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  • CCNY Jazz Maestro John Patitucci Nominated For 4th Grammy

    CCNY Professor of Music John Patitucci, a three-time Grammy winner, received a 2009 nomination in the Best Jazz Instrumental Album category for his 13th album, “Remembrance.”  The winners will be announced at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards, January 31, 2010, in Los Angeles.

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  • Event at CCNY to Help Soldiers Become  Students

    The armed services often send recruiters to college campuses to interest students in joining the military.  Now, The City College of New York (CCNY) is inviting soldiers onto its campus to interest them in becoming students.

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  • CCNY Junior Yi Qiang Chen Receives Advertising Club Scholarship

    Yi Qiang Chen’s dream of a career as a graphic designer received a big boost when the City College of New York (CCNY) junior was awarded The ADVERTISING Club’s 2009 Digital Action Scholarship, December 1.

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  • Teens' Mural Brings Pride Beauty to Harlem Neighborhood

    Over a seven-week period last summer, a small group of local teens transformed a nondescript Chinese food takeout shop in Central Harlem into a source of pride and beauty for their community.  The effort, which resulted in an 8’ x 15’ mural with Chinese motifs painted on the storefront, was a pilot project for the Harlem Youth Project, a City College of New York (CCNY) initiative supported by UNICEF to create a child and youth-friendly neighborhood.

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  • Sophie Davis PA Students Win Medical Jeopardy Championship

    Miguel Santiago, Ifeanyi Nwobi and Patricia Nelson, students in the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education Physician Assistant program, along with trainer David Lau, have won the  New York State Medical Jeopardy Championship.  A trophy for winning was presented to the team by the New York State Society of Physician Assistants (NYSSPA) at a December 4 reception on The City College campus.

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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 Philosopher Sees 'Great Awakening' in Middle East

    Western media often portray Middle Eastern societies as rigid and resistant to change.  However, Dr. Lou Marinoff, CCNY Professor and Chair of Philosophy sees a “great awakening” taking place in that part of the world.

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  • CCNY Librarian Wins 2009 ‘I Love My Librarian’ Award

    Seamus Scanlon, a librarian at The City College of New York (CCNY) Center for Worker Education (CWE), located in Lower Manhattan, has been selected as a recipient of a 2009 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times “I Love My Librarian” Award.  He and nine other librarians from around the country were honored at a reception held at the newspaper’s Midtown Manhattan headquarters Thursday, December 3.

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  • CCNY Professor Foresees Rising Antarctic Snowmelt

    The 30-year record low in Antarctic snowmelt that occurred during the 2008-09 austral summer was likely due to concurrent strong positive phases for two main climate drivers, ENSO (El Niño - Southern Oscillation) and SAM (Southern Hemisphere Annular Mode), according to Dr. Marco Tedesco, Assistant Professor of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences at The City College of New York. 

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  • CCNY Plans Public Art Exhibit in St. Nicholas Park 

    As a predecessor to the creation of a public art exhibit in St. Nicholas Park next spring, The City College of New York (CCNY) hosts a reception and panel discussion on public art and its impact on New York City 4 – 8 p.m. Tuesday, December 1.

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