At Home with QC Presentations
Discover the intellectual heartbeat of Queens College from the comfort of your own home. Whether you’re a lifelong learner, a curious mind, or simply eager to stay connected with your alma mater, the “At Home with QC” series, held via Zoom, invites you to delve into a diverse array of topics that span the humanities, sciences, arts, and beyond. Since September 2020, this virtual series has been a beacon of knowledge, connecting alumni, friends, faculty, and the broader community through a dynamic exploration of research, academic topics, and cultural discussions.
Upcoming Events
Melting Metropolis: Exploring Histories of Summer in New York City
June 11, 2025, 4:00-5:00pm (EDT)
RSVP: bit.ly/KMSchlichting
Guest Speakers:
- Kara Murphy Schlichting
- Daniel Cumming
For more information on the presentation and guest speaker, click here.
Save the Dates for Fall 2025!
September 4, 2025, 4:00-5:00pm (EDT)
Guest Speaker: Thomas Plummer
September 18, 2025, 4:00-5:00pm (EDT)
Guest Speaker: Lori DiBella Wallach
Past Presentations (2025)
In case you missed any of our past events, you can catch up by exploring our latest list of At Home with QC events. Click on the images below to access recordings via YouTube:
Imperia Cognati: Courtesan, Poet, and Model
Spring 2025
Regional Biotic Responses to Climate Change
Spring 2025
Louis Armstrong: King of Queens
Winter 2025
2024 Presentations
SUMMER/FALL SEMESTERS
Fashion under Fascism
Eugenia Paulicelli
Greek American Women’s Activism in the 20th Century
Fevronia Soumakis
The Helen Marshall Archives: A Virtual Show and Tell
Gianna N. Fraccalvieri and Annie Tummino
Queens College and Mississippi Freedom Summer
Annie Tummino
WINTER/SPRING SEMESTERS
The Musical Heritage of Queens: A Virtual Walking Tour
Lori DiBella Wallach
Prenatal Exposure to Superstorm Sandy: Genes, Placentas, and Child Psychopathology
Yoko Nomura
Antioxidants: What Works and What Wastes Your Money
Henry Forman
2023 Presentations
FALL SEMESTER
Probing the Sea-floor Sediments in Search of Evidence of Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Cecilia McHugh
Food, Fashions, Furnishings, and Friendship: A Queens College Journey
Annie Tummino
Rasputin: The Man Who Would Not Die
Ralph Nurnberger
SPRING SEMESTER
Building Your Family Tree Without Breaking the Bank
Lori DiBella Wallach
Islamic Revival and Crackdown in Western China: Why Uyghurs?
Yan Sun
To eat or not to eat— the neuroscience of entrenched behavior in obesity and anorexia nervosa
Jeff Beeler
2022 Presentations
FALL SEMESTER
Teaching for Linguistic Equity
Bobbie Kabuto
Queens College Virtual Tour
Lori Wallach
The Epigenome and How Your Environment Talks to Your Genes
Sebastian Alvarado
WINTER/SPRING SEMESTERS
Will Queens, New York lead the Revitalization of Democracy in America?
François Pierre-Louis
Convergence: Poetry and Science
Kimiko Hahn
Exploring the Personal and Political
Edisa Weeks
Primitive Urge: How an Accident at the Museum became the Curriculum
Lawrence Waldron
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