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A study by City College of New York physicists Flaviano Morone and Hernán A. Makse suggests that “smaller is smarter” when it comes to influential superspreaders of information in social networks. This is a major shift from the widely held view that “bigger is better,” and could have important consequences for a broad range of social, natural and living networked systems. “The problem of identifying the minimal set of influential nodes in complex networks for maximizing viral marketing in social media, optimizing immunization campaigns and protecting networks under attack is one of the most

William Helmreich , professor of sociology in The City College of New York's Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership , spent four years walking almost every street of New York City's five boroughs: 120,000 blocks, or about 6,000 miles. In walking through its neighborhoods and talking to its residents, the native New Yorker developed a complex understanding of the city. At the Museum of the City of New York , Wednesday, July 15 at 6:30 p.m., Helmreich and journalist Ariel Kaminer discuss how New York City has changed since the 1970s and the voices and stories of two prevailing

City College of New York researchers led by chemist George John have developed an eco-friendly biodegradable green “herding” agent that can be used to clean up light crude oil spills on water. Derived from the plant-based small molecule phytol abundant in the marine environment, the new substance would potentially replace chemical herders currently in use. According to John, professor of chemistry in City College’s Division of Science , “the best known chemical herders are chemically stable, non-biodegradable, and hence remain in the marine ecosystem for years.” “Our goal was to develop an eco

One hundred and sixty students from 50 high schools across the five boroughs will attend the 2015 New York STEM Institute summer program June 29 – August 7 at the City College of New York. The goal of the Institute is to prepare high school students, particularly women and underrepresented minorities, to successfully pursue college majors in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The Institute is a free, intensive six-week program in math (advanced algebra to calculus), science (chemistry and physics), and critical writing and reading. Admission is based on a math placement

Three more City College of New York students have earned Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for the fall semester, bringing to seven the number of CCNY recipients this year. Khristian Brooks, Brianna Madrigal and Steven Polanco are the latest Gilman Scholars, an honor conferred on high achieving undergraduates. Brooks, a junior majoring in computer science , will spend the fall at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. Better known as KAIST , it is Korea’s top science and technology research university. Madrigal, a senior and English major, is headed to Japan, which

Eight City College of New York students are spending summer working across the United States after being awarded U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) internships. This year’s USGS awards to City College are two more than in 2014. Made possible by a cooperative relationship between City College and the USGS, the internship program provides students with hands-on field training and research skills under the supervision of USGS scientists. The 2015 interns include Hiram A. Sanchez Robledo, a graduate student in the Grove School of Engineering’s earth system science and environment (ESE) engineering

Amaury Rodriguez, a graduate student in the School of Education at The City College of New York, has co-edited a special issue of The Black Scholar journal on the complexities of Black cultural politics in the Dominican Republic. The issue analyzes Dominican racial relations as well as provides an historical analysis of the racial legacies of the first American occupation of the Island. There are also articles on the empirical analysis of Dominicans’ contemporary racial language and identification and translations. The Dominican-born Rodriguez, who is majoring in bilingual childhood education

Jennifer Katona, lecturer and director of The City College of New York's graduate program in educational theatre, has been named recipient of the American Alliance for Theatre and Education's Lin Wright Special Recognition Award. She will receive the honor at AATE's 2015 national conference in Milwaukee, Wis., August 5-9. The award recognizes individuals that have furthered theatre and drama for young people by establishing special programs, developing experimental work, making a distinctive educational contribution, or providing meritorious service. Katona launched and developed the

Forty high school students from across the city will participate in the 2015 HIRES summer internship program June 29 – August 14 at The City College of New York. The program’s goal is to provide its young participants with research experience in STEM fields. The acronym for High School Initiative in Remote Sensing of the Earth Systems Science and Engineering, HIRES was launched last year and is run by the CUNY CREST Institute at City College. It offers students an opportunity to work closely with scientists in the field and in labs, collecting and analyzing data, and making presentations at

Dr. Stephen Jablonsky , a faculty member in the CCNY music department since 1964, and Regina Pierce, an administrative assistant in the Grove School of Engineering , will be honored at the Alumni Association of The City College of New York's 163rd annual meeting, June 11. A 1962 City College alumnus, Jablonsky will receive the Faculty Service Award for his more than half century service to CCNY. A highlight of that was his 12-year tenure as chairman of the music department. Pierce will receive the Administrative Service Award. She has worked at CCNY since 1979, including more than two and a