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As the Class of 2023 prepares to cross the stage on May 15 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, graduating students in the social sciences shared their plans for the future and reflected on their most memorable moments from their time at Pace.

As the Class of 2023 prepares to cross the stage on May 15 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, graduating students in the arts and humanities shared their plans for the future and reflected on their most memorable moments from their time at Pace.

Jerry McKinstry is the Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs at the Westchester Campus. He's also about to receive an MA in Communications and Digital Media from Dyson, and is truly embodying what lifelong learning is all about.

Animal advocates have worked for a decade to outlaw "wildlife killing contests" in New York, but legislation in Albany has languished. This session, a group of Pace University students are pushing for the bill to pass. The nine students in this semester's Animal Advocacy Clinic at Pace have researched the contests, petitioned for change and this week are headed to Albany to lobby for passage of the bill, sponsored by Sen. Timothy Kennedy, a Democrat who represents the greater Buffalo region, and Assemblymember Deborah Glick, a Democrat who represents the West Village to Tribeca.

Pace University’s documentary film team, PaceDocs, will premiere its latest film, "For the Love of Food: Pour l’amour de la Cuisine" at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 8, 2023 at the Jacob Burns Film Center.

Pace University will host At a Point of Change II, an outdoor student photography exhibition, which will be on view in front of One Pace Plaza from May 1–15 before moving to Pace’s Westchester campus until October 1.

Pace University Art Gallery is pleased to present “Cut the Slack: Project Studio Senior Capstone Exhibition,” featuring students enrolled in the Spring 2023 Project Studio B course, taught this year by Prof. Roger Sayre. The exhibit opens to the public with a reception on Friday, April 28 from 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. and continues through Thursday, May 11.

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Rudra is a PhD student at the University of Southern California studying synthetic organic chemistry in the lab of Valery Fokin. Using a click chemistry approach, he works on synthesizing covalent inhibitors which can be used to spy on biological systems, as well as improve drug discovery, drug development, and drug efficiency. Prior to starting his PhD, he obtained his BS in Biochemistry from Pace University.