Black Mental Health Matters: Reviewing Pace University’s Black Student Union Mental Health Lecture
On Thursday, February 9, 2023, Pace University’s Black Student Union (BSU) members gathered to discuss the ongoing mental health effects on the university’s students and the black community at large. The assembly included a guest speaker who is a certified psychologist and therapist specializing in helping black men and women of all ages acknowledge their culture to grow and develop healthily and mindfully. So, what is the adultification of black women, and how has society’s psychological construct of African Americans shaped how black Americans view themselves in the world? The BSU assembly focused on bringing these issues to light and having a conversation and discussion with the university’s students of color.
Moldova Prosecutor to Receive Distinguished Award
The Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence is awarded annually to an individual or a group of individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of criminal prosecution and who demonstrate excellence in prosecutorial practice. Honorees are selected each year by a jury comprised of former prosecutors and faculty members from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University.
Pace Hosts "Pride Hoops Night" To Promote LGBTQA+ Inclusion in Sports
Pace University on Wednesday hosted its annual LGBTQA+ Pride Hoops Night, a collaboration between Pace University's Office of Gender & Sexuality and Pace Athletics. The tradition began in 2016, following the tragedy at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, to make a bold and positive statement to address hate and show that Pace is a welcoming and supportive institution to the LGBTQA+ community.
Clean Environment Constitution Faces Jury
...said Nicholas Robinson, an environmental law professor at Pace University who is not involved in the case. At the same time, Robinson said,...
New York’s New Constitutional Right to a Clean Environment Faces First Judicial Test
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"They're trying to pretend nothing happened," said Nicholas Robinson, an environmental law professor at Pace University who is not involved in the case. At the same time, Robinson said, the state's response was not unexpected. "They feel they're entitled to wait until the highest court in New York orders them to behave otherwise. Now, that's kind of bad in the sense that they should want to support the bill of rights. But you can also understand that they want to be protected by a court order that tells them to do it."
Cybersecurity Pillars: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Governance
Darren Hayes, founder and director of Pace University's Digital Forensics Research Lab, ranked cyberattacks linked to political events, ...
Hochul Announces $150M Housing Initiative While in White Plains
Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Pace Law School in White Plains and announced details of the Mid-Hudson Momentum Fund, a new $150 million funding initiative to match funding from other sources specifically for mixed-use housing and infrastructure projects throughout the Mid-Hudson Region. Hochul said that the new fund would be controlled by Empire State Development and would increase the housing supply to meet growing demand while also investing in key infrastructure projects in the region.
Gov. Hochul Touts State Budget at Pace University, Details Funding for Hudson Valley
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Gov. Kathy Hochul touted her proposed state budget on Tuesday and detailed what it would mean for the Hudson Valley during an appearance at Pace University in White Plains. Hochul announced a $150 million funding initiative to tackle the housing crisis and essential infrastructure projects.
Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Highlights Mid-Hudson Regional Investments as Part of FY 2024 Executive Budget
As mentioned, PACE'S Land Use Law Center is the reason we're here today - that you're training individuals in the art of the possible, to look at land and reimagine uses and to just do something that's quite extraordinary that leaves a legacy. So, I thank you for helping us have sustainable communities since this was founded in 1993. That is significant. And promoting innovative land use strategies that we look to for guidance in state government and local communities. So, this is fantastic, so thanks again.
Research, Technology, and Saving Lives
“If we create technology that helps emergency care personnel make better, faster decisions, we can literally save lives.” Professor Zhan Zhang would know—he’s spent almost a decade doing research in emergency care technology. At Pace, he’s empowering ambitious young innovators to improve life through novel tech solutions.
“If we create technology that helps emergency care personnel make better decisions faster, we can literally save lives.”
Professor Zhan Zhang, PhD, would know—he’s been doing research in emergency care tech for almost a decade. He recently received a National Science Foundation grant to develop touchless smart glasses that will allow emergency care professionals to collect data, communicate with other specialists, and pull up medical protocol checklists with a gesture of the head or through voice controls. They’ll no longer need to take their hands—or their eyes—off the patient or risk transferring germs to and from a computer keyboard.
His work has earned him a few incredible distinctions: in Fall 2021, he made Pace history by earning grants from both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). In February 2023, he made history at Pace again, after being awarded nearly $500K through the NSF's Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, the most prestigious award for junior faculty across the US from a Federal agency.
If we create technology that helps emergency care personnel make better decisions faster, we can literally save lives.
Zhang could have easily gone into industry, but he loves research and educating the next generation of IT workers and researchers. And it’s not unusual for students to reach out and ask to work with Professor Zhang. “Students here all work very hard, and the first thing I ask them about is their goals. They always have goals and are very proactive. One of my students was interested in researching human-computer interaction. We worked for nine months on an application to help patients understand the meaning of their medical scans and lab results. After graduation, that student was hired full-time as a UX designer—and I just got a note that he’s been promoted to be the head of UX design. He deserves that. He is very talented.”
Professor Zhang also collaborates closely with other faculty members. “I recently worked with Dr. David Sachs on a telehealth project he created to make healthcare more accessible for older adults with financial constraints. He worked very hard to get that project funded—and I’ve heard that more than 2,000 are now using it.”
Community was one of the biggest reasons Zhang chose to be at Pace. “My colleagues do a lot of meaningful work, and I’m proud of that. We all mentor students and are concerned about keeping the curriculum relevant. Right now, we’re working on developing new interdisciplinary programs in health informatics, human-centered design, and a two-year master’s program in data science and computer security.”
Computer science and information technology is a field that never stops changing. And at Pace, the curriculum never stops evolving.