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CCNY TOPS MODEL UN FOR SECOND YEAR IN ROW
New York, April 13, 2005 - Fielding a team of students with backgrounds as diverse as the world body itself, The City College of New York (CCNY) took top honors for the second consecutive year in the 2005 National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference.
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CCNY JUNIOR PHILIPA NJAU NAMED GOLDWATER SCHOLAR
NEW YORK, April 11, 2005 – Philipa A. Njau, an honors student majoring in biochemistry at The City College of New York (CCNY), was named a 2005 Goldwater Scholar by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
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FOUR OF SIX SURVIVING CCNY NOBEL LAUREATES RETURN FOR ‘EINSTEINS IN THE CITY’ CONFERENCE, APRIL 11-12
NEW YORK, April 5 – The year was 1921 and Albert Einstein, a giant in the scientific world after the validation of his general theory of relativity, had landed at Ellis Island on his maiden visit to the United States.
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CCNY Junior Claudio Simpkins Wins Truman Scholarship
NEW YORK, March 29, 2005 – Claudio Simpkins, a junior at The City College of New York (CCNY) majoring in political science and philosophy, today was named a 2005 Truman Scholar by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. The award carries a $30,000 scholarship to be applied toward graduate or professional studies.
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CCNY ART ALUMNI GROUP HOSTS “DIVERSITY AND TRADITION” EXHIBIT, MARCH 31 – JUNE 20
NEW YORK, March 30, 2005 – Noted artists and City College alumni William Behnken ’68 and Chakaia Booker ’93MFA will curate and judge “Diversity and Tradition,” CCNY’s second biennial exhibition of work by art alumni and current students. The exhibition, in Aaron Davis Hall on The City College campus, opens Thursday, March 31, and runs through June 20. An opening day reception will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Public viewing hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekends.
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New Poets with New Verses to Convene
At CCNY’s 33rd Annual Spring Poetry FestivalPoet Laureate Marilyn Nelson will share the microphone with several hundred New York City public school students, as well as college students, CCNY faculty, alumni and guest artists of every poetic stripe at City College’s 33rd Annual Spring Poetry Festival Tuesday, May 10, 2005.
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CCNY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION SPONSORS NEW JOURNAL ON TEACHER EDUCATION
NEW YORK, March 25, 2005 – Furthering its mission of preparing people to teach in diverse communities, The City College of New York’s (CCNY) School of Education has launched The New Educator, a new journal focused on the challenges of developing and supporting talented and motivated new educators. Dr. Beverly Falk, CCNY Professor of Education, serves as editor. Taylor & Francis Group, an international publisher of academic journals and book, is the publisher. The journal, which will be issued quarterly, debuted in January.
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RENOWNED CCNY PHYSICIST MYRIAM SARACHIK RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS L’OREAL-UNESCO WOMEN IN SCIENCE AWARD
New York, March 7, 2005 - Dr. Myriam Sarachik, Distinguished Professor of Physics at The City College of New York (CCNY), has been named the 2005 L’ORÉAL-UNESCO for Women in Science North American Laureate. She was honored at a special ceremony in Paris, France, on March 3. The award carries a $100,000 dollar cash prize.
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CCNY LATIN ENGINEERING STUDENTS PREP HS TEAM FOR PRESTIGIOUS ROBOTICS COMPETITION
New York, March 1, 2005 - “Erk” stands a shade under five feet and can effortlessly lift loads of up to ten pounds as high as eight feet. He can also swivel and move forward and backward under his own power.
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PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION STUDENT AWARD
RENAMED TO HONOR CCNY PROFESSOR NEVILLE A. PARKERNEW YORK, February 23, 2005 - The Council of University Tranportation Centers (CUTC) has renamed its Non-Thesis Masters Degree Award in honor of Neville A. Parker, Herbert G. Kayser Professor of Civil Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY) and Director of the City University of New York Institute for Transportation Systems (CUNY ITS).
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CCNY BIOLOGISTS LINK SLEEP, DEVELOPMENTAL LEA
NEW YORK, February 16, 2005 – In a study that offers insight into developmental learning, biologists at The City College of New York and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories have demonstrated that sleep strengthens the ability to learn and remember motor skills over the course of development. Developmental learning (e.g. speech acquisition) takes place during early life and has effect that last an entire lifetime.
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