiAMO. https://bit.ly/4wYzJFj

#SPIEMedicalImaging call for papers is open through 5 August 2026! 📒💡 Present your research on image processing, perception, physics, image-guided procedures, ultrasound, radiology, and more in Vancouver, B.C., in February 2027. 🩻 Click here to browse the #CallForPapers: https://bit.ly/43KA8yt

Proud to join with @cunychancellor.bsky.social to advocate for merit as the key criteria in the determination of the awarding of federal funding

Science by merit, not political favor

The right to be judged by a jury of your peers is a bedrock of American democracy. This principle applies not only to the judicial system but also to how the federal government evaluates and awards bi...

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Calling all CUNY ASRC researchers who'd love to introduce/explain their research to inquisitive visitors! The ASRC'S IlluminationSpace invites you to be a guest scientist at one of their upcoming tours. Sign up today to impact the next generation of scientists. https://bit.ly/4wgFnC2

Watch a brilliant conversation between Prof. Kandice Chuh and editor Ken Wissoker on the centennial of Duke University Press. They share advice for early career scholars on how to think about writing and publishing youtu.be/X4F1_PY3hP4

Writing and Publishing Now: Strategies for Turbulent Times

YouTube video by CUNY Graduate Center

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Feeling stuck? Head to a coffee shop, the @minareeslibrary.bsky.social, or a park to change things up and work in a new space. Studies show new environments stimulate the brain and working alongside other people can make us more productive. #WritingCommunity #Productivity

The New York Academy of Sciences is hosting a half-day conference on Oct. 29 in NYC titled "Chemical Biology: Peptide and Protein Design." It will explore the latest research on designer peptides and proteins and how chemists and biologists use them as tools. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4wstqcD

Talking about your research is a vital skill, and one that takes practice. Join us next week @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social for our new workshop Going Up? Crafting the Elevator Pitch. Register with the QR code or on our website: buff.ly/k6KkGi7

A new study lead authored by Hadiseh Nasari, a member of Andrea Alù's lab (Distinguished and Einstein Prof. of Physics at the CUNY Graduate Center and director of the CUNY ASRC’s Photonics Initiative), brings a black hole theory that's more than a half a century old to life. https://bit.ly/3R6vwQp

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is accepting proposals for its next Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants program cycle. Grants range from $2,500 to $50,000. The deadline to submit is Thursday, July 23. https://bit.ly/4vUARtu

A new study by Andrea Alù, Distinguished Professor and Einstein Professor of Physics at the CUNY Graduate Center and director of the CUNY ASRC’s Photonics Initiative, and his team bring a black hole theory that's more than a half a century old to life in their lab. https://bit.ly/3R6vwQp

Congratulations, @joshbrumberg.bsky.social!

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Congratulations to President @joshbrumberg.bsky.social, who has been elected to serve as chair of the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities! www.gc.cuny.edu/news/joshua-...

Do you live in a flood-prone neighborhood in New York City and want to monitor your area? FloodNet NYC's got you covered with real-time data. Monitor your neighborhood and stay safe out there, New Yorkers! https://bit.ly/4y5bRBd