Posted on February 19, 2019 in 5x5 Anniversary Feature, ASRC in the News, Neuroscience Initiative
Popular Science has featured a recent study from the lab of ASRC Neuroscience Initiative Director Patrizia Casaccia on Climate change’s growing threat to the mental health of newborns whose mothers were victims of severe storms, floods, wildfires and other climate disasters. […]
Posted on December 4, 2018 in ASRC in the News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
Environmental Science Initiative researcher Andrew Reinmann has a new article published in The Conversation—a news platform that allows academics to share their expertise with the general public and shed light on key news events of the day. In this new piece, Reinmann and his research partner, Boston University researcher Pamela Templer, breakdown findings from their […]
Posted on December 4, 2018 in ASRC in the News
Environmental Science Initiative researcher Andrew Reinmann has a new article published in The Conversation—a news platform that allows academics to share their expertise with the general public and shed light on key news events of the day. In this new piece, Reinmann and his research partner, Boston University researcher Pamela Templer, breakdown findings from their […]
Posted on October 25, 2018 in 5x5 Anniversary Feature, ASRC in the News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
Local governments can take steps to resist federal rollback of legislation meant to protect the climate, writes ASRC Environmental Science Initiative Professor Peter Groffman. […]
Posted on March 14, 2018 in 5x5 Anniversary Feature, ASRC in the News, Structural Biology Initiative
A recent Nature article explores biologists’ growing understanding of how liquid phase separation might impact the development of diseases in cells. “[…] scientists around the world have jumped on the idea that phase separation can explain how cells partition the molecules swarming inside them,” said Dr. Shana Elbaum-Garfinkle […]
Posted on June 9, 2017 in 5x5 Anniversary Feature, ASRC in the News, Nanoscience Initiative
Melanin produced by your body isn’t something you can change at will. But a group of researchers with the ASRC Nanoscience Initiative have developed a melanin-like substance that can be tuned to different shades—darker or lighter—to confer UV protection. […]
Posted on September 9, 2016 in ASRC in the News
The City University of New York’s Advanced Science Research Center was featured in the Dormitory Authority State of New York (DASNY) 2016 Annual Report as one of its Success Stories for the previous year, highlighting the ASRC’s innovative design and mission. The construction of the ASRC and its neighbor, The City College of New York’s […]
Posted on May 17, 2016 in ASRC in the News, ASRC News, Structural Biology Initiative
Dr. Kevin H. Gardner, Director of the CUNY ASRC’s Structural Biology Initiative, was featured in a story about multigenerational science families in the May 5 issue of Nature. According to the article, there is a trend in families where one parent has a career in science for the children to also pursue careers in scientific […]
Posted on November 9, 2015 in ASRC in the News, ASRC News
The CUNY Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) was featured in the most recent issue of Architectural Record as one of a handful of examples of innovative architecture in academic buildings. Along with the City College of New York’s Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI), the article specifically noted the design by architect Kohn Pederson Fox […]