Commodification is privacy's best hope, Cappello (History) asserts in an essay for The Hill, the top U.S. political website. Read more
In a Salon.com feature story, Ph.D. student Julie Hecht (Psychology) examines whether dogs are able to recognize other dogs by sight alone. Read more
The debut collection of essays by Felix Bernstein (English) has been named among the “Best of 2015” by Artforum International Magazine. Read more
Ph.D. student Hannah Jaicks (Environmental Psychology) was recently awarded funding from the Sarah Baker Memorial Fund to undertake a project for the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y). Read more
A new study released by the GC’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies shows that the percentage of the U.S. population with a bachelor’s degree or higher increased by 40 percent and that high school dropout rates decreased by 44 percent between 1990 and 2010. Read more
Ph.D. student Jack Norton (Earth and Environmental Sciences), who studies prisons and development in northern New York, was quoted in a Nation feature on the recent trend of selling former prisons to private foundations and other nonprofits. Read more
In a prominent essay for The Atlantic, Ph.D. student Lawrence Cappello (History) describes how the release of Hillary Clinton’s emails signals a sharp break from the confidentiality traditionally afforded to top officials. Read more
Students in the Ph.D. Program in Classics have received a notably high percentage of honors and awards of late, with 15 of 20 eligible students recognized by peer-reviewed journals, at conferences, and in fellowship competitions. Read more
Two biochemistry doctoral students recently received prestigious individual fellowships — one from the National Institutes of Health, and another from the American Heart Association. Read more
Ph.D. student Agustin Indaco (Economics) won third place for his presentation on the GC’s interactive installation “On Broadway” at NYC Media Lab’s annual summit on Friday, September 25. Read more