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Alumnus Kenneth Levy ’64 and his wife Gloria have committed $5 million to establish the Kenneth and Gloria Levy Initiative for Engineering Practice and Measurement at The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering. The initiative will strengthen engineering education by bringing engineering practice to the forefront of the educational experience. Students will have sustained opportunities to conceptualize, design, build, test, measure, troubleshoot, and improve real systems throughout their time at the Grove School. “As a graduate of City College, and an engineer himself, Ken Levy

Nir Y. Krakauer, professor of civil engineering in The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering, is a 2026 Fellow of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES). The distinction denotes the highest grade of membership in the Society and recognition of exceptional professional achievement and service to the advancement of the ASES mission and vision. Krakauer and 17 other honorees – nine of them Fellows -- will be recognized at SOLAR 2026, ASES's 55th annual national conference in Austin, Texas, Oct. 19–21. "Each year, this program shines a light on the people who are moving solar

Kaveh Madani, the world-renowned Research Professor in The City College of New York’s CUNY-CREST Institute, and Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health ( UNU-INWEH), has been named to The Independent’s 2026 Climate 100, an annual list. The list recognizes leading environmentalists, policymakers, scientists, campaigners, philanthropists and innovators from around the world. The honor comes four weeks after Madani received the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize, the world’s most prestigious honor for contributions to water. Also known as the “Nobel Prize of

Mitchell B. Schaffler, CUNY Distinguished Professor and the Wallace H. Coulter Professor of Biomedical Engineering in The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering, is the recipient of the 2026 Lawrence G. Raisz Award from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR). The award, which recognizes outstanding achievements in preclinical and translational research, will be presented at the ASBMR annual meeting, Oct. 9-12, in Boston, Massachusetts. ASBMR is the world’s leading professional society advancing discovery, education, and clinical progress in bone and mineral

Kaveh Madani, Research Professor in The City College of New York’s CUNY-CREST Institute, and Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health ( UNU-INWEH), received the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during World Water Week last night. The Stockholm Water Prize is the ultimate global recognition for extraordinary achievements in water-related activities. Often described as the “Nobel Prize of Water,” it is the most prestigious water award given annually to an individual or organization for outstanding

Coinciding with the celebration of 25 years of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Educational Partnership Program, The City College of New York will host the 12th NOAA EPP Biennial Education and Science Forum from July 20 to July 23. The Forum, which will take place on the CCNY campus, will bring together all components of EPP, including the four NOAA Cooperative Science Centers with more than 24 partner institutions. These Fora serve as national platforms for students, faculty, scientists, and professionals to showcase collaborative research, share insights, and build

Samah M. Saeed, associate professor of electrical engineering in The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering, is the winner of a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award. Recipients of this prestigious and highly competitive award are considered the best and brightest talents in the United States. Many of the winners later became world-famous scientists and Nobel laureates. A computer engineer, Saeed’s award is for her project titled “CAREER: Towards Secure and Reliable Cloud-Based Quantum Computers.” It aims to bridge the gap between the theoretical foundations of secure

In a special ceremony at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris to mark World Water Day, Kaveh Madani, Research Professor in The City College of New York’s CUNY-CREST Institute, and Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health ( UNU-INWEH), was named the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize recipient. He will receive the award from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during World Water Week in Stockholm in August. The Stockholm Water Prize is the ultimate global recognition for extraordinary achievements in water-related activities. Often described as the “Nobel

In a further boost to its mission after another successful year, The City College of New York’s STEM Institute is the recipient of a $110,000 grant from the Pinkerton Foundation. The one-year support beginning this summer will bolster the Institute’s programs aimed at empowering students from historically underrepresented communities to pursue meaningful careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics [STEM]. This new Pinkerton funding will support: Curriculum development; Staff training; The purchase of classroom materials; Technology access; and Enhanced project experiences. In

A clean energy program at The City College of New York for vehicles has received a $300,000 boost from the New York Power Authority, the largest state public power organization in the United States. The money is CCNY’s share of $4 million in funding announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul to support clean energy workforce development programs across the State. At CCNY, the funds will establish a pilot program that will prepare participants for careers in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, combining technical instruction with industry-recognized certification pathways to meet workforce needs in