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City College of New York historian Laurie Woodard is the recipient of a 2018 National Endowment for the Humanities faculty award for her book project on famed actress and civil rights activist Fredi Washington’s role in the Harlem Renaissance. Woodard’s award is among 13 nationwide to support advanced research in the humanities by teachers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. Overall, 253 humanities projects nationwide will receive a total of $14.8 million in support from the NEH. Woodard is the fourth faculty

A new computational model developed by researchers from The City College of New York and Yale gives a clearer picture of the structure and mechanics of soft, shape-changing cells that could provide a better understanding of cancerous tumor growth, wound healing, and embryonic development. Mark D. Shattuck, professor of physics at City College’s Benjamin Levich Institute, and researchers at Yale developed the new efficient computational model. It allows simulated particles to realistically change shape while conserving volume during interactions with other particles. Their results appear in the

The Graduate Program in Educational Theatre at The City College of New York is collaborating with PS 161 for a presentation of Disney’s “High School Musical Jr.” This is the eighth collaboration with the Harlem-based school. The students of PS 161’s drama club have been working under the direction of Wendy Rojas, drama teacher and CCNY education theatre alumna, and candidates in The Graduate Program in Educational Theatre. Candidates in the CCNY Educational Theatre graduate program, directed by Jennifer Katona, provide artistic support to students in the drama club as they prepare for their

Former SA Pres. Kgalema Motlanthe to deliver Achebe lecture First published in 1958, Chinua Achebe’s “ Things Fall Apart” is hailed as the most widely read book in modern African literature. It’s sold more than 20 million copies and been translated into more than 50 languages. In celebration of the novel’s 60th anniversary, The City College of New York and the Christie and Chinua Achebe Foundation host the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum Lecture on Dec 12. Former South African interim President and Deputy President Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe is the speaker, 6:30 — 8:30 p.m. in CCNY’s Aaron Davis’

According to data from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in 2017 alone, 1,487 New Yorkers died from unintentional drug overdose. One New Yorker died every six hours from an overdose. More than eight in ten (82%) overdose deaths involved an opioid Fentanyl, a potent opioid that is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine, was involved in 57% of the overdose deaths. By age group, the largest increase in the rate of overdose death was among New Yorkers 55 to 84. The topic of the next Mini-Medical School session at The City College of New York will be “Opioids Everywhere: A

While his classmates in The City College of New York’s MFA in filmmaking program wrap up another semester of exciting projects, Tomás Greer is bracing for an action-packed December in Asia with a martial arts setting. A first degree black belt, Greer, 23, is representing the United States and USA Karate at the World Karate Federation’s Shanghai Open in China. The competition runs through December 9. It’s the Jamaica, Queens, native’s eighth outing with the U.S. national team, and a continuation of his bid to make the Olympic squad. Karate will make its debut as an Olympic sport at the 2020

Joseph Barba, professor of electrical engineering at the Grove School of Engineering, is advancing the aims of the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program by building a social media platform designed specifically for students entering, continuing, or transferring into STEM majors at The City College of New York. The project is being realized due to a $1.5 million grant over five years from the National Science Foundation. Principal investigator Barba along with co-principal investigators will develop the social media platform during the first year of funding, which supports community building

The Classical Theatre of Harlem and the City College Center for the Arts present “A Christmas Carol in Harlem,” a reimagining of the Charles Dickens’ classic in present day Harlem. The performance—Tuesday, Nov. 27-Dec. 8–takes place in The City College of New York’s Aaron Davis Hall. The play is adapted by Shawn René Graham, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III and choreographed by Tiffany Rea-Fisher, and it will include original music and classic holiday carols influenced by gospel, hip-hop, pop and R&B. “We are on the precipice of the 100 th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance,” said Ty Jones

For decades, City College of New York student researchers have trekked down Hamilton Heights to the famed Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture on 135th St. and Malcolm X Blvd. in search of knowledge. Now it’s about to get better for students of global black history. A new collaboration between City College and the Schomburg, a research division of The New York Public Library, will help undergraduates hone their research skills and enrich their access to this treasure trove of more than 11 million items. Conceptualized by CCNY’s English Department and its MFA in Creative Writing

Associate Professor Catherine Seavitt Nordenson was honored at the ASLA New York Chapter President’s Dinner in New York City on November 8 as one of three women groundbreakers who have transformed the landscape architecture profession. Presenting the President’s Award for Service and Leadership, New York Chapter President Elizabeth Jordan noted Seavitt Nordenson’s distinctive teaching methodology, with a focus on her ability to challenge her students to grapple creatively with the most pressing environmental issues of our time, reflecting her own work, research, and activism in the public