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Rewriting Quantum Chips with a Beam of Light

The promise of ultrafast quantum computing has moved a step closer to reality with a technique to create rewritable computer chips using a beam of light. Researchers from The City College of New York (CCNY) and the University of California Berkeley (UCB) used light to control the spin of an atom’s nucleus in order to encode information.
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Two CCNY Alumnae, Doctoral Student Named Fulbright Scholars

Kayhan Irani, a 2008 City College of New York graduate, Humaira Hansrod, a 2012 graduate from the Macaulay Honors College at City College and PhD candidate Susan M. Tsang have been awarded 2012-2013 Fulbright Scholarships for study and research abroad.
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Gene May Link Diabetes and Alzheimer’s, CCNY Researchers Find

In recent years it became clear that people with diabetes face an ominous prospect – a far greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Now researchers at The City College of New York (CCNY) have shed light on one reason why. Biology Professor Chris Li and her colleagues have discovered that a single gene forms a common link between the two diseases.
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CCNY Announces Winner of $50,000 Kaylie Prize for Entrepreneurship

A hands-free system to help visually impaired people sense their surroundings won $50,000 for a team of five City College of New York students in the Second Annual Kaylie Prize for Entrepreneurship competition.
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Three CCNY Students Named 2012 Salk Scholars

Lisa Brandt and Julian Flores, members of The City College of New York Class of 2012, and Alexa Mieses, a 2011 graduate, have been selected to receive the 2012 Jonas E. Salk Scholarship awarded by The City University of New York.
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CCNY Film Grad Exhibits Short Film at Cannes

Ever since he began making films eight years ago as a teen living in the suburbs of Tokyo, Yosuke Hosoi has dreamt of going to the Cannes Film Festival. Next week, The City College of New York alumnus, who earned a BFA in film and video production in 2011, will fly to France today to fulfill that dream, exhibiting his thesis film, “Man of the House,” in the festival’s Short Film Corner. The festival runs May 16 – 27.
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Saxophonist Steve Wilson at 12th Annual CUNY Jazz Festival, May 3-4

The 12th Annual CUNY Jazz Festival, a gathering of bands and ensembles from across the CUNY system, takes place May 3-4 in Shepard Hall, Rooms 306 and 190, at The City College of New York at 140th Street and Convent Avenue in Manhattan. Saxophonist Steve Wilson, hailed by “The Wall Street Journal” as “essential to this city’s jazz landscape,” will be the festival’s guest artist. ?
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1 CCNY Senior, 8 Recent Graduates Win NSF Research Fellowships

Nine City College of New York students – eight recent graduates and a graduating senior – are recipients of 2012 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. The Fellowships are the most prestigious awards a graduate student in the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) can receive. They provide $121,500 over three years and are given to recognize and support exceptional students who have proposed graduate-level research projects in their fields.
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3 CCNY Students Named Math for America Fellows

City College of New York graduating seniors Yekaterina Garmash and Michael McDonald and recent graduate Mallory Villa have won Math for America Fellowships (MƒA). The highly selective five-year program for talented students committed to teaching math in public schools provides a $100,000 stipend.
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CCNY Film Grad Zachary Borst’s TV Spot to Air During Super Bowl

The day his father bought him his first car was one of the happiest of Zachary Borst’s teenage years. That joy provided the creative spark for a television commercial that will air during Super Bowl XLVI that the 2010 graduate of CCNY’s MFA program in media arts production wrote, directed, produced and edited. His spot bested 200 other entries in a competition sponsored by Chevrolet, earning him tremendous exposure and a $25,000 cash prize.
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Ben Vereen Headlines Black History Month at CCNY

The City College of New York will celebrate Black History Month 2012 with a rich array of cultural events throughout February that includes exhibits, film screenings, conferences, lectures, discussions and performances.
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