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New York, New Jersey Students to Vie in SeaPerch Challenge Saturday, March 23 Student teams from more than 20 schools in New York City, Long Island and New Jersey will delay spring break to converge at The City College of New York Saturday, March 23, for an underwater robotics competition – the first ever of its kind in the Northeast. Some 100 middle and high school students will compete in The First Annual Greater New York SeaPerch Challenge, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in CCNY's Mahoney Pool. The event is part of a U.S. Navy program to encourage youth to pursue careers in science, technology

Two scientists from The City College of New York have won National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards to support their research, teaching and outreach over the next five years. Dr. Nelly Fazio, assistant professor of computer science, and Dr. Michael Hickerson, assistant professor of biology, received the honors as junior faculty who “exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research,” according to NSF. Broadcasting Cryptography Professor Fazio will receive more than $460

Pulitzer Prize winner to do book reading and signing March 18; Cuban blogger to participate in a dialogue March 21 The City College of New York hosts two prominent figures from the world of Hispanic arts and letters the week of March 18. Pulitzer Prize winner and MacArthur Founation “Genius” Award winner Junot Díaz will present a book reading and signing 6 p.m. Monday, March 18, in the Great Hall, Shepard Hall. Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez, currently on her first visit to the United States, will participate in a dialogue with Dr. Carlos Riobó, chair of CCNY’s Department of Foreign Languages and

Unique program offers next-gen advertising, public relations, digital education in New York City, U.S. media, marketing capital The City College of New York Department of Media and Communication Arts will welcome its first group of students into its new master’s degree program in Branding + Integrated Communications – “BIC” in September 2013. BIC is a 36-credit, portfolio-driven master’s degree program created with the guidance, insight, and support from significant players in New York City’s advertising and public relations community. The program is organized so working professionals can

Hunter College’s Tom Sleigh will be featured guest poet Tom Sleigh, senior poet and director of Hunter College’s creative writing MFA program, will be the featured guest poet for the 41st annual The City College Poetry Festival. The all-day, all-verse event runs 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 10, in Theater B of Aaron Davis Hall, 135th Street and Convent Avenue on the CCNY campus. Dubbed “the Woodstock of the Spoken Word,” the festival has become New York’s longest-running poetry celebration. "The City College Poetry Festival is the democratic voice of poetry in New York City public schools,”

Dr. Arthur Szlam, assistant professor of mathematics at The City College of New York, has been awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship for 2013. Professor Szlam develops mathematics for cutting-edge applications in machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence research focused on improving the abilities of computers to learn in a more human way. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation fellowships identify early-career scientists and scholars judged to be rising stars, whose achievements and independent scholarship demonstrate their potential to become leaders in their field. “The Sloan Research

Highlights Women’s History Month Observance Five outstanding City College of New York undergraduates will participate in a UN-hosted global analysis of gender-based violence, highlighting CCNY's 2013 Women's History Month observance. The event March 9, will be at the 57th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women and is free and open to the public. From CCNY's Women's Studies and International Studies programs, co-sponsors of the meeting, the students and their topics are: Janee Aiken, "A Culture of Silence: Rape and Black Women" Shannon Finucane, "The Power of Female

“Teaching Matters” by Beverly Falk and Megan Blumenreich shows how teachers are meeting complex challenges of urban schools City College of New York Professors of Education Beverly Falk and Megan Blumenreich’s new book presents an insider’s look at the complex challenges facing urban educators. “Teaching Matters: Stories from Inside City Schools” (The New Press, 2012) tells the stories of 15 teachers who applied analysis and critical thinking to come up with solutions to trying educational issues. The book examines the complexities of what it takes to support economically disadvantaged

Sustainable Indicators model developed by CCNY team tracks how well new master plan for Newark, N.J., serves its citizenry How does a city measure success? In the case of Newark, N.J., the city is a major employment, cultural and education center. However, limited education attainment and low incomes preclude many residents from taking advantage of opportunities right in their backyard. When the Jonathan Rose Cos. was asked to produce a new master plan for Newark, it wanted to measure not only the plan’s impact on the built environment but also how well it served the citizenry. A set of

“Waterproofing New York,” a daylong conference to explore the impact of past and future storms on five key infrastructure systems: water/waste, power/data, circulation/fuel, parks and recreation, and shelter, has been rescheduled to Saturday March 2, conference organizers with City College’s Spitzer School of Architecture announced. The event, originally scheduled for February 9, was postponed due to City College being closed for a snowstorm. On the Internet Conference News Release