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Dr. Julie Forman-Kay, an eminent Senior Scientist in the Molecular Medicine Program at the Research Institute of The Hospital for Sick Children in Canada, and biochemistry Professor at the University of Toronto, presents the 2026 Sharon Cosloy - Edward Blank Family Distinguished Scientist Lecture at The City College of New York on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Her talk, “Intrinsically disordered proteins and biomolecular condensates in biology and disease,” starts at 4 p.m. at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center located on the CCNY campus at 85 Saint Nicholas Terrace, Manhattan. The Cosloy-Blank

Researchers from Rutgers, IBM and collaborating institutions, including The City College of New York‘s Sriram Ganeshan, have shown that a quantum computer can check what is happening inside it and respond while it is running, repeatedly resetting parts of the system to bring chaotic behavior under control. The advance is a critical step toward building larger, more reliable quantum computers. Today’s quantum computers operate according to the unusual rules governing atoms and other extremely small particles. They could one day solve problems beyond the reach of conventional computers —

Three renowned City College of New York faculty members, sociologist Ramona Hernández, physics/science educator Richard Steinberg and documentary filmmaker Andrea Weiss, are among 12 outstanding City University of New York (CUNY) scholars elevated to the rank of Distinguished Professor. The title of Distinguished Professor is the highest academic honor that CUNY can offer its faculty. It’s conferred by the CUNY Board of Trustees in recognition of exceptional scholarly achievement. Distinguished Professorships are reserved for faculty with records of exceptional performance by national and

Sophie Davis School for Biomedical Education junior Ramez Hassanen is The City College of New York’s 2026-2028 Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service recipient. The Bay Ridge, Brooklyn native is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School and a first-generation Egyptian-American. An Arabic-speaking South Brooklyn EMT for the past two years who aspires to attend the CUNY School of Medicine, he seeks to serve those members of his largely immigrant community who struggle to access proper healthcare. “When there's a barrier between their language and properly managing their health, we're

The City College of New York Libraries: Archives and Special Collections Division, in collaboration with the West Harlem Arts Alliance, presents “Mom Is Dead, But You Are Going to Cure Her” (Mamá está muerta, pero la vamos a curar). The exhibition, by West Harlem-based artist and Spanish writer Jana Leo, opens during Domestic Violence Awareness Month and is on view through Nov. 20. The exhibition can be viewed Mon. through Fri. from 12-4:30 p.m. at the Cohen Library Archives Gallery in the North Academic Center on 160 Convent Avenue, Room 5/301. The exhibition is based on Leo’s archive project

A standing room only crowd of almost 100 students packed a Marshak Science Building classroom for a Student Internship Share Out to learn more about The City College of New York School of Education’s Science Learning and Public Engagement major. Five current students shared their experiences with the attendees, while also dispensing valuable career advice. Juniors Tyler Chen and Shelly Figuereo spent the summer as museum experience education program (MEEP) interns at the American Museum of Natural History. As a science engagement intern, Chen helped to fulfill the AMNH’s mission of advancing

Stanley Earl Nelson Jr., the renowned documentary filmmaker whose numerous awards include three Primetime Emmy Awards, the National Humanities Medal and a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, presents the 2026 David Dortort Lecture in the Dramatic Arts at The City College of New York on Monday, Oct. 19. A member of CCNY’s Class of 1976, his talk, 4 – 6 p.m. in Shepard Hall, Room 350, will be entitled “Looking at History Through Film by Stanley Nelson Jr.” The lecture is free and open to the public but registration is required. Click here to register. Hailed by the IMDb as one of the premier

Contextualizing the financial and lifelong value of pursuing a college degree, Benjamin Franklin once said “an investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” At The City College of New York, a new study by labor analytics firm Lightcast on the value of a CCNY degree once again underscores this old maxim by one of the nation’s Founding Fathers. The Lightcast study, which covered fiscal year 2023-24, determined that students see a high rate of return on their investment in CCNY, with the average annual rate of return being 20.9%. This is higher than the stock market 30-year average of 10.9%

An exhibition by Brazilian visual artist Roque Boa Morte, “BEMBÉ — The Feast of the King's Eyes,” will be on display in the atrium of the Morris R. Cohen Library at The City College of New York from Oct. 8 to Oct. 30. Consisting of 36 images that the artist created between 2018 and 2025, the exhibition serves as a celebration of the end of slavery in Brazil in 1888. Drawn from his archive of 9,000 images, this selection presents what Boa Morte calls “counter-gaze to visual colonialism.” Brazil, which won its independence from Portugal in 1822, was the last country in the Americas to abolish

The City College of New York’s 9th Annual Halloween CCNY Scarefest will take place on Fri., Oct. 30 from 4-10 p.m. This year’s treats include pumpkin carving and painting, a tunnel tour, laser tag, and movie on the lawn. Scarefest welcomes all ages and is free and open to the public on a first come, first served basis. There’s also an opportunity for some free Scare-Wear t-shirts to the first guests lined up; there are limited quantities and various sizes, including adult and youth. Some events require an RSVP, and family friendly hour is from 4-5 p.m. This annual Halloween event is hosted by