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October 30, 2009 -- On a clear autumn night in mid-October under the stars in the Graduate Center's Skylight Room, 45 students became the newest recipients of Thomas W. Smith Acade... »News from CUNY BACCALAUREATE FOR UNIQUE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
October 28, 2009 -- Sustainable Energy, Sustainable Coastlines, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Water Systems, Sustainable Tourism, Sustainable Art, Sustainable Transportatio... »News from CUNY BACCALAUREATE FOR UNIQUE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
October 27, 2009 -- Bay Ridge’s 69th Street Pier is on its way to becoming a boating destination and transit hub, thanks to a $300,000 plan to outfit the fishing wharf with a dock... »The Great Issues Forum, a series of high-profile public conversations about critical issues of our time, will explore the theme of religion in its second year at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. (Last year’s theme was power.) T... »“Too often the UN is seen as a political talk-shop. Yet a critical evaluation shows that it has often achieved practical results in advances in human rights, improvements in health, nutrition, and education—especially for women and children—and in co... »Silent Pictures, running from September 1 through October 11 in the James Gallery, will focus on aspects of comic book structure and syntax that do not depend on words to advance an image sequence. The exhibition is inspired by artist and Pulitzer Pr... »In Fall 2009, Elebash Presents at the Graduate Center will launch a new series of music programs, Concerts & Conversations, featuring enlightening discussions and world-class performances to enrich both the mind and spirit. The first three event... »The Leon Levy Center for Biography at the CUNY Graduate Center, established by a generous gift from the Leon Levy Foundation, has announced the 2009-2010 Biography Fellows. Each fellow will receive $60,000, writing space, library privileges, and part... »Mary Ann Caws, Distinguished Professor of French, English, and Comparative Literature at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences' 2009 class. She is among 212 new ... »Brian B. Schwartz has been selected as the 2009 winner of the Andrew W. Gemant Award, given annually by the American Institute of Physics to recognize significant contributions to the cultural, artistic, or humanistic dimension of physics. Schwartz ... » |
