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.
Will Social Media Steal My Job?
Thursday, November 19th from 3-4pm ET
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Santo Domingo, the Staging Ground for Plantation Slavery in the Spanish Caribbean with Fidel J. Tavárez
Thursday, December 10th from 4-5pm ET
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Why Museums Matter: What We Can Learn from Looking at Art
Thursday, February 18th from 4-5pm ET
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Decided over a Glass: Drinking Spaces, Commensal Politics, and Social Negotiation
Thursday, March 4th from 4-5pm ET
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Past Presentations
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 image(s) below or on the years to access recordings via YouTube:
2026
SPRING 2026 SEMESTER
Is This for Real? The Story of a Hat from the Queens College Fashion and Textiles Collection ›
Emily Ripley
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FALL 2026 SEMESTER
Friction-maxxing and Media Literacies of Persistence ›
Jamie Cohen
2024 - 2025
WINTER/SPRING 2024 SEMESTER
Antioxidants: What Works and What Wastes Your Money ›
Henry Forman
Prenatal Exposure to Superstorm Sandy: Genes, Placentas, and Child Psychopathology ›
Yoko Nomura
The Musical Heritage of Queens: A Virtual Walking Tour ›
Lori DiBella Wallach
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SUMMER/FALL 2024 SEMESTER
Queens College and Mississippi Freedom Summer ›
Annie Tummino
The Helen Marshall Archives: A Virtual Show and Tell ›
Annie Tummino
Greek American Women’s Activism in the 20th Century ›
Fevronia Soumakis
Fashion under Fascism ›
Eugenia Paulicelli
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WINTER/SPRING 2025 SEMESTER
Louis Armstrong: King of Queens ›
Ricky Riccardi
Regional Biotic Responses to Climate Change ›
John Waldman
Women’s Liberation and the 1970s at Queens College ›
Caitlin Colban-Waldron
Imperia Cognati: Courtesan, Poet, and Model ›
Clare Carroll
Melting Metropolis: Exploring Histories of Summer in New York City ›
Daniel Cumming and Kara Murphy Schlichting
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FALL 2025 SEMESTER
New thoughts on Ancient Tech: Oldowan Archaeological Sites in Southwestern Kenya ›
Thomas Plummer
Preserve Your Family Memories Through Personal Digital Archiving ›
Lori DiBella Wallach
The Music of White Dwarf Stars ›
Keaton Bell
CUNY 101: Behind the Scenes ›
Jay Hershenson
2022 - 2023
WINTER/SPRING 2022 SEMESTER
Primitive Urge: How an Accident at the Museum became the Curriculum
Lawrence Waldron
Exploring the Personal and Political
Edisa Weeks
Convergence: Poetry and Science
Kimiko Hahn
Will Queens, New York lead the Revitalization of Democracy in America?
François Pierre-Louis
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FALL 2022 SEMESTER
The Epigenome and How Your Environment Talks to Your Genes
Sebastian Alvarado
Queens College Virtual Tour
Lori Wallach
Teaching for Linguistic Equity
Bobbie Kabuto
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SPRING 2023 SEMESTER
To Eat or Not to Eat— The Neuroscience of Entrenched Behavior in Obesity and Anorexia Nervosa
Jeff Beeler
Islamic Revival and Crackdown in Western China: Why Uyghurs?
Yan Sun
Building Your Family Tree Without Breaking the Bank
Lori DiBella Wallach
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FALL 2023 SEMESTER
Rasputin: The Man Who Would Not Die
Ralph Nurnberger
Food, Fashions, Furnishings, and Friendship: A Queens College Journey
Annie Tummino
Probing the Sea-floor Sediments in Search of Evidence of Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Cecilia McHugh
2020 - 2021
FALL 2020 SEMESTER
Commemorating a Legacy of Dissent: Revisiting Campus Activism 1968-1970
Annie Tummino
Team Human: It’s Time to Find the Others
Douglas Rushkoff
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SPRING 2021 SEMESTER
What Does SARS-CoV-2 Evolution Mean for the Future of the Pandemic?
John Dennehy
Difficult Conversations: Discussing Stress, Trauma, and Death during the Pandemic
Valentina Nikulina
Building Care Communities: After Victorians and After Pandemics
Talia Schaffer
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FALL 2021 SEMESTER
The Languages of Queens as a Window to Science
Daniel Kaufman
Brain Plasticity in the Context of Chronic Pain
Maral Tajerian
Stories from the Civil Rights Archives: The Queens College Student Help Project of 1963
Annie Tummino and Victoria Fernandez
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