GSAS Alumna Georgette Bennett ’72 Explores the Power of Humanitarian Diplomacy in Her New Book, Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By
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The Center for Religion and Media’s digital magazine Revealer, edited by Brett Krutzsch (Religious Studies), has won several awards from the Religion News Association, including the top prize for a religion magazine.
Arts & Science speaks to Liberal Studies’ Mitra Rastegar about her new book
In the decades since 9/11, Muslims have gained an increased presence in American life. The US Muslim population has grown steadily.
Explore Missives, the fourth annual publication of poetry, essays, memoirs and fiction from NYU’s Prison Education Program, part of Arts & Science’s Humanities division.
Gerceida Adams-Jones and Kyle Cranmer
Gerceida Adams-Jones (Liberal Studies) and Kyle Cranmer (Physics) have been elected 2021 Fellows of the American Physical Society, Adams-Jones for publicly addressing inequities in science education, and Cranmer for his work on the successful search for the Higgs bosun.
Enrique Rojas (Biology) has been named a 2021 Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering, and will receive $875,000 to pursue his research into the growth of single-celled microbes. Read more here.
Nicole Eustace (History) has been named a finalist for the 2021 National Book Award for Nonfiction, one of the world’s most prestigious literary prizes.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation Board of Trustees announces today, effective as of November 1, the election of essayist Claudia Rankine as a member of the Board of Trustees. Rankine is a MacArthur Fellow and lauded playwright, poet and essayist, she joined the Arts & Science faculty as Professor of Creative Writing in 2021.
With a new $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, Tianning Diao’s lab will research ways to repurpose the plastic waste that threatens our environment. Read more about the enormous potential of Diao’s “upcycling” work here.
Professor Maureen Mahon’s book Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll shortlisted for the 2021 Museum of African American History Stone Book Award.
Marcus R. Pyle (GSAS ‘21) wins NYU’s Making a Difference Award for his work.
Professor Alexandra Hartley awarded the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Biobehavioral Research Award for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS)
Environmental Studies' Professor Sonali Shukla McDermid has been named an Andrew Carnegie Fellow, one of 26 selected to the 2021 class.
Congratulations to Dr. Georgette Bennett, GSAS alumna, for being honored with the 92Y Extraordinary Woman Award
Congratulations to Amanda McLoughlin (CAS '14) for being listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 2021 list for the role of CEO at Multitude.
Congratulations to Terri Burns (CAS '16) for being listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 2021 list for the role of Partner at GV.