An Early Look at Diversity Post–Affirmative Action
Colleges are slowly releasing demographic data for the Class of 2028, giving a glimpse of the Supreme Court ruling’s impact on racial diversity. The results are decidedly mixed.
Non-AAARI News
Assistant Professor Zeda Li Wins National Science Foundation Grant
Zeda Li, a Baruch College assistant professor at the Zicklin School of Business’s Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics, has won a National Science Foundation grant for his project entitled, “Covariate-Assisted Analysis of Spectral Matrices with Applications to Physiological Signal.”
Graduate Center doctoral students and faculty from 14 CUNY campuses receive support for research that deepens understanding of issues of race and social justice.
The CUNY Graduate Center is pleased to announce the selection of 46 Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies (BRES) Fellows for 2024-2025. The 11 Graduate Center doctoral student fellows and 35 faculty fellows from 14 campuses across The City University of New York won support for innovative research projects that address topics in Black, race, and … Read more
Hunter Researcher’s Eye-Opening Study on Indian COVID Deaths
A Hunter College researcher’s study shows that the death toll in India during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was eight times larger than Indian government’s official numbers – causing some consternation in New Delhi.
Hunter Researcher Wins Prize for Dissertation on Asia
Assistant Professor of Political Science Zhihang Ruan won the best dissertation prize from APSA’s Class and Inequality.
Hunter Physicist Receives $800,000 Grant for Quantum Computing
The grant obtained by Physics and Astronomy Professor Yuhang Ren funds a project to enable control of electron spins and their long-distance interactions (over many interatomic spacings) using a spin pattern called persistent spin helix. This pattern, created and controlled by applying an electric field in ultra-thin oxide layers, offers a new way to link … Read more