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A century after Samuel Rudin left The City College of New York to become an iconic real estate builder, owner and philanthropist, his grandson returns to CCNY March 15 to honor his towering legacy. “ My Family, Our City, Celebrating the Legacy of Samuel Rudin,” is the title of William (Bill) Rudin’s Samuel Rudin Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lecture 5:30 p.m. in Shepard Hall, room 350. The lecture includes a tribute to Samuel’s son Jack Rudin, who also attended City College and was an unwavering supporter of the institution. It is free and open to the public. Click here to RSVP. A nephew of

The Public Relations industry has a diversity problem that can sometimes result in very public missteps by well-known brands. Think Pepsi’s Kendall Jenner video. How can PR agencies provide strategic counsel to clients and help create appropriate branding campaigns? By making sure their talent represents the very people being marketed to. That’s the focus of research by Angela Chitkara, Assistant Professor and PR Track Director of the Branding + Integrated Communications (BIC) Master’s program at The City College of New York. Her study, titled #PR Diversity: The Struggle Is Real, which was

With the rapid development of wind energy technology in the past 15 years comes a new conundrum: how to dispose of the non-biodegradable blades in current wind turbines in a sustainable way. The City College of New York and its international partners are on it. The estimated lifespan of non-biodegradable blades is 20 years, meaning that they’ll need to be disposed of in the near future. Under a project dubbed “RE-WIND,” an interdisciplinary research team comprising experts from City College, Georgia Institute of Technology, University College Cork in the Republic of Ireland and Queen's

The City College of New York’s Division of Science announces a new $5.3 million gift for the Program for Graduate Studies in the Sciences and Undergraduate Scholarships in Science and Mathematics. The gift comes from an alumnus of the Division of Science. The generosity of this gift will have a lasting impact, providing students from diverse backgrounds with access to world-class researchers, and in turn, inspiring scientific leaders of tomorrow. “This is a gift that recognizes, and generously supports, the connections between graduate and undergraduate education in the sciences at City

S tations of the Cross, a unique public art project, takes visitors on a creative contemplative and spiritual journey through Manhattan. The Lenten season exhibition weaves through 14 religious and secular art spaces, from The Cloisters museum in Inwood to The City College of New York in Harlem to the National September 11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan. Each installation, or station, along the trail breaks open the final journey of Jesus as a man, inviting people of all faiths to consider injustice across the human experience with a focus on migration and the plight of immigrants and refugees

This year’s City College of New York Black History Month celebration includes a short film showing, African drumming sessions, live performances, panel discussions as well as an art exhibition. The events are presented by the Department of Student Life and Leadership Development and the Black Studies Program in the Division of Humanities and the Arts. Black History Month Diversity Talks the Black History Month Kickoff begins on Thursday, February 1 in the NAC Ballroom from 12-2 p.m. and will feature a short film showing, a discussion of “Breathless “ and an African drumming session. Black

According to the CDC, about one in three Americans have high blood pressure, which puts them at increased risk for heart disease and stroke – the first and third leading causes of death in the USA. Do you know what your blood pressure numbers are? Are they normal, elevated, or hypertensive? If your blood pressure is 130/80 or higher, you’re more likely to have a stroke or heart attack. Less than 120/80 is normal. 120-129/80 is elevated. One key to preventing and managing hypertension is understanding and monitoring your blood pressure. That's why Harlem community members will get a chance to

No one in the audience at Aaron Davis Hall knew who the surprise guest would be. They only knew they’d been invited by City College’s Center for the Arts to the taping of the first episode of David Letterman’s Netflix show “ My Next Guest Needs No Introduction”. They had no idea they were about to become part of yet another historic event at The City College of New York. Until President Barack Obama strode on stage. Nine hundred people leapt to their feet in thunderous applause to welcome Obama back home to the place where he first learned to hone his community organizing skills in a short

With the winter winds subsiding, CCNY Beavers are back on campus engaging in new and exciting courses at The City College of New York. As classes begin, the entire campus is rocking their school spirit on Tuesdays for Gear Up, CCNY! There are a variety of courses to choose from. Students can partake in courses that use motion graphics and animation in architecture to entrepreneurship courses focusing on renewable energy. A select list of spring courses follows: The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture’s advanced media seminar, Visualizing Central Park, is a collaboration with the

Today, it is standard practice to detect many diseases through MRIs, PETs, X-rays, or CAT scans. But all of these medical imaging methods include some risk of radiation and take hours – if not days – to get results. Most importantly, the level of information they provide is lacking because it is not at the molecular level. Raman spectroscopy, a tool previously used to provide molecular information in science, is now being used in medicine and biomedicine to provide an optical biopsy that offers more detailed, faster detection. This novel, less invasive way of detecting disease using light