A multi-instrumentalist and founder of the Astoria Big Band, Sudhalter has been teaching music for more than 40 years and currently gives private lessons to students on Long Island. “Playing different instruments allows me to expand my emotional palette,” she tells The New York Times. In this article, readers get a firsthand account of what a typical day looks like for Sudhalter.

As a user experience researcher for U.S. Digital Corps, Thomson works to identify ways to make government resources more helpful to the public. “I investigate, test, and de-risk ideas so agencies don’t spend years on an idea only to find out it isn’t impactful,” Thomson explains.

Founded in 1978, the project brings together faculty from a range of disciplines to promote research and the sharing of ideas. Professors Carrie Baker and Loretta Ross are among this year’s winners, who will receive funds to develop workshops, conferences, or symposia.

Published in 2023, Gillespie's book Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families shares the stories of Sen. Sarah McBride, disability justice advocate Parker Glick, and others working to create a more diverse and compassionate world.

While some of her friends traveled to Europe for the spring semester, Zytnicki instead opted to head to a private liberal arts college in Maine. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, she told the college she felt at home in Brunswick and enjoyed Bowdoin’s curriculum.

Author of Sister From the Multiverse, part of the Choose Your Own Adventure series, Berger uses this 30-minute podcast to explain how she’s embraced her interests of computing, teaching, storytelling, and beyond to become a successful physicist and fiction author.

On Thursday at 6 p.m. EST in the campus center, a panel of six national leaders in the reproductive justice, racial justice, and human rights movements will discuss abortion as viewed through a human rights lens and consider other questions about this topic.

In this role, Giordano will work with Empire State University students and employees to promote an inclusive community. “I am committed to fostering an environment where all members of our community thrive,” Giordano said in a statement.

Running until May 1, this exhibit by journalist Russ Rymer combines photos and text to tell a story about the experience of teaching as well as the nature of reality and perception. A reception will be held tonight at 5:30 p.m. EST in McConnell Hall Lobby.

New research is flagging high levels of cancer-linked chemicals in the water of prison institutions. Study co-author Poirier emphasizes that data was limited for this particular study, but that the overarching goal was to draw attention to often overlooked areas.

Writing for Their Lives: America's Pioneering Female Science Journalists tells the stories of Stafford, co-founder of the National Association of Science Writers, and seven other women who were influential science journalists during the 1920s through the 1950s.

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