News & Updates
WCS Library and Archives Unveils Digitized Historic Film Collection – 1,600 films, dating back to the early 1900’s, offer a window into the history of zoos, aquariums and wildlife conservation
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Library and Archives, based at the Bronx Zoo, is proud to announce the completion of its Shelby White and Leon Levy Film Initiative. Sponsored by the Leon Levy Foundation, this monumental project allowed WCS to assess and inventory more than 1,600 historical film reels. With the digitization of nearly...
Leon Levy Center for Biography announces five new Biography fellows, supporting writers as they work on biographies of history-makers, from Nella Larson to Bill Gates
The Graduate Center’s Leon Levy Center for Biography announced the award of five resident Biography fellows for 2024-2025: Emily Bernard, Nicholas Dawidoff, Nicholas Kulish, Stephen Phillips, Mike Rezendes, and a sixth Leon Levy/Alfred P. Sloan fellow for a biography on a figure from science. Each fellow receives a $72,000 grant, research assistance, writing space, and...
Kai Bird Wins BIO Award for making Graduate Center’s Leon Levy Center for Biography “the most important institute for biography in America”
Kai Bird, Executive Director of the Graduate Center’s Leon Levy Center for Biography, was awarded the 2024 BIO Award. The highest honor from the Biographers International Organization, the BIO Award recognizes a distinguished colleague who has made significant contributions to the art and craft of biography.
The Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve Completes Phase Three of Multi-Phase Development
The Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve (LLNPP) – a distinguished botanic garden and the first national park on Eleuthera – has completed Phase Three of its development with the construction of new administrative, science, and educational facilities on the property. A recent opening ceremony at the national park marked this milestone, with The Preserve founder...
Eleuthera Offers a Rugged, Out-Island Experience That Lingers
The New York Times - Twin Coves, on the Atlantic Ocean side of the narrow, finger-shaped Bahamian island of Eleuthera, is a gorgeous spot: Two crescent-shaped, pink-sand beaches free of crowds, with calm waters protected from heavy waves by offshore sandbars. But the real magic emerges when you walk into the crystal-clear sea.
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World opens new exhibition ‘Through The Lens: Latif Al Ani’s Visions Of Ancient Iraq’
ISAW is excited to announce our upcoming Fall exhibition, Through the Lens: Latif Al Ani’s Visions of Ancient Iraq, opening November 8, 2023. Through the Lens explores the cultural and political exploitation of Iraq’s history through the eyes of nineteenth century archaeologists, twentieth century photographers, and contemporary artists.
Elizabeth Moynihan, impassioned scholar of Mughal gardens, dies at 94
The Washington Post - Former U.S. senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y), a cerebral politician ever ready with a bon mot, once raised a glass at a celebration and toasted “the other man” in his wife’s life. He was referring not to a paramour or an old flame, but to the 16th-century emperor Babur, founder of the Mughal...
Elizabeth Moynihan, Engine of the Senator’s Success, Dies at 94
The New York Times - Elizabeth Moynihan, who was a vital political partner to her husband, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, during his four terms as a U.S. Senator from New York; played a consequential role in Washington herself; and, as an architectural historian, made a signal discovery in India, died on Tuesday at her home in...
For the first time, big data and artificial intelligence are being used to model hidden patterns not just for one bird species, but for entire ecological communities across continents
AI analyzes bird sightings to help conserve species. The models follow the full annual life cycle of each species, from breeding to fall migration to nonbreeding grounds, and back north again during spring migration. The development and application of this computational tool is the result of a collaboration between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Cornell...
New exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Heritage tells the remarkable story of the rescue of the Danish Jews during the Holocaust
Using state-of-the-art technology and creative storytelling, Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark at the Museum of Jewish Heritage will immerse visitors in this inspiring story. Age-appropriate themes of separation, bravery, and resilience will help young people make connections to their own lives and reflect on the dangers of prejudice—as well as their own potential for...
