Mark Hauber to Lead the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center
Posted on July 20, 2023 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative, Nanoscience Initiative, Neuroscience Initiative, Photonics Initiative, Structural Biology Initiative
New York, NY, July 20,2023 — The City University of New York Graduate Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Hauber as the executive director of its Advanced […]Study Finds Temperature Can Affect How Small Molecules Bind to Therapeutic Targets
Posted on July 13, 2023 in ASRC News, Structural Biology Initiative
The discovery could help streamline new drug development. More than 90% of clinical drug development efforts fail every year. A key factor driving the failure rate is that researchers currently […]The Second Life of Plastics
Posted on June 14, 2023 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
A National Science Foundation grant will help an ASRC-led multi-institutional team track and quantify how plastics break down in the environment More than 25 million metric tons of plastic end […]A Novel Method for Squeezing Molecules Together Could Significantly Reduce Chemical Manufacturing Waste and Its Negative Environmental Impacts
Posted on June 8, 2023 in ASRC News, Nanoscience Initiative
Using nanotechnology, scientists have used mechanochemistry to develop a scalable, sustainable technique that would be more energy- and cost-efficient than current chemical manufacturing methods. NEW YORK, June 8, 2023 — […]Interdisciplinary Insights: June 2023 Edition
Posted on June 5, 2023 in ASRC News
Announcing the Climate Change and Health Impact award winners, a scientist’s take on redistributing knowledge, new faculty, and more in this edition of Interdisciplinary Insights. […]Scientists Demonstrate Time Reflection of Electromagnetic Waves in a Groundbreaking Experiment
Posted on March 13, 2023 in ASRC News, Photonics Initiative
The discovery establishes the foundations for revolutionary applications in wireless communications and optical computing. NEW YORK, March 13, 2023 — When we look in a mirror, we are used to […]The City University of New York and the Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai Announce Three Climate Change Health Impact Grant Award Winners
Posted on March 13, 2023 in ASRC News, Neuroscience Initiative
The Partnership between the City University of New York (CUNY) and the Center on Health and Environment Across the LifeSpan (HEALS) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is announcing […]Science Faculty Spotlight: Matthew Sfeir
Posted on February 21, 2023 in Nanoscience Initiative
An accomplished researcher shows students the power of lasers. Professor Matthew Sfeir, a member of the Graduate Center’s Chemistry, Physics, and Nanoscience programs who is based at the Advanced Science Research Center at the […]SEED Grant Awardee Sophia Suarez vs. Synthetic Mucus
Posted on January 30, 2023 in ASRC News, Nanoscience Initiative
Mucus gets a bad rap. Sure, the slippery, gelatinous goo produced by mucous membranes can be off-putting for some, but its capabilities are nothing to sneeze at. Organic mucus is […]CUNY ASRC Hosts IlluminationSpace Hub Launch Event
Posted on January 27, 2023 in ASRC News
One of the most important things about being a scientist, or a bearer of any type of knowledge, is sharing it, or “bringing home the snap peas,” as Beau Morton, […]