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  • CCNY Students Host ‘First’ Lego League Qualifier January 24

    The Latin American Engineering Student Association Chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (LAESA-SHPE) at The City College of New York (CCNY) will host the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) Manhattan Qualifier, 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 24, in The Great Hall of Shepard Hall on the CCNY campus in Harlem.

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  • CCNY Team Pursues Green Power From Piezoelectrics

    Piezoelectric materials are crystalline substances that produce tiny amounts of electricity when subjected to pressure.  They are commonly used to ignite gas stoves and outdoor grills.  A team of mechanical engineers in The Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY) has developed a method for using these materials to generate green auxiliary power for automobiles and other vehicles.

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  • CCNY Student Engineers Discuss Water Projects At U.N.

    Since 2005, the City College chapter of Engineers Without Borders (CCNY-EWB) has been working to bring fresh water to small villages in rural Honduras.  Earlier this month, chapter leaders Svetlana Fisher and Joanna Bonfiglio gave a presentation on their efforts to a panel on water issues held at the United Nations as part of Rotary International Day.  Later that day, CCNY-EWB was feted at a fundraiser cocktail party held by Rotaract at the United Nations, a young professionals division of Rotary.

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  • CCNY To Offer Masters Program In Sustainability In The Urban Environment

    The City College of New York (CCNY) will offer a new, interdisciplinary graduate program, “Sustainability in the Urban Environment,” that incorporates emerging approaches from the disciplines of architecture, engineering and science.  The program will enroll its first students for the Spring 2010 semester.  It will award a Master of Science degree in Sustainability to its graduates.

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