After a Surprise Firing, University of Michigan Has a New President
Santa J. Ono will be the university’s first Asian American president. He will take the helm during a contentious time in higher education.
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Mayor Adams Appoints Eva Wong as Director of Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health, Brian Stettin as Senior Advisor for Severe Mental Illness
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the appointment of Eva Wong as director of the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health (OCMH) and Brian Stettin as senior advisor for severe mental illness. Wong and Stettin will join those in the administration — including leaders in the New York City Department of Health and Mental … Read more
The Center for Urban Research Assesses the Impact of Ranked Choice Voting in New York City
In a pathbreaking study commissioned by Common Cause New York and Unite America Institute, researchers from the Center for Urban Research examined the first use of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) a year ago in the June 2021 primary elections in New York City. They find that RCV largely accomplished its goal of giving voters a … Read more
Seungwon Kim and team solve a 40-year-old problem in topology
The CUNY Graduate Center mathematics alumnus helped show that certain 2D objects remain distinct in 4D space.
H.T. Chen, Choreographer of the Asian Experience, Dies at 74
He merged Eastern and Western influences in his modern dance works, and his dance center was a cultural anchor in New York’s Chinatown.
Wis. school board members dismissed book about Japanese American incarceration as being ‘unbalanced,’ parents say
The members said including the book would require perspective from the U.S. government, the parents allege.