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Students Win Smithsonian Vaccine Poster Contest
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Four WSAS students have won a poster competition sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution as part of its Vaccines & US campaign to promote Covid-19 vaccine awareness.
Graduating seniors Joseph Criscione, Justin Chen, Isabelle Izkiyayeva, and Erica Wong won $500 each for their posters. The Smithsonian is making the posters available as free downloads.
The students made the posters in a senior seminar graphic design course in Weissman’s Department of Fine & Performing Arts, taught by Professor Joshua Mark Whitehead. “We hope these posters can be used to encourage everyone to get the vaccine,” Whitehead said. “I’m so proud of these talented students and I know they’ll be using their skills to continue to make an impact on the world after they graduate."
All four students proudly note that they themselves have been vaccinated.
Criscione’s winning design places “V” and “Vaccinate” in red letters on a black background with the message: “Save a life starting at $0/month.” The design was inspired by the logo for Netflix, which Criscione noted has been a source of entertainment for many Americans during the pandemic. (He also posted a wonderful essay on Facebook about his decision to study both business and graphic design at Baruch.)
Chen’s winning design in bold red-and-black lettering on a white background includes the words, “Protect your community friends family self…get vaccinated.”
Izkiyayeva’s winning poster includes a stylized motif of flexed arms shaped like Vs in different skin tones, with tiny Band-Aids on the shoulders. The concept evokes the famous "We Can Do It!" World War II poster. She said the design was inspired by all the photos people posted showing Band-Aids on their arms after getting jabbed.
Wong’s winning poster shows three smiling colorful figures and the cleverly composed message: “Strength in (Imm)Unity.”
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The Secret Lives of Horseshoe Crabs |
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Environmental Science Professor Chester Zarnoch got a group of students off of Zoom and out into the world recently for a sunset walk on Plumb Beach in Brooklyn. They observed horseshoe crabs during mating season and learned about their fragile habitat. Also on the trip were students from the Susan Locke Interdisciplinary Climate Change program. You can walk along the beach with them in this two-minute video.
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PRESIDENTIAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Two members of Weissman's Communication Studies faculty received 2021 Presidential Excellence Awards for Distinguished Teaching. The awards recognize outstanding achievements and commitment to excellence in teaching, service, scholarship and research. The recipients are selected by their peers.
Professor Elisabeth Gareis won the award honoring full-time faculty and James Armstrong won the award honoring adjunct faculty.
Armstrong was a financial journalist for more than a decade and mainly teaches business communication. Armstrong incorporates current events, popular culture, and classic films into his assignments to keep students engaged while they're learning how to improve their communication skills.
Gareis teaches courses related to intercultural communication. Her research includes work on how intercultural friendship can reduce prejudice. “For someone teaching intercultural communication, CUNY and Baruch College is heaven," she said. "There is nothing more exciting and inspiring than to work with students from a multitude of cultural backgrounds and, together, find ways to engage and dismantle prejudice and hate."
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AWARDS
Math Professor Pablo Soberón-Bravo has won a $195,094 award from the National Science Foundation for research on topology and linear algebra in discrete geometry. The project includes many opportunities to mentor undergraduates in math research.
Math Professor Adam Sheffer has won a $30,000 NSF award for his Polymath Jr. Program, which will provide a remote learning experience for 420 undergraduates around the world this summer.
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BEHAR TO LEAD CREATIVE IMPACT LAB CAIRO
New Media Arts Professor Katherine Behar has been selected as the lead artist for Creative Impact Lab Cairo, a five-week cultural exchange. The project will involve working with Egyptian artists and activists, using community-driven digital and new media art to address the issue of women’s empowerment. "I’m excited to share my practice and broaden my own understanding of feminism in an Egyptian context," Behar said. The project is supported by the nonprofit arts organization ZERO1 and the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, and is being co-produced by Medrar for Contemporary Art in Cairo, a non-profit arts collective.
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FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
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CHAUVIN VERDICT ESSAY: Black and Latino Studies Professor Regina Bernard's essay "In Inhale," about the Derek Chauvin verdict, was published in the online magazine 433 It's a follow-up to her moving essay "Why We Can't Breathe," about George Floyd's murder, also published in 433. BLS Chair Shelly Eversley did a blog post about the essays, noting that Bernard's first piece "inspired a lot of community feeling at Baruch."
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SONGS OF THE HUMPBACK: Mishkin Gallery Director and Curator Alaina Claire Feldman wrote "Major Influence: Revisiting Songs of the Humpback" for e-flux.com. The piece is related to a project that she's working on with Environmental Science Professor David Gruber.
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FACULTY BOOKS
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Cuba's Digital Revolution, co-edited by Professor Theodore Henken of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, is due out June 1. The book looks at the ways in which technology is allowing Cubans to create and consume independently produced digital content after decades of government control over information and the media. A video of a recent presentation Henken gave on the topic can be seen here.
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FACULTY MEDIA MENTIONS
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The Latinx media and culture site Remezcla wrote about Black and Latino Studies Professor Rojo Robles' "Latinx Screens: Film, TV and Video" class, linking out to his tweet and his conversation about the course with Daniela Toribio, coordinator of student affairs for the Initiative for the Study of Latin America.
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Student/Alumni News and Opportunities |
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NEW YORK REVIEW OF
BOOKS INTERNSHIPS
Look who’s on The New York Review of Books masthead: Pooka Paik and Lyndon Thompson. They’re among seven Weissman students and alumni who’ve interned at NYRB since July 2020, either at the magazine or at NYRB's book-publishing arm. The other students who’ve interned at NYRB are Aurora Ferrer, Jose Nieves, Katherine Hernandez, and Ashley Candelario. Reem Hassan is starting an internship this month.
To be considered for summer/fall 2021 internships, an NYRB-specific cover letter and resume must be sent to Harman Program Director Esther Allen (Esther.Allen@baruch.cuny.edu) by Friday, May 21. The internship is funded by NYRB and by a grant from the Harman Family Foundation.
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HARMAN SONG, SCENE AND POETRY CONTEST WINNERS
The Harman Program's Song, Scene and Poetry Writing Contest winners have been announced. For the Song and Scene Writing Contest, judged by Stew, Emanuela Gallo won the $500 first-place prize for "Temporary Tattoos" while Ursula Hansberry took second place for "Simple" ($300). The $200 third-place winners were Brittany Williams, "Villain Song," and Inga Keselman, "For Emma."
For the Jerome L. Schulman Memorial Poetry Contest, judged by Grace Schulman, Caitlin Cacciatore won first place, $500, for "The Plague Years," Emanuela Gallo won second place, $300, for "He Knows," and Sophia Carnabuci, third place, $200, for "Modern Romance."
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CALL FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
All Baruch College undergrads (including May graduates) are eligible to present their research at the prestigious International Conference of Undergraduate Research.The deadline for submitting 250-word abstracts for the conference is June 1. Questions? Email katherine.pence@baruch.cuny.edu.
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BARUCH ALUMNI AT SPOTIFY
Two Corporate Communications grads have landed at Spotify. Stacy Aguilar (left), who earned her master's in 2020, is now Spotify's U.S. Latin Associate Manager for Artist & Label Partnerships. Kimberly Bedoya, who got her M.A. in 2019, works on Spotify's Premium Content Marketing.
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May 26, 4 p.m., COVID Diaries contest winners celebration and reading. Zoom registration here.
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May 27, 10 a.m.: Baruch 2021 Virtual Commencement Experience. Details here.
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The Weissman Vax Selfie Slideshow
Who's that masked man? Biology Professor Pablo Peixoto offered this vax selfie for a social media campaign showing Weissman faculty, administrators, and students who've been vaxxed. You'll find more familiar faces in our Twitter selfie slideshow here. (Do you know someone who still needs a vax? Text any zip code to 438829 and you'll get back a list of nearby sites offering COVID-19 vaccines.)
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New Financial Engineering Hub
A new Financial Engineering Hub will open in the fall, to be jointly run by the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences and the Zicklin School of Business.
Weissman and Zicklin faculty will develop dual-degree, executive, and non-degree programs for the Hub. A public-facing Center for Financial Engineering will also open in the fall at Zicklin, guided by industry leaders to provide partnership and networking opportunities.
The Hub will keep Baruch in the vanguard of a field that has become essential to global finance. We look forward to this initiative unfolding under the leadership of Weissman Interim Dean Jessica Lang, Baruch MFE Co-Director and Mathematics Department Chair Professor Warren Gordon, and the rest of the Baruch MFE faculty, including Presidential Professor and 2021 Risk Quant of the Year Jim Gatheral.
Read more about the Hub from President S. David Wu here.
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