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Daylong event March 2 examines storm protection opportunities that incorporate multiple infrastructure systems This news release has been edited to include a new event date as a result of the February 9 snowstorm, which caused City College to be closed. After experiencing two destructive tropical storms in as many years, New York City finds itself forced to adapt to the reality of catastrophic weather events resulting from climate change. However, it cannot rely on simple fixes. Rather, it needs to create new urban landscapes with the capacity to negotiate social, cultural, and environmental

City College of New York science students brought home a record five wins for research presentations at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) last semester in San Jose, California. The winning CCNY students were: Oluwaniyi Mabayoje, a senior chemistry major Tai-Danae Bradley, a senior mathematics and physics major Syed Haider, a senior biology and premedical studies major Ashraf Elzanie, a fourth-year student in the Sophie Davis BS/MD program Keaira Dupuy, a second-year Sophie Davis BS/MD student They were selected from a field of more than 1,500 participants

CCNY study relates social capital to crash deaths, finds more killed in states scoring low on voting, community involvement and trust Do you live or drive in a state where people don't vote, get involved in community organizations or trust their neighbors? If so, your chances of being fatally injured in a highway collision may be 50 percent greater, according to research by Dr. Matthew Nagler, associate professor of economics at The City College of New York. In an article published in the "Eastern Economic Journal," Professor Nagler shows how social capital plays a role in the number of

Images of colonial-era Dominican historic sites and monuments comprise collection The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute at The City College of New York (CUNY DSI) announced today that it has made accessible on the Internet an extensive collection of photographs of places and monuments from early colonial times of the Dominican Republic. The searchable collection, titled “First Blacks in the Americas,” contains more than 2,900 photographs, organized in 57 sets, of historic monuments built during the Dominican Republic’s colonial period. These buildings, churches, houses and sites of industrial

Catherine Seavitt Nordenson says environmentally friendly ‘soft infrastructure’ mitigates flood damage without sending harm elsewhere The flooding in New York and New Jersey caused by Superstorm Sandy prompted calls from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other officials to consider building storm surge barriers to protect Lower Manhattan from future catastrophes. But, such a strategy could make things even worse for outlying areas that were hit hard by the hurricane, such as Staten Island, the New Jersey Shore and Long Island’s South Shore, a City College of New York landscape architecture professor warns

Harriet Alonso’s Book is First on Legendary Lyricist in Two Decades City College of New York Professor of History Harriet H. Alonso has written the first biography in nearly two decades of E. Y. “Yip” Harburg (1896-1981), the CCNY alumnus who enriched the Great American Songbook with such tunes as “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” In “Yip Harburg: Legendary Lyricist and Human Rights Activist,” released November 12 by Wesleyan University Press, Professor Alonso, explores Harburg’s life and commitment to social justice through his own words. “I’ve been a Yip

The City College of New York History Department will host a multimedia presentation November 13 to introduce “Flight to Freedom: The Mission Behind Mission US,” a new and innovative educational tool for teaching history to students in grades 5-9. Pennee Bender, associate director of the American Social History Project (ASHP) at CUNY will be the speaker, 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m., in CCNY’s NAC building room 5/144. The presentation is free and open to the public. City College is located at 138th Street and Convent Avenue, Manhattan. Ms. Bender served as content advisor for “Mission US,” an

CCNY scientist constructs fine-scale projections of how warming will alter the island Global climate models abound. What is harder to pin down, however, is how a warmer global temperature might affect any specific region on Earth. Dr. Marco Tedesco, associate professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at The City College of New York, and a colleague have made the global local. Using a regional climate model and the output of three global climate models, they can predict how different greenhouse gas scenarios would change the face of Greenland over the next century and how this would impact

Wolfgang Ketterle Speaks on "Superfluid gases near absolute zero temperature" This lecture has been cancelled due to complications following Superstorm Sandy Physics Nobel Laureate Dr. Wolfgang Ketterle will deliver the Inaugural Cummins Lecture at the City College of New York 4 p.m. Thursday, November 1, 2012. Dr. Ketterle – whose research explores the bizarre world of ultracold matter – will discuss "Superfluid gases near absolute zero temperature." The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place in room 95, the recital hall, Shepard Hall. A reception will precede the

Townsend Harris Medals Presented to Seven at November 8 Annual Dinner Philanthropist and healthcare entrepreneur Bert Brodsky,’64, will receive the 65th John H. Finley Award from The Alumni Association of The City College of New York. Named for CCNY’s third president, the award honors deserving New Yorkers for exemplary service to the city. He and seven recipients of the Townsend Harris Medal will be feted at the Association’s 132nd Annual Dinner, Thursday, November 8, at The New York Hilton. The Harris Medal is named for City College’s founder and recognizes outstanding post-graduate