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Largest Gift for Science Division Establishes Martin and Michele Cohen Dean of Science, First Endowed Deanship in College’s 165-Year History The City College of New York today announced a $10 million gift for its Division of Science from alumnus Martin Cohen, ’70, and his wife, Michele. The gift, the largest ever for the Division, will establish the Martin and Michele Cohen Dean of Science at CCNY, the first endowed deanship in the College’s 165-year history. It also funds endowed professorships and provides funds for faculty and student support. The gift is subject to approval of the CUNY

Award to Jizhong Xiao Will Assess Marketability of City-Climber Wall Climbing Robot Dr. Jizhong Xiao, associate professor of electrical engineering in CCNY’s Grove School of Engineering was awarded a six-month, $50,000 commercialization grant from the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program. Professor Xiao will use the award to assess the commercial readiness of the City-Climber, a mobile robot capable of climbing walls and running along ceilings. “This [is a] new program. Essentially they choose the most promising technology that can transfer from lab to market,”

All-expenses paid summer program available to Greater Harlem youth Every summer middle and high school students flock to The City College of New York to participate in academic and research programs designed to inspire them to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Their ranks will swell this summer, as CCNY becomes one of 20 institutions nationwide to host the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp. The Bernard Harris Summer Camp program, July 8 – 20, will give 54 middle school students from the greater Harlem community an all-expenses paid, two-week

Biannual Exhibition Showcases State of U.S. Contemporary Art Tom Thayer, a lecturer in The City College of New York art department, is one of 51 American artists participating in the 2012 Whitney Biennial. The biannual exhibition, which takes place at the Whitney Museum of American Art and runs through May 27, gauges the current state of contemporary art in the United States. “The idea behind the biennial is to showcase what is happening in contemporary art at this time,” said Mr. Thayer, who teaches undergraduate and graduate studio art classes at CCNY. “It is a high-profile show and it

Dr. Mitchell B. Schaffler, Wallace H. Coulter and Presidential Professor of Biomedical Engineering in CCNY’s Grove School of Engineering and Director of the New York Center for Biomedical Engineering, has been named a CUNY Distinguished Professor. The CUNY Board of Trustees approved the appointment at its February 27 meeting. “Mitch Schaffler is an outstanding researcher and teacher who has been a real boon for our biomedical engineering department and, especially, for our students,” said Dr. Joseph Barba, Dean of the Grove School in congratulating him. “We commend the CUNY Board of Trustees

Sophie Davis School Immunologist Paul Gottlieb to Evaluate Antibodies Developed by MabCure Inc. for Possible Use in Early Detection MabCure Inc., (OTCBB:MBCI) a leading developer of antibody-based technology for the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian, prostate, colorectal and other cancers, has retained the CUNY Center for Advanced Technology (CUNY CAT) to evaluate its monoclonal antibodies against ovarian cancer cells as diagnostic reagents. The work will be performed in the laboratory of Professor Paul Gottlieb of The City College of New York’s Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education

Patricia Smith and Richard Tillinghast Will Be Featured Guest Poets The City College Poetry Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The all-day, all-verse event, dubbed “the Woodstock of the Spoken Word,” has become New York’s longest-running poetry celebration. It will take place 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 11, in Theater B of Aaron Davis Hall, 135th Street and Convent Avenue on The City College of New York campus. Patricia Smith and Richard Tillinghast are this year’s featured guest poets. "The City College Poetry Festival is the democratic voice of poetry in New York

CCNY Distinguished Professor, Acting Dean One of Six New York City Employees Honored as Extraordinary Civil Servants Dr. Ruth Stark, distinguished professor of chemistry and acting dean of science at The City College of New York, is one of six extraordinary city employees to receive the 2012 Sloan Public Service Award. She was recognized Wednesday, March 14, at two ceremonies- on the CCNY campus and at Cooper Union- and was presented with the $10,000 prize that accompanies the award. Dean Stark was honored for her contributions in bringing together talented scientists from complementary fields

Grassroots Diplomacy Proposal Urges Globalized Education A paper written by a team of City College of New York public policy students was picked Best Policy of the Year in a nationwide competition sponsored by the Roosevelt Institute. The paper, “Engaging in Grassroots Diplomacy through Globalized Education,” urges the U. S. Department of State to engage in grassroots diplomacy by supporting interactive international programs in institutions of higher learning. The students will present their paper at the Roosevelt Summer Policy Expo in Washington, D.C., this June. “This will put The City

NY Times Columnist to Speak on Empowering Women Nicholas D. Kristof, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for “The New York Times,” will present the 2012 Samuel Rudin Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lecture at The City College of New York 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29. His topic will be “Half the Sky: Changing the World by Empowering Women.” The lecture, held in The Great Hall of Shepard Hall, located at 160 Convent Avenue, Manhattan, is free and open to the public and is part of CCNY’s observance of Women’s History Month. 
 Mr. Kristof is often called the “reporter’s reporter” for his human