Webinar: From data to dialogue | Feb. 11 Translate complex scientific findings into clear messages that drive understanding & inspire action. Speakers: @nmrkaygee.bsky.social (@asrc-gc.bsky.social) & @amyjhawkins.bsky.social (@uofuhealth.bsky.social) Register (free): www.asbmb.org/meetings-eve...

Sharing Insight and Information is core to what we do at the @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social hopefully you can join us in person or online for one of these FREE thoughtful discussions on timely topics

The Graduate Center and CUNY are monitoring the weather forecast closely to ensure a safe and smooth start to the semester. See details here: www.gc.cuny.edu/news/january...

Interested in perfecting your time management skills? @writingcentergc.bsky.social is hosting a workshop on Feb. 10 for students eager to learn how to prioritize writing goals and deadlines. Participants will draft a plan to hit their writing goals. Register: bit.ly/4qAJruK

Cowbirds get a bad rap for making other birds raise their young, but @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social, ornithologist and executive director of the CUNY ASRC, and his lab have revealed — study by study — why you should put some respect on the parasites' name. bit.ly/3LmC22U

“An individual has not started living until [they] can rise above the narrow confines of [their] individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” —Martin Luther King Jr. Happy MLK Day, everyone! #MartinLutherKing #MLK

#ReadingRec: Want a great starting point for thinking about your style? Check out the classic The Elements of Style from Strunk & White. Fun fact: Strunk wrote the original text in 1918 to use in his classes at Cornell University where he taught English.

Now out with pagination! @asrc-gc.bsky.social new science www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The New York Academy of Sciences is recruiting NYC-based scientist mentors for its Spring 2026 After School STEM Mentoring Program. Application deadline: Jan. 20, 2026 bit.ly/45M8wub

CUNY Career Launch is back for Spring 2026. Paid internships for CUNY undergrads earning $20/hr. Apply Jan 12–Feb 23 (best chance by Feb 13). Open to students 18–24 with no prior paid internship experience. Apply today: cuny.edu/CareerLaunch

#ReadingRec: Based on their experience working with thousands of doctoral candidates, Drs. Roda and Saunders offer practical tips for completing your dissertation in PhDone: A Professional Dissertation Editor's Guide to Writing Your Doctoral Thesis and Earning Your PhD. Learn more:

📢Join our first seminar in 2026! Anna Orr, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Weill Cornell, will give a talk on “Astrocytes in Neurocognitive Function and Dementia Pathogenesis” on Thursday, January 15.

New year, new look! 😎 Visit asrc.gc.cuny.edu to explore our new homepage and catch up on the latest CUNY ASRC news.

@huntercollege.bsky.social President visiting @asrc-gc.bsky.social faculty

If you are a CUNY doctoral student in your second through sixth year, you can likely get up to $1,500 for research, travel, accommodations, conference fees, a research assistant, etc. Deadline: Jan. 31. See guidelines for more info: www.gc.cuny.edu/sites/defaul...

It's resolution time writers @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social and we know what's at the top of your list: write more in the new year! We can help with that! Check out our website to learn more about the support we offer and access online resources: buff.ly/eA180oX #WritingCommunity #WritingGoals

CUNY seniors and recent grads: The 2026 Civil Service Pathways Fellowship is OPEN! This 2-year paid program connects you to rewarding careers in NYC government. Start your journey in public service today. Apply now: bit/ly/CSPF2026

www.nature.com/articles/d41... @asrc-gc.bsky.social

You still have time to gift an incredible experience to a CUNY ASRC student researcher. Donate today to impact the science of tomorrow. https://bit.ly/47QoiV0

#GCTopStories25: Distinguished Professor Andrea Alù and @asrc-gc.bsky.social colleagues observed “time reflections” of electromagnetic waves for the first time — a breakthrough published in “Nature Physics”

Still finalizing your grad school plans? @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social offers a rigorous Nanoscience Ph.D. program that gives students access to the CUNY ASRC's world-class facilities and a research environment that's embedded in NYC’s innovation landscape. bit.ly/3MOCSWm 📅 Deadline: Jan 1, 2026

The CUNY ASRC Photonics Initiative is hiring a professor! https://bit.ly/3MHNEh8

Happening now, @asrc-gc.bsky.social holiday networking!

@asrc-gc.bsky.social represents at Harlem Innovation Triangle

Master the single-cell gene expression analysis journey on Jan. 13 at the Neuroscience Initiative at the CUNY ASRC's "Hands-on Bioinformatics: Exploring Single Cell RNA-Seq" workshop. Learn to analyze single-cell data — possibly, using your data! Space is limited. Register: https://bit.ly/3KPe6Vr

Whether you're a current student looking for mentorship or an alumnus seeking to expand your network, tonight's Alumni and Friends Community Science Night is the place to be. Meet faculty, network with peers, and reignite professional relationships at the CUNY ASRC. https://bit.ly/3MPhAYB

Dive into @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social's (executive director of the CUNY ASRC) latest collaborative paper, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, on brood parasitic genomic resources across multiple lineages of independent evolutionary origins. bit.ly/3MWcnhz

Do you have any gently worn or new coats and winter jackets that you're looking to rehome? New winter gloves to spare, perhaps? Drop them off at the CUNY ASRC by Dec. 11. We're donating them to help keep our neighbors warm.

Master the single-cell gene expression analysis journey on Jan. 13 at the Neuroscience Initiative at the CUNY ASRC's "Hands-on Bioinformatics: Exploring Single Cell RNA-Seq" workshop. Learn to analyze single-cell data — possibly, using your data! Space is limited. Register: https://bit.ly/3KPe6Vr

Feeling overwhelmed? You're not alone. CUNY students can access free, anonymous mental health support 24/7 at togetherall.com 💬🧠

Happening tomorrow at 12! See you at the CUNY ASRC?

Do you have any gently worn or new coats and winter jackets that you're looking to rehome? New winter gloves to spare, perhaps? Drop them off at the CUNY ASRC by Dec. 11. We're donating them to help keep our neighbors warm.

Very proud of Jimmy Siclari with his outstanding Ph.D. defense on Friday for the Biology/MCD Ph.D. program at the @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. Jimmy's done exemplary work identifying new bacterial one component signaling systems and triggers, helping us understand their structures & functions.

Join us at the CUNY ASRC IlluminationSpace on Dec. 9 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. to learn how to explain your research to a public audience. You’ll have a chance to record an on-camera interview and get feedback from your peers and the communications team. asrc.formstack.com/forms/taco_t...

Check out Prof. Shana Elbaum-Garfinkle lab's (CUNY ASRC Structural Biology Initiative) recent collaboration with Profs. Patrizia Casaccia (founding director of the Neuroscience Initiative at the CUNY ASRC) and Jia Liu, and Hye-Jin Park in Nature Communications Biology! https://go.nature.com/4ou2CUZ

Brian R. Gibney, Dean for the Sciences at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social, highlights investments driving interdisciplinary research and a new Computational Sciences master’s program on “The Thought Project” podcast. bit.ly/4iA7whW

Thank you for supporting our students this #CUNYTuesday! Every dollar raised will help our students attend professional conferences and provide free STEM education to local communities. Our giving site will remain open through 12/31. We appreciate your contribution. https://bit.ly/47QoiV0

Thank you to everyone who donated to the CUNY ASRC thus far this #CUNYTuesday! It’s not too late to give — every dollar counts toward building a better tomorrow. https://bit.ly/47QoiV0

Support CUNY ASRC student researchers today to secure a better future for tomorrow. All donations directly support transformative student programming, amplifying the ASRC’s impact on the next generation of STEM leaders. #CUNYTuesday https://bit.ly/47QoiV0

Here at the ASRC, CUNY students conduct groundbreaking grant-funded research with state-of-the-art instrumentation. With your support, we can expand their access to conferences and outreach opportunities that will transform them into the STEM leaders of tomorrow. #CUNYTuesday. https://bit.ly/47QoiV0

We’re thankful for our student scientists and our Harlem neighbors. Please join us on #CUNYTuesday (12/2) as we raise money to bring new research experiences and local community outreach opportunities for students at the CUNY ASRC. https://bit.ly/47QoiV0

We’re thankful for our student scientists and our Harlem neighbors. Please join us on #CUNYTuesday (12/2) as we raise money to bring new research experiences and local community outreach opportunities for students at the CUNY ASRC. https://bit.ly/47QoiV0

“I am thankful for the community I have been able to experience at the ASRC. I really appreciate how researchers from different fields communicate and collaborate. That creates an environment where we are constantly learning from one another.” —Paola Colon De Leon What are YOU #thankful for?

“I am thankful for the helpful community built here and the expertise of my colleagues has allowed me to thrive in pursuit of my Ph.D.” —Kenny Barriales What are YOU #thankful for?

"Whenever I run into a problem, there are friendly staff members ready to help. I’ve grown in ways I could never have imagined before coming to the ASRC—each day here turns abstract ideas into hands-on experiments and real progress." —Yu Wang What are YOU #thankful for?

"I am thankful for the collaborations I’ve had at the ASRC. Because of this community and the access to world-class core facilities, my creativity and passion for scientific inquiry have deepened. —Siedah Hall What are YOU #thankful for?

Join us at the CUNY ASRC IlluminationSpace on Dec. 9 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. to learn how to explain your research to a public audience. You’ll have a chance to record an on-camera interview and get feedback from your peers and the communications team. asrc.formstack.com/forms/taco_t...

Join us at the CUNY ASRC IlluminationSpace on Dec. 9 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. to learn how to explain your research to a public audience. You’ll have a chance to record an on-camera interview and get feedback from your peers and the communications team. https://bit.ly/4oiMKop

Join us at the CUNY ASRC IlluminationSpace on Dec. 9 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. to learn how to explain your research to a public audience. You’ll have a chance to record an on-camera interview and get feedback from your peers and the communications team. https://bit.ly/4oiMKop

#CUNYTuesday is an opportunity to support students across the CUNY-verse. At the ASRC, we nurture some of the most inquisitive minds in STEM. Help our student scientists unlock their potential with your gift today. bit.ly/47QoiV0