Opening in 2014, the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center will bring the nation’s largest urban public university to a landmark moment in its decade-long, multibillion-dollar commitment to innovative science. The ASRC will focus CUNY initiatives in five dynamic fields of applied science: Nanotechnology, Photonics, Structural Biology, Neuroscience and Environmental Sciences. It will be a building with its own uniquely collaborative culture where scientists work across disciplines to take on some of global science’s most vital and tantalizing challenges. >
Mission
Great Universities Must Have Great Science
Chancellor Matthew Goldstein
When we designated 2005 to 2015 the “Decade of Science” at The City University of New York, our goal was to elevate the importance of science across the University. It was a commitment to the future—and a renewal of CUNY’s legacy of world-class science. >
Vision
Building a Science Center That Breaks Down Walls
Dr. Gillian Small, CUNY’s Vice Chancellor for Research, envisions the ASRC as a new kind of research center: “It will be a place for people in different disciplines who want to work together in a common pursuit. That’s the kind of scientist we want to bring in.” >
News & Events
Kevin Gardner Named To Lead ASRC's Structural Biology Initiative
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ASRC in the News: Business Boot Camp for Scientists
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Research
ASRC Science: Thinking Globally
What do chronic water shortages mean in a volatile and nuclearized region like South Asia? Or in our country when farmers, industry and city dwellers argue over finite water supplies?
These are some of the questions that drive Charles Vörösmarty >
