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 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

Hunter Researcher Maps DNA of Lyme Disease Bacteria

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