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“ The Future of Humanity,” is the title of renowned physicist Michio Kaku’s latest book, one of new and forthcoming releases by City College of New York faculty. It will be published on Feb. 1. “It's all about our exciting destiny in space, about colonizing Mars, the solar system, and eventually the stars,” said Kaku, Henry Semat Professor of Physics in City College’s Division of Science and an American Physical Society Fellow. Co-founder of the string field theory, Kaku’s previous books include the best-sellers “ Hyperspace,” “ Beyond Einstein,” “ Physics of the Impossible” and “ Physics of

City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering, the only public school of engineering in the city, is the recipient of a $1 million anonymous gift. The largesse creates a permanent endowed fund to provide scholarships and other support for Grove School students. Named “The Endowed Scholarship Fund to Support the Pursuit of Engineering Careers,” it will be administered by The 21st Century Foundation. “The 21st Century Foundation and the City College of New York are honored to receive this gift, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of one of our engineering alumni,” said Dee Dee

According to the World Health Organization more than 300 million people worldwide suffer from depression. Unfortunately, the antidepressants commonly used to treat them only work for 50 percent of the population. A recent paper published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry explores how a protein named CK2 could be playing a key role. The lead author of the paper, Julia Castello, is a biochemistry student at the CUNY Graduate Center working in Eitan Friedman's CUNY School of Medicine neuroscience lab at The City College of New York. As the research points out, the most used antidepressants are

The City College of New York is one of the nation's best schools for students seeking a superb education with great career preparation and at an affordable price according to The Princeton Review ®. The Review lists CCNY in its 2018 annual guide “ Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Schools That Give You the Best Bang for Your Tuition Buck,” (Penguin Random House / Princeton Review Books) published today. The education services company chose the schools based on data it collected in 2016-17 from its surveys of administrators at more than 650 colleges. It also factored in data from its surveys

András Kiséry’s proposal for a profound study of the dissemination and consumption of English literature between the 16th and 18th centuries is a winner with the National Endowment for the Humanities. It’s earned The City College of New York English associate professor a highly competitive $50,400 NEH award for research leading to publication of a book on the subject. “The NEH is pleased to offer you an Award for Faculty to undertake the promising project described,” Jon Parrish Peede said in a letter to Kiséry. “For more than fifty years, our federal agency has underwritten hundreds of our

On Jan. 12-14, The City College of New York, Columbia University, and Barnard College will join together for a common purpose: advancing women in Physics. The three institutions will co-present the 2018 Conference for Undergrad Women in Physics (CUWiP) in the NYC region. For most student attendees, it will be their first opportunity to experience a professional conference, get information about graduate school and professions in physics, and access to other women in physics of all ages with whom they can share experiences, advice, and ideas. In addition to the NYC regional conference, 11 other

A five-year research project on complex fluids with potential for transformative scientific discoveries in industries from petro-chemical to cosmetics is underway at The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering. Funded by a $5.2 million National Science Foundation grant, the initiative includes 11 partner institutions in France, Germany and Norway. Possible outcomes of the research include: Lubricants that enable more efficient undersea drilling of oil and gas; Improved processes for freezing and solidifying gas for the refrigeration industry; More efficient manufacturing

Historian Mike Wallace returns to The City College of New York’s Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education on Feb. 7 to discuss his new book “ Greater Gotham: A History of New York City from 1898 to 1919.” His talk begins at 6:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. In “Greater Gotham,” Wallace, a Distinguished Professor of History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, specializing in the history of New York City, picks up where he left off in his 1,400-page Pulitzer Prize-winning tome “ Gotham.” “Wallace has written another amazing synthesis based on

You are what you eat. But there are many conflicting opinions about what should be on your plate. Learn what you should be eating to promote your health in the new year at a Mini-Medical School hosted by the CUNY School of Medicine at The City College of New York on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Ann Meyer, a Registered Dietitian and Clinical Nutrition Manager at NYC Health & Hospitals/Harlem will present the topic: "What's On Your Plate? Breaking Down My Plate & Nutrition in the Media". Meyer will also answer any questions you might have. RSVP for this free event, which is open to

Funded by a $563,000 grant from the New York City Mayor's Office of Recovery and Resilience, City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering is helping study the effects of hurricane strength winds on certain buildings under various climate change scenarios. Its partners include the structural engineering firm DRPILLA and the New York City Department of Buildings. Leading the project, entitled “New York City built environment and public safety under extreme wind effects in a changing climate," are the Grove School’s Yiannis Andreopoulos, Michael Pope Professor of Energy Research; Jorge