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City College of New York advertising/public relations students will get first-hand insights Thursday, February 27, from the recent World Economic Forum held in Davos Switzerland. Barri Friedman Rafferty, senior partner and CEO, North America, Ketchum , will be the speaker that day for the “Lunch With Leaders” lecture series. Her topic will be “Lessons from Davos: Eight Global Trends Impacting Communications.” The event runs 12:30 – 2 p.m., Room 291, Shepard Hall, and a light lunch will be served. The media and communication arts department’s AD/PR program and CCNY AAF (American Advertising

Six students in City College’s fall 2013 European Union class taught by history lecturer Barbara Syrrakos’ got an opportunity to put their classroom learning into practice by participating in the SUNY Model European Union simulation, held January 8 – 11 at Vesalius College in Brussels, Belgium. The students – junior Shantanu Roy, senior Lyndsey Zeichner, junior Paulina Leyva Hernandez, junior Cesar Kastro, junior Salome Gvinianidze, and senior Albana Gjongecaj – and Dr. Syrrakos made the trip with support from the Simon H. Rifkind Center for the Humanities and Arts and the Division of

A new study led by City College of New York psychologist Margaret Rosario found that youths of same-sex orientation are more likely to engage in behaviors associated with cancer risk than heterosexuals. The peer-reviewed findings appear in the February 2014 issue of the " American Journal of Public Health ." Titled "Sexual Orientation Disparities in Cancer-Related Risk Behaviors of Tobacco, Alcohol, Sexual Behaviors, and Diet and Physical Activity: Pooled Youth Risk Behavior Surveys," the study pooled YRBS (Youth Risk Behavior Survey) data from 2005 and 2007. The YRBS is a national survey of

Event pays homage to “Beat Street,” iconic hip hop film featuring scenes shot at City College The City College of New York’s Division of Interdisciplinary Studies hosts the fifth annual “Is Hip-Hop History?” Conference 5-10 p.m. Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 28, at the Center for Worker Education (CWE), 7th Floor, 25 Broadway, Manhattan. This year’s event pays homage to the iconic 1984 hip hop film “Beat Street,” which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The conference is also part of City College’s Black History Month festivities. Themed the “Return to Beat Street,” this year’s

City College of New York seniors Rene Cordero , Shanna Jean-Baptiste , Emmanuel Lachaud and Debra Williams traveled to South Africa to attend the University of Cape Town Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows (MMUF) January program. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded the trip. The program, which ran January 9 – 13, offers an interdisciplinary curriculum to introduce undergraduates to the history, culture and science of South Africa. The students participated in conferences and attended lectures on topics such as understanding communities, the role of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and

Arlae Castellanos’ solar power and energy education proposal for New York City high school earns her trip to Abu Dhabi, $50,000 to support her project Arlae Castellanos, a junior at The City College of New York majoring in environmental economics through the CUNY BA program was a finalist for the 2014 Zayed Future Energy Prize. She traveled to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the 6 th annual awards ceremony, January 20, and received $50,000 to support her project, which competed in the global high school category. The judges selected nine winners for outstanding achievement and

200 students from CCNY and seven other schools provide DNA samples for initiative directed by biology professor Michael Hickerson Approximately 200 student volunteers from The City College of New York and seven other New York area colleges are participating in The New York City Student Ancestry Project. The project kicked off Monday, February 3, at an event at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), where the students provided DNA cheek swabs for National Geographic’s Genographic Project . The project’s goals are two-fold, explained project director, Dr. Michael Hickerson, CCNY

Artwork by seven nationally and internationally recognized African-American artists highlights "Shots, Strokes, Threads, Vol. 3," the City College Black History Month art exhibit. The exhibit, which features Haitian art and work by CCNY SEEK students, as well, runs through February 28, and is on display in the Cohen Library Archives reading room, sixth floor, North Academic Center. Participating artists Jacqueline Bishop, Ramona Candy, Gilbert Fletcher, Dick Griffin, Sakinah Northern, Diane Pryor-Holland and Hubert Williams will also speak at two "art gallery talk" sessions. Ms. Bishop, Ms

Host of Al Jazeera America’s “Inside Story” to appear in conversation with President Coico Veteran journalist Ray Suarez comes to The City College of New York, Tuesday, February 25, for a conversation with President Lisa S. Coico. The event, to be held in The Great Hall, begins 5:30 p.m. and is followed by a reception at which Mr. Suarez will sign copies of his newest book, “Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation.” The event is free and open to the public; however reservations are required. Mr. Suarez is the permanent host of Al Jazeera America’sdaily program “Inside Story

Eleven City College students and Distinguished Lecturer Lynne Scott Jackson from the media and communications art department participated in a group interview January 30 with Afghani television journalist Parwiz Shamal of Tolo News . Mr. Shamal is on a two-week visit to the United States, supported by a U.S. State Department grant, to produce a series of reports on diversity in America. The participating students were: Keanu Adams, Alexie Eric Cruz, Zia Durrani, Farifa Hussain, Gatjon Kaja , Vanessa Ogueri, Katia Roma, Ramdat Singh, Andre Smithson and Timothy Taylor. The visit was arranged by