During the month of March, CUNY Academic Works grew by 164 new items, received 48,355 new downloads, and reached a new milestone! Almost two years since the soft launch of CUNY Academic Works in March 2015, content was downloaded over 500,000 times. This number only continues to grow as CUNY-generated white papers, peer-reviewed journal articles, and student theses are downloaded from all over the world.

The five most downloaded works in March include:

1. Media Representation of Asian Americans and Asian Native New Yorkers’ Hybrid Persona
   Series: Theses and Dissertations at the CUNY Graduate Center
2. The Growth of Incarceration in the United States: Exploring Causes and Consequences
   Series: Publications and Research at John Jay College
3. Reframing School Dropout as a Public Health Issue
   Series: Publications and Research at Hunter College
4. An Analysis of the South China Sea Dispute: Focusing on the Assessment of the Impact of Possible Solutions on the Economies of the Region
   Series: Master’s Theses at City College of New York
5. Psychosis in Films: An Analysis of Stigma and the Portrayal in Feature Films
   Series: Master’s Theses at City College of New York