Research
Brooklyn College students and faculty participate in a wide range of cutting-edge research across various disciplines.
Student Research Opportunities
We encourage all our students to participate in research, a scholarly endeavor that helps students grow and acquire critical skills.
To search for research opportunities, log into Handshake. From there, click on “Career Center,” then “CUNY Brooklyn College Collections,” then “BC Undergraduate Research Opportunities On-Campus” to get a list of open roles.
Research Centers and Institutes
Brooklyn College is home to a range of world-class research centers and institutes.
Faculty Research
Our faculty research a vast array of topics, from the potential curative qualities of gold for leukemia patients to political satire in America. Our faculty’s research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, New York City Department of Education, Tow Foundation, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, among many other agencies and foundations.
ORSP/Grants Office
The Office of Research and Sponsored Program’s goal is to expand the external funding base of Brooklyn College’s research, teaching, and public service missions. Office personnel provide pre- and post-award services to staff and faculty engaged in sponsored program activity.
Faculty Research
Among the federal/state/city agencies, corporations, and private foundations that have contributed support to the college are the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, New York City Department of Education, New York City Department of Youth and Community Development, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City Council, New York City Department of Small Business Services, New York State Department of Education, Pinkerton Foundation, U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation, New York City Office of the Mayor, Council on Library and Information Resources, Far Fund, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York Community Trust, Mouse Inc., Sunset Park Health Council, Indiana University, New York City Department of Human Resources, New York City Office of Children and Family Services, Accenture, Vital Projects Fund, St. Louis University, USDA Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment, USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, Institute for Education Services, and U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education.
Featured News
Faculty Honored With CUNY Academy Research Awards
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Interactive events at the HSS Expo help highlight immersive, interdisciplinary, cross-departmental dive into the premodern world.
In addition, thanks to an endowment by alumna Florence Cohen Rosen ’59, up to eight new fellowships of $5,000 each were established that enable students to execute projects that position them as leading authorities in their chosen fields. In 2011, 2005, and 1992, our students won perhaps the most prestigious honor of all to continue their research—the Rhodes Scholarship.