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  • GROVE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AT CCNY, UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT MAYAGÜEZ TO OFFER COLLABORATIVE Ph.D. PROGRAM

    NEW YORK, February 26, 2008 – The Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY) announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) School of Engineering to establish collaborative Ph.D. programs in engineering.  The program is The Grove School’s first joint doctoral program with another institution.

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  • BARBARA BODINE, FIRST HEAD OF RECONSTRUCTION IN BAGHDAD, TO SPEAK AT CCNY MARCH 5

    NEW YORK, February 25, 2008 – Ambassador Barbara K. Bodine, a veteran diplomat and the first reconstruction coordinator for Baghdad after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, will speak about her unique experiences in that country 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in Room 1/203 of the North Academic Center at The City College of New York (CCNY).

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  • CCNY ECONOMICS CHAIR JOSEPH BERECHMAN TO DISCUSS CONGESTION PRICING ON BARUCH PANEL, FEB. 25

    NEW YORK, February 21, 2008 -- Joseph Berechman, Chair of the Economics Department at The City College of New York (CCNY) will discuss Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan with a panel of experts at Baruch College, 5:30 p.m., Monday, February 25.

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  • CCNY DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR MYRIAM P. SARACHIK ELECTED TO GOVERNING COUNCIL OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

    NEW YORK, February 19, 2008 – Dr. Myriam P. Sarachik, Distinguished Professor of Physics at The City College of New York (CCNY), has been elected to the governing council of the National Academy of Sciences.  The 17-member council is the governing body for the Academy.  Professor Sarachik will serve a three-year term as a Councilor beginning July 1, 2008.

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  • BROADWAY, FILM DIRECTOR ARTHUR PENN TO DELIVER DAVID DORTORT LECTURE AT CCNY, FEB. 26

    New York, February 13, 2008 – Award-winning Broadway and film director Arthur Penn will present the “David Dortort Lecture in the Dramatic Arts: Stage, Film and Television” 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 26, in the Great Hall of The City College of New York (CCNY).

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  • DR. VINCENT HARDING TO DELIVER POWELL CENTER NEW YORK LIFE LECTURE AT CCNY FEBRUARY 20

    NEW YORK, February 11, 2008 – Dr. Vincent Harding will present the Powell Center for Policy Studies’ New York Life lecture, “The Last Years of King and the Future of Democracy in America,” 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 20, at The City College of New York (CCNY).   The event is the second of a twice-a-year series of lectures made possible by the New York Life Endowment for Emerging African American Issues.

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  • SOPHIE DAVIS SCHOOL AT CCNY APPOINTS FAMILY MEDICINE SPECIALIST DONALD KOLLISCH, M.D., DEPUTY DEAN

    NEW YORK, January 31, 2008 -- Dr. Donald O. Kollisch, M.D., a family medicine specialist with nearly 30 years experience as a teacher, researcher and practitioner, has been named Deputy Dean of The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at The City College of New York (CCNY).

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  • CUNY BOARD OF TRUSTEES NAMES MICHAEL SORKIN DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURE AT CCNY

    NEW YORK, January 31, 2008 - Michael Sorkin, director of the graduate program in Urban Design in The City College of New York School of Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture (SAUDLA), has been named Distinguished Professor of Architecture.  The CUNY Board of Trustees approved the promotion at its January 28 meeting.

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  • CCNY PRESENTS SPRING 2008 ARCHITECTURE LECTURE SERIES

    NEW YORK, January  29, 2007 – The City College of New York (CCNY) School of Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture (SAUDLA), has announced its Spring 2008 Lecture Series.  Entitled “Architecture: A Social Vision,” the series consists of six lectures and begins February 7.

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  • CUNY, NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HOST NEW YORK CITY HIGH SCHOOLS’ SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR, FEBRUARY 2 – 3 AT CCNY

    NEW YORK, January 30, 2008 – Approximately 600 future scientists and engineers from high schools across the city will compete in the New York City Science and Engineering Fair, Saturday, February 2 – Sunday, February 3, at the City College of New York.  The competition is co-sponsored by the City University of New York and the New York City Department of Education.

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  • CCNY, RICE UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS DEVELOP LOW-COST, “GREEN” TECHNIQUE FOR PRODUCING ANTIMICROBIAL PAINTS

    NEW YORK, January 22, 2008 – Researchers at The City College of New York (CCNY) and Rice University have developed a low-cost, environmentally friendly technique for embedding antimicrobial silver nanoparticles into vegetable oil-based paints.  The method, to be reported in the March issue (online January 20) of Nature Materials, could give homes and workplaces a new defense against germs by applying a fresh coat of paint.

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