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Last year was a challenging one for the Chinese Communist Party��s (CCP) top leadership.

The party��s 20th National Congress in October last year marked the beginning of Chinese President Xi Jinping��s (����ƽ) third term, making him the nation��s most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong (ë�ɖ|), with his loyalists dominating the new politburo, the CCP��s leadership circle.

Every human being will experience grief at some point in their lives �� it��s a fundamental human experience. ��I think it��s important to underscore that people are equipped to grieve, and for the most part people do it OK,�� says Anthony Mancini, a psychological researcher at �ǿմ�ý in Pleasantville, New York.

�ǿմ�ý Professor of Biology Nancy Krucher, PhD, has received a three-year $400,241 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study new methods to combat cancer cell development of resistance to targeted treatments.

Dyson Professor Emilie Zaslow, an expert in American Girl, talks about how the famed doll company is facing a backlash while promoting inclusion in an article published by The MinnPost.

American Girl built itself around themes like history, girlhood, initiative and innocence. The characters�� wholesome image �� combined with expensive dolls that are designed and marketed as something to be explicitly cared for �� means that the brand is also one that is ��appreciated by more conservative families,�� said Emilie Zaslow, a professor and chair of communication and media studies at �ǿմ�ý and the author of ��Playing with America��s Doll: A Cultural Analysis of the American Girl Collection.��

�ǿմ�ýSchool of Performing Arts Dyson Adjunct Professor Robin Miles, MFA, is featured in The New Yorker discussing the growth of audio books and how this self-described ��vocal chameleon�� finds her voices.

"It begs the question as to why was this person still on the street,"  former NYPD lieutenant and current pace University professor Darrin Porcher said. Porcher also questioned how the suspect got into the room, in the first place. Police sources said the family who previously occupied the room lost a key with the hotel room number on its sleeve. They checked out Sunday. It's believed the suspect found the key. Police have video of him arriving Monday night and leaving Tuesday morning. "We should have greater fortifications and ramifications within that hotel security system to deactivate that key. Why was the key not deactivated on Sunday, when the guests departed the hotel?" Porcher said.

"There is a vast difference between audiences raising legitimate concerns about exploitative, LGBTQ-mediated representations and , and the online trolling of Kit Connor," says Melvin Williams, associate professor of communication and media studies at �ǿմ�ý.