Hunter Headlines for 2012

Young illegal immigrants fly kites and dream of freedom (Read about how Professor Miguel Luciano's kite-flying project helps undocumented Dreamers)

 

Two critics win George Jean Nathan Award (Professor Kalb receives this prestigious award for the second time)

 

"Notations: The Cage Effect Today" Named Best of 2012 by ARTFORUM (pdf)

 

Peripheral Visions (Read about this Hunter College exhibit in ARTFORUM; pdf)

 

Times Square Show Revisited (Read about this Hunter College exhibit in ARTFORUM; pdf)

 

Jonathan Lang and Robert Gil: Building Camaraderie and Support at the Student Veterans Club

 

Flying the diet-friendly skies gets easier (Read about Professor Platkin's nutritional survey of airline food in USA Today)

 

‘Conceptual Abstraction’ (Read about this Hunter College/Times Square Gallery exhibit in The New York Times)

 

Birds Learn ‘Password’ to Sing for Their Supper (Read about Professor Mark Hauber's research in The New York Times)

 

Hunter Chemistry Students Concoct Body Fragrances for Art Event

 

Genetically Modified Mice Could Be Tiny Landmine-Sniffing Heroes (Read about Professor Paul Feinstein’s and Post-doctoral Research Fellow Charlotte D'Hulst’s Work in Technology Review)

 

BAFTA New York Awards Media Scholarships (Hunter College is First-Funded Institution)

 

Poet David Ferry shortlisted for the National Book Award in poetry

 

Crossroads of the (Art) World (Read about “The Times Square Show Revisited” exhibit at Hunter in The Paris Review)

 

International Conference at Hunter Addresses Autism Crisis

 

Czech President Vaclav Klaus Examines EU Crisis in Roosevelt House Address

 

Romney, Obama both like Simpson-Bowles plan, to a point (Professor Howard Chernick quoted; Reuters)

 

Cancer Researcher Dr. Jill Bargonetti of Hunter’s Gene Center Joins Estee Lauder in Marking 20 Year Anniversary of the Company’s Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign

 

The Silverstein Surprise: Larry Honors Klara with $5 Million Hunter Library Gift

 

Kevin Davis, 23, set to join Croton-on-Hudson board as Westchester's youngest elected official (Kevin Davis is a senior at Hunter)