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NSF Funding Surge Accelerates Research Growth At CCNY
The City College of New York (CCNY) is experiencing a surge in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Since August 1 members of the College’s faculty have received 22 grants totaling $8.9 million.
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Center For Worker Education Becoming Lower Manhattan Cultural Destination
With visiting and permanent exhibits and public lectures throughout the school year, The City College of New York’s (CCNY) Center for Worker Education (CWE) is rapidly becoming an artistic and cultural destination in Lower Manhattan. The Center, located at 25 Broadway, is home to the College’s Division of Interdisciplinary Studies, which sponsors the exhibits and lectures, which are free and open to the public.
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U.S. Debut Set for Professor Krakowski’s “Looking for Palladin”
Professor Andrzej Krakowski’s feature film, “Looking for Palladin,” will make its U.S. theatrical debut October 30, when it begins a two-week exclusive East Coast engagement at New York’s Cinema Village, located at 22 E. 12th Street in Manhattan. One week later, it will open at Leammle’s Music Hall Cinema in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Semiconductor Research At CCNY
Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) is a technique for producing thin films of ultra-pure semiconductors by depositing single crystals of an element on a substrate material. Because it offers the highest degree of control and flexibility among semiconductor production techniques, MBE is essential to research and development applications.
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CCNY President DR. Gregory H. Williams Resigns To Become President Of University Of Cincinnati
NEW YORK, September 9, 2009 – Dr. Gregory H. Williams, President of The City College of New York (CCNY), announced today that he is resigning to become President of the University of Cincinnati. Buck Niehoff, Chairman of The University of Cincinnati’s Board of Trustees, announced the appointment, which is effective November 1, 2009.
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Greater Harlem Chamber Of Commerce Honors President Williams
CCNY President Gregory H. Williams was honored by the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce (GHCC) for his stellar service to the community and long-standing commitment to Harlem at the annual Harlem Week “Joints Are Jumpin’” event, Wednesday, August 26.
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Senate Historian, CCNY Alum Donald Ritchie, Helps Report Ted Kennedy’s Story
The Historian of the U.S. Senate functions as its institutional memory. Last month, newly appointed Senate Historian Dr. Donald A. Ritchie, a member of CCNY’s Class of 1967, played a role in helping journalists report on the 47-year career of the “Lion of the Senate,” Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy, who passed away August 25.
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CCNY Retains Standing As ‘U.S. NEWS’ Diversity Leader
NEW YORK, August 24, 2009 – The City College of New York (CCNY) ranks first in diversity among masters-level universities where Hispanics comprise the largest minority group, according to the 2010 “U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Colleges” guidebook. Hispanics comprise 39 percent of CCNY’s student population, the report noted.
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Time Running Out For Baby Boom Bridges, New Engineering Journal Editor Warns
Just as people tend to incur higher medical expenses as they get older, the cost to maintain a bridge rises significantly as it nears the end of its useful life. So says Dr. Anil K. Agrawal, Professor of Civil Engineering in The Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York. Professor Agrawal was recently elected editor of the “Journal of Bridge Engineering,” considered the world’s most prestigious journal in its field.
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HIP-HOP Theatre Pioneer Will Power Brings His Vision To CCNY As Kaye Artist In Residence
Theatre with a heavy dose of hip-hop is in store for City College undergraduates this fall when Will Power, an award-winning playwright and singer, actor, and dancer brings his multiple talents to CCNY as the Kaye Artist in Residence.
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CCNY Appoints Marilyn Hoskin Dean Of Social Sciences
NEW YORK, July 20, 2009 - Dr. Marilyn Hoskin, a political scientist with 24 years of experience in academic leadership, will become Dean of Social Sciences at The City College of New York (CCNY), the College announced today. She will join the College September 1.
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JAE LEE Seeks To Control Methane Hydrate Formation
Methane hydrate is a substance consisting of molecules of methane encased in molecules of water. Naturally occurring deposits of the ice-like substance have been located in Polar Regions and on the continental shelves of the world’s oceans. They represent a potentially huge untapped energy source since the deposits may contain more organic carbon than all the world's coal, oil, and non-hydrate natural gas combined, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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DORIS CINTRON Named Acting Dean Of CCNY School Of Education
NEW YORK, July 10, 2009 – Dr. Doris Cintron has been appointed Acting Dean of City College’s School of Education. She will hold that position, which she assumed June 1, while the College conducts a search for a permanent successor to Dr. Alfred Posamentier, who has retired. Dean Cintron had been Assistant Dean of Education since 1998.
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Professor Tedesco To Study Mysteries Of Supraglacial Lakes In Greenland
Supraglacial lakes are pools of liquid water that collect on the surfaces of glaciers during summer months as a consequence of melting. Because of the huge pressure created by the water over the ice, they can empty out in a matter of hours. Dr. Marco Tedesco, City College Assistant Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS), wants to find out how much water these lakes store and where it goes.
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Natalie Mason-Kinsey Named To Affirmative Action Post
Natalie L. Mason-Kinsey has been appointed Director of Affirmative Action, Compliance and Diversity at The City College of New York (CCNY). She started at CCNY June 15.
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Sally Hoskins’ C.R.E.A.T.E.-IVITY Wins Kudos From Students
For the second consecutive year and the third time since 2001, graduating seniors in the CCNY Division of Science CCAPP (City College Academy of Professional Preparation) program have selected Dr. Sally Hoskins, Professor of Biology, to receive the CCAPP “Teacher of the Year” Award. No other faculty member has won as often, according to Dr. Millicent Roth, the program director.
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CCNY Alumni Honor Joyce Conoly-Simmons, Joan Newman
Joyce Conoly-Simmons, Academic Support and Supplemental Instruction Coordinator for CCNY’s SEEK Program received the 2009 Faculty Service Award from the CCNY Alumni Association at the Association’s 157th Annual Meeting, Thursday, June 11. In addition, the Association presented its new Administrative Service Award to Joan Newman, Deputy to the Dean of the School of Education.
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CCNY Education Professors Catherine Franklin And Amita Gupta Named Fulbright Scholars
NEW YORK, June 11, 2009 – Amita Gupta and Catherine Franklin, members of faculty of the City College of New York (CCNY) School of Education, have received 2009-2010 Fulbright Scholar grants for research and teaching abroad.
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CCNY Faculty, Alumni Join World Science Festival
The City College of New York will be well represented at the World Science Festival, which runs June 10 – 14, with some of CCNY’s prominent scientists and alumni participating in the program. The Festival aims to cultivate public interest, awareness and support for science by taking it out of the laboratory and into the streets, theaters, museums, and public halls of New York City. Participating presenters include entertainers, writers and artists, as well as scientists.
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CCNY, Cold Spring Harbor Biologists Find Birdsong Of Isolates Reverts To Norm Over Several Generations
NEW YORK, May 3, 2009 – In an experiment that points to a role for genetics in the development of culture, biologists at The City College of New York (CCNY) and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered that zebra finches raised in isolation will, over several generations, produce a song similar to that sung by the species in the wild.
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