Dyson News

Toomey, a conservation scientist at Pace University’s Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, tells me why this happens: It’s human psychology.

“Knowledge is formed by our experiences, not just by reading facts in a textbook,” she says. “Scientists believe ‘if only people knew what I know, they’d think differently from how they think now.’ But that’s not how it works. We don’t just need to give people information. We need to start understanding how that information can be brought into a process of change-making.”

Since its creation in 2014, the Pace School of Performing Arts (PPA) has been a leader in producing top talent, with its graduates widely represented in the film, TV, theater, and dance industries.

When the program launched within Pace’s Dyson College of Arts and Sciences nearly two decades ago, it was Manhattan’s first new performing arts school in almost half a century. Today, in keeping with its long tradition of innovation and in recognition of the rapidly evolving industry, PPA is getting its own stand-alone identity: The Sands College of Performing Arts.

Cables, coffee, curveballs, and now–curriculum. Read all about how George Chacko and Rich Miller, two Pace staff members, used their podcast to build out an audiovisual minor here at Pace that might just lead the charge to revolutionizing how AV professionals are trained.

During the semester of production, which included filming across France and New York, Pace student filmmakers spoke with farmers, chefs, and restaurateurs who have dedicated their lives to making slow food a reality in a fast-paced world. Their film, For the Love of Food, premiered this May to a worldwide audience.

The launch of the new Sands College of Performing Arts, another year in the #1 slot for environmental law, a ton of awards and research, plus so much more. Here are your Summer 2023 top 10 Things to Inspire.

Dyson graduates working in the publishing industry are actively engaged in the field’s evolution in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Liani Frederick, a third-year student majoring in Psychology, has earned a scholarship from the federal government to take her studies on the road, Pace University today announced.

In winning the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, Frederick ’25 is among 2,100 undergraduate students from across the country who will be studying abroad with the support through the U.S. Department of the State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), which aims to expand access to international education opportunities to Americans across the socioeconomic spectrum.

The Animal Policy Project, an initiative through the Environmental Studies and Science department, is giving students first-hand opportunities to advocate for legislation surrounding animal issues.