Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
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
Biology Professor Weigang Qiu and an international team mapped the complete genetic makeup of 47 strains of Lyme disease-causing and related bacteria from around the world, creating a powerful tool for identifying the bacterial strains that infect patients. Researchers said this could enable more accurate diagnostic tests and treatments tailored to the bacteria causing each … Read more
The increase in Asian American and Pacific Islander voter registration, compared to 2020, was more than double the increase of both new Black and white voters.
LaGuardia Community College/CUNY welcomes nine new full-time faculty members, who will share their expertise and guide associate-degree-seeking students to academic success.
As the 2024-2025 school year officially gets underway and in the spirit of renewal, the student-run initiative is working to combat ableism, ageism, antisemitism, homophobia and all types of hate.
About 11,000 Asian American and Pacific Islander women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021 and about 1,500 died. The latest federal data shows the rate of new breast cancer diagnoses in Asian American and Pacific Islander women — a group that once had relatively low rates of diagnosis — is rising much faster than … Read more