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One day soon your camera phone lens could be even thinner and flatter. Satellites could be smaller. Your laptop could stay cooler and your battery last longer. Diseases could be detected earlier. All thanks to breakthroughs in topological photonics research being done by a team of researchers led by Alex Khanikaev, associate professor in the Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York. Khanikaev’s photonics work in metamaterials – specifically in 3D optical circuitry – has just been recognized by the Optical Society of America as one of the 30 most important breakthroughs in

Research at The City College of New York shows that cancer imaging can be simplified by a photonic process utilizing molecules derived from horse chestnuts. The study with potential to better detect the presence of cancer is led by George John, professor in City College’s Division of Science, in collaboration with Jan Grimm, a physician scientist at Sloan Kettering Institute who is also affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College. The team has developed a radiation responsive esculin-derived molecular gel, that is both scintillating and fluorescent

The City College of New York’s Graduate Program in Educational Theatre is collaborating with PS 161 for a presentation of “Annie Jr.” This is the seventh co-production with the Harlem-based school. Candidates in the graduate program, directed by Jennifer Katona, provide technical theatre support as students from PS 161’s drama club prepare for the performance. The showcase is part of the Fundamentals of Teaching Technical Theatre course taught by adjunct instructor Paul Brewster and supported by the partnership with the Roundabout Theatre Company. The PS 161 middle school students have been

Since 2001, support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is credited for guiding more than a dozen talented City College of New York students from traditionally underrepresented groups to PhDs in the humanities and social sciences. With 17 more Mellon Mays Fellows from City College currently in doctoral programs, a new $70,000 one-year grant to CCNY brings this funding to approximately $2 million. Beneficiaries of this support include René Cordero and Vannessa Velez, both recently accepted to PhD programs in history at Brown and Stanford universities, respectively. Like their peers and

Life can be very stressful. How do you know when seeing a psychologist could help? The truth is, everyone can benefit from talking with a psychologist now and again. And on Dec. 13 you can do just that – for free – when Deidre Anglin, an associate professor of Clinical Psychology in the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at The City College of New York, talks about how psychologists can help us all live a more meaningful, spiritual and fulfilling life. Please join us for the CUNY School of Medicine’s Mini-Medical School at CCNY at 5:30 p.m. in the North Academic Center, Room 1

Four hundred thousand professionals are working across the globe to advance technology for humanity as members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Each year, the organization elevates less than 1/10th of 1% of them to “Fellow”. Only 3% of that 1/10 of 1% are women. Yingli Tian, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York is one of those women. Tian has been elevated to Fellow, effective 2018, by the IEEE in recognition of her contributions in two fields. As a world-leading expert in automatic

Dr. Vincent Boudreau is the next president of The City College of New York, CUNY Chancellor James B. Milliken announced today. Boudreau has served as Interim President of CCNY since November of 2016. Prior to that appointment, Boudreau was inaugural dean of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at City College since 2013. He was previously director of the Colin L. Powell Center for Leadership and Service from 2002 through 2013. “In some ways, the idea of a truly inclusive public education system as an engine of our democracy began on this campus 170 years ago,” said Boudreau

“ Black Detroit – A People’s History of Self-Determination,” the 25th book by City College of New York adjunct professor Herb Boyd, is a finalist for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in the nonfiction category. The winner will be announced Jan. 14 in Los Angeles. HarperCollins Publishers describe “Black Detroit” as a “blend of memoir, love letter, history, and clear-eyed reportage that explores the city’s past, present, and future and its significance to the African American legacy and the nation’s fabric.” Boyd moved to Detroit in 1943, as race riots were engulfing the city

David Unger, director of The City College of New York’s Publishing Certificate Program and an award-winning author, saw his latest novel, “ The Mastermind” translated into several major languages including Spanish, Arabic and Italian. Now Unger is tasked with re-translating “ El Señor Presidente,” the most celebrated novel by Guatemalan Nobel laureate Miguel Ángel Asturias. The project is supported by a New York State Council on the Arts grant awarded to Unger and marks the 50th anniversary of Asturias’ Nobel Prize for Literature. Published in 1943, “El Señor Presidente” (The President) is

Facebook is partnering with The City College of New York to launch a web security hybrid course—the first of its kind on campus. The company is donating $25,000 toward scholarships and educational expenses. Spearheaded on the CCNY campus by computer science major Chantelle Levy, Facebook chose her to be CCNY’s Facebook Ambassador. “It's truly a pleasure to be chosen as a Security Ambassador Intern for Facebook; my interest in security stemmed from no other than the TV Show ‘Mr. Robot’,” said Levy, a senior. “Since then, I've been involved in anything security-related, including the web