�鶹ֱ��

New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins recently allocated $2.175 million to �鶹ֱ��. This funding aims to upgrade the Center of Excellence in Healthcare Simulation in Pleasantville. The center is crucial for training the next generation of nurses and healthcare professionals.

Broadway World reports that the Sands College of Performing Arts will host the 12th Annual Broadway Stage Management Symposium this May on the Lower Manhattan campus. The outlet also highlights that The 24 Hour Plays Nationals will return to �鶹ֱ�� this summer, bringing early-career theater artists to campus for its nationally recognized professional development program.

The Land Use Law Center at �鶹ֱ�� is featured in MyRye.com for co-leading public engagement in Rye’s new Comprehensive Plan — the city’s first major planning update in nearly 40 years. The Center will help guide community input as Rye develops its long-term framework for housing, infrastructure, and environmental resilience.

In a feature from NPN Hub, CHP Professor Christen Cooper explores the social neuroscience of eating. She explains how food choices are shaped more by culture, identity, and environment than willpower alone, offering practical strategies for sustainable behavior change. Professor Cooper is also featured in Prevention, discussing research showing that adopting a healthier diet after age 45 can add years to life expectancy, particularly through plant-forward eating patterns rich in whole foods.

�鶹ֱ�� receives a mention in a New York Times video, “The Hidden Park Under the Brooklyn Bridge.” In the segment, architecture critic Michael Kimmelman tours the long-overlooked public space known as Gotham Park as it undergoes transformation—spotlighting the civic and urban conversations unfolding in Lower Manhattan.

In a new episode from NPN Hub, host JJ sits down with Dr. Christen (Chris) Cooper, founder of the Master’s in Nutrition program at �鶹ֱ��, to explore the social neuroscience of eating and long-term behavior change. Cooper explains how food choices are shaped more by community, culture, identity, and environment than by calorie counts or willpower, highlighting why traditional “clipboard nutrition” often fails. He shares practical strategies for navigating social norms around eating and illustrates the power of food to build connection and emotional regulation, including a transformative story from a Bronx school where gardening and cooking fostered cooperation and calm.