Want to be a Writer? Stay Home and Write  It’s both an opportunity and a danger to be an aspiring writer in New York City, says author Joshua Henkin. “You can go to a book party or reading every night. I think it’s very easy to think that if ...>>

Respect for the Past, Music for Today  Cate Ludlam came home from work one night to a voicemail on her answering machine that would change her life....>>

Empowering Science of Distinction  Martin Cohen graduated from City College in 1970 and didn’t think much about his alma mater for a while — three and a half decades, in fact. “I was totally disconnected,” he says....>>

Across the Cultural Divide – Reaching Out  Born in Bangladesh, Raza Khan immigrated with her parents to the United States when she was a year old. They settled in Queens, the most diverse county in the country....>>

A Transformative Voice for Children’s Rights  Violence against children has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, and over the past decade more than 20,000 American children have died as a result of abuse, neglect, malnourishment and...>>

A Life in Pursuit of the Secret Mars  With space shuttles relegated to riding piggyback to their retirements as museums, Mars has finally risen to its moment as the mothership of American space exploration. Seven Minutes of Terror was th...>>

Mambo’s Modest Maestro  ...>>

A Promise to the City,...a Beacon for the Country  Mirella Laure, passionate about student government, had a reverie this summer that she could be the first class president of the first community college to open in New York City in 40 years....>>

All Business Majors Into the Pool  It was always apparent to Alyssa Lubrino, a captain of the Baruch College women’s swimming and diving team, that a college sports team had its perks. After all, swimming has kept her in great physical...>>

Scurry, Adapt, Survive in the Park  Jason Munshi-South has spent the last four years trapping, weighing and measuring New York City mice. Not those house mice that arrived in the city on ships with the European settlers. Munshi-South st...>>

Tracking a Cold, Cold Case  The mummy of a 15-year-old Inca girl, sacrificed 500 years ago at the 22,000-foot summit of the Llullaillaco volcano in Salta, Argentina, is spilling other secrets....>>

A Basketball Coach in Your Pocket  A popular workout app created by Baruch College alumni is bringing a digital twist to the athletic training of basketball players....>>

Where to Learn English? A Museum Of Course  Hortencia Marmanillo spent a few days this summer in a museum, but she didn’t just look at art — she improved her language skills....>>

Promoting Success and Valuing Hispanic Diversity  Jasniya Sanchez came to the United States from Mexico City in 1999, when she was 11 years old. Her mother, a cashier at a fruit store, and her father, who works at a supermarket stocking shelves, alw...>>

Investing in Our Future  Groundbreaking research emerging from advanced science laboratories. More faculty in classrooms, including 355 new full-time hires in 2013 alone....>>

Grants and Honors: Recognizing Faculty Achievement  The University’s renowned faculty members continually win professional-achievement awards from prestigious organizations as well as research grants from government agencies, farsighted foundations and...>>

Hostos -- and the Bronx -- Laud ‘Mr. Arts and Culture’  The South Bronx was burning when Wallace “Wally” Edgecombe arrived at Hostos Community College in 1973. Gangs were active, drugs were ubiquitous and many people lived in poverty....>>

Developing Political Voices  Roberto Perez was already a self-described “political junkie” when he was introduced to state politics through CUNY’s Model New York State Senate....>>

The Widow Pollock Becomes Lee Krasner  Perhaps the most distinguished marriage of two American artists was that of the abstract expressionists Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) and Lee Krasner (1908-1984)....>>

CULTIVATING TEAMWORK — AND TEAM SPIRIT  Training employees to guide students is one key to creating University-wide collaboration....>>