News from the School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Congratulations to the Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) Awardees
The BRESI awards are funded through the historic gift of $10 million from the Mellon Foundation.
Highlighted Faculty – Professor Paul Forlano
Congratulations to Professor of Biology Paul Forlano for receiving a three-year NIH R15 grant
Highlighted Faculty – Professor Viraht Sahni
Congratulations to Professor Sahni!
Highlighted Faculty – Prof. Rebecca Boger
Let’s congratulate our new Fulbrighter!
Highlighted Faculty – Prof. Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky
Prof. Horlyck-Romanovsky has had a stellar year so far.
Featured Faculty - Prof. Heidi Goodson
Prof. Goodson is the visiting scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, Germany.
Association for Psychological Science (APS) Rising Star: Prof. Ana Gantman
Rising Star designation is presented to outstanding APS members in the earliest stages of their research career post-Ph.D.
Three-Year DOE Grant Award Announced: Professor Sophia Suarez, Physics
Prof. Suarez’s work focuses on characterizing the ion and molecular dynamics in various types of materials.
New Publication: Professor Amy Ikui, Biology
Prof. Ikui's laboratory studies DNA replication and cell division using S. cerevisae as a model system, with the goal of understanding the molecular mechanism of cell growth control.
CUNY IRG 2022 Recipient—Professor Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky
Prof. Horlyck-Romanovsky is a public health nutrition professional who is committed to addressing intra-ethnic health disparities among populations of African descent.
Junior Zahra Jamil Awarded Belle Zeller Scholarship
The award frees Jamil to study neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, and helps lay the foundation for her to join the ranks of women scientists doing research in that field.
David Prerau, Expert on Daylight Saving Time, Speaks on the Much-Debated Practice
Says switching to standard time during the winter months is still the best compromise.
Fighting the Tide
A multidisciplinary team of researchers—powered in large part by citizen scientists—joins city agencies and other prominent climate organizations on the front lines of urban coastal resilience planning.
Mining the Resources
Inspired by her mentors, whom she met through the Magner Career Center, Ariel Abramova has gone on to become a peer mentor herself and, through internships, is already gaining valuable experience in her chosen career of human resources.
Brooklyn College Announces the Opening of New Cancer Center to Address Health Disparities in the Fight Against Cancer
The Brooklyn College Cancer Center (BCCC-CURE) is the first education-based center of its kind in Brooklyn focused on research and community partnerships.
A Tech Pipeline Program at Brooklyn College Leads Computer Science Majors to Success
In its third year, the program gives students training in soft skills, industry experience, a head start in technical careers, and adds new talent to the New York City workforce.
Brooklyn College Cancer Center (BCCC-CURE) to Host First Brooklyn Breast Cancer
Brooklyn College Cancer Center (BCCC-CURE) joins Maimonides Medical Center (MMC), SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) for an all-day free public outreach event.
Anthropology Professor Naomi Schiller Speaks on Urgent Tasks Facing U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Accessibility to healthy and sustainable homes is a top priority says Schiller.
Brooklyn College Center for Achievement in Science Education Wins National Award
INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine recognizes the college as a leader in supporting traditionally underrepresented students who pursue degrees in science and technology.
CUNY IRG 2021 Recipients
They propose a pilot project that will bring together an interdisciplinary team at Brooklyn College with groups from the Great South Bay to assess the impacts on cultural heritage from climate change through a robust community engagement process.
Brooklyn College Celebrates New Healthcare Career Alliance
The new Healthcare Career Hub of Central and South Brooklyn: Brooklyn College, Kingsborough Community College, and Medgar Evers College—Building the Workforce Ecosystem aims to expand healthcare workforce.
Four Brooklyn College Students Earn Fulbright Internships
The rising juniors and seniors will work on diverse research topics, from how the brain processes music to a water-purification technique.
Brooklyn College Department of Chemistry Earns 2021 Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences
The award celebrates the successful recruitment and promotion of women and faculty of color at the college, which has led to a significantly more diverse faculty.
#BCGrad2021 Celebrates Resilience and Hope: Striving Toward Success
A master’s degree candidate in biology says that every semester was a chance to network.
#BCGrad2021 A Future Health-Care Warrior
Graduating senior Samuelle Delcy says the research opportunities she gained at Brooklyn College helped prepare her to take on the world.
Modeling Interval Timing by Recurrent Neural Nets Selected as a 2021 Editor's Pick by Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
Prof. Theodore Raphan work was first published in 2019.
Junior Named Jeannette K. Watson Fellow
Lexcy Alexis, a chemistry major, will kick off her first internship through the program this summer at a non-profit dedicated to the protection and restoration of wildlife and plants.
#BCGrad2021 Celebrates Resilience and Hope: Asma Awad Named Valedictorian for Class of 2021
Computer science major to work as software engineer at JPMorgan & Chase Co. after graduation.
Junior is One of Two BC Students to Win 2021 Goldwater
Patrick Ihejirika gets his tuition covered but is most excited to join the community of scholars.
Prof. Kelly M. Britt – 2021 Recipient of the CUNY Henry Wasser Award for outstanding Assistant Professors
Assistant Professor Britt’s work focuses on community-based historical archaeology of urban spaces.
Highlighted Faculty – Prof. Laura A. Rabin
Laura A. Rabin is a Professor of Psychology at Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center.
Dealing With Death and Dying During the Pandemic, With Corinne Cavuoti
Thanatology expert offers coping advice during this difficult time.
Brooklyn College Professor of Anthropology Helps Describe the Earliest Primate Fossils
First fossils of ancient, small-bodied primates provide a big glimpse into how our earliest primate relatives lived 66 million years ago after an asteroid wiped out dinosaurs.
Psychology Professor Discusses Staying Connected During COVID-19
Relationship expert Cheryl Carmichael says getting out of your routine and doing something different can make this Valentine’s Day enjoyable, despite the isolation of the pandemic.
Best of BC, Faculty Voices: A Mathematical Formula for Less Division
Math Professor Jeff Suzuki offers an axiomatic way to look at our political system.
Brooklyn College Launches New COVID-19 Course
Various faculty will share their expertise on different aspects of pandemics—past, present and future.
Brooklyn College Professor Helps Researchers Prove Water Has Multiple Liquid States
A newly published Science journal paper reveals that water can exist as two liquids of differing density.
Chemistry Professor Ryan P. Murelli Earns $1.54 Million Research Grant for Further Study of Tropolones
The synthetic molecules show promise as therapeutics for a variety of diseases.
Psychology Professor Cheryl L. Carmichael Earns NSF CAREER Award to Further Research on Relationships and Health
The grant will advance research on how verbal and nonverbal cues influence physiological function, relationship quality, and well-being.
T-Rex Family Values
When Katja Knoll ’15 M.S. made the decision to switch careers from filmmaking to paleontology, she knew it wouldn’t be easy. With the mentorship of Brooklyn College Earth And Environmental Sciences Professor John Chamberlain, she made the move, and today she is part of a team that is spearheading new discoveries that challenge our ideas about the lives of prehistoric animals.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology Stephen Chester Part of Team That Unearths Rise of Mammals in Groundbreaking Discovery
Research chronicling one-million-year fossil-rich timeline with Denver Museum of Nature & Science researchers to appear in Science magazine and highlighted on PBS' NOVA.
Brooklyn College to Receive $1.5 Million from the City of New York to Prepare More Students for Tech Industry as Part of its CUNY 2x Tech Initiative
The initiative aims to double the number of graduates from the City University of New York with bachelor’s degrees ready to compete for tech jobs in New York City.
Programmed for Success
Shahzoda Davlatova’s internship at JPMorgan Chase & Co. provided the tech savvy student a challenge that transformed her.
Fighting Cancer by Awakening Our Immune Systems
Biology Professor Anjana Saxena’s research explores whether antibiotics might be the cure.
Jennifer Basil Wins Tow Distinguished Teaching Award
The Biology professor is recognized for her talents in making science accessible to students.
Meet Our 2019 Salutatorian
Psychology major Nina Steinfeld is passionate about the role special education plays in addressing the needs of those students who require the most attention and plans to make a career out of giving back to her community.
Psychology Professor Andrew Delamater Gains Insight into How We Learn Through Research in Animal Cognition
Recently tapped to edit a leading academic journal in his field, Delamater is poised to play a significant role in the direction of scholarship on the psychological foundations of learned behavior.
Elena Felder's Google Search Yields Terrific Results
The computer and information science alumna says her education exceptionally prepared her for her current position at the tech giant.
Trials and Interventions
Psychology Professor Angelo DiBello scores multiple grants to document drinking patterns and test interventions for college students.
Brooklyn College Global Medical Brigades Focuses on Sustainable Health in Central Panama
With the generous support of Bernard H. '62 and Ethel B. Garil, Brooklyn College Global Medical Brigades students got the opportunity to work with indigenous communities in a manner that prioritized holistic prevention and empowerment.
CIS Professor Michael Mandel Awarded $500,000 NSF Grant To Explore How Man-made Sounds and Climate Change Affect Animal Migration
Mandel’s research aims to help computers better understand sound.
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Brooklyn College-Led, Interdisciplinary Research Team Selected to Study Stormwater Flood Risks in New York City
Academic partners to work with NYC's Department of Environmental Protection and the Mayor's Office of Recovery and Resiliency to assess existing stormwater hazards and climate change for long-term stormwater infrastructure planning.
A Dirty Job
Brooklyn College researchers publish findings from two studies on safe soil practices.
A Family Venture
The Alves—Deborah and her daughters Abigail, and soon-to-graduate Anisee, credit Brooklyn College with helping them to realize a shared vision of making the world a better place in very different ways.
Computer Science Major Moshe Farah Details the "Privacy Paradox" in the Digital Age
The graduating senior shares his thoughts on how individuals should safeguard their information in the face of high-profile data breaches.
Professor Lipke Receives Hinton Award from American Society of Microbiology for Inclusiveness in his Lab
The Hinton Award honors outstanding contributions toward fostering the research training of underrepresented minorities in microbiology.
Senior Gabrielle Powell on Why Anthropology Makes Her Question Everything
In an ongoing series we interview students to get their perspective on current events, issues, and their Brooklyn College experience.
