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Climate Control and Energy Storage Systems Have More Than Twice the Efficiency of Best Available Products A unique structure in the urban landscape has arisen on a plaza of The City College of New York campus over the past few months. Designed and built by CCNY students, faculty and team sponsors, it is meant to be installed on the roofs of commercial and residential buildings in high-density urban centers. Dubbed the Solar Roof Pod, it showcases cutting-edge green technology inside and out, including a novel heating and cooling system with more than twice the energy efficiency of conventional

The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI) at City College is developing an online resource to study four centuries of Spanish writing styles. The project is supported by a $50,000 start-up grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Office of Digital Humanities. A prototype of the Spanish Paleography Digital Teaching and Learning Tool is scheduled to go live in spring 2013. Having the system will bring CUNY DSI in line with major museums and libraries that apply digital technology to the study of Spanish script. CUNY DSI, which was founded in 1992, is the first and only

Team New York Raises $1.4 Million from Energy Firms, Building Industry, Alumni When The City College of New York was selected from more than 100 entrants as one of 20 finalists in the U.S. Department of Energy 2011 Solar Decathlon, it faced a huge challenge: Could this urban, public college assemble the resources needed to design and build the students’ prototype solar house and compete against well-heeled, private and public institutions large and small? The answer has been a resounding “yes.” Team New York, with more than 100 students and 10 faculty members from the Bernard and Anne Spitzer

The aesthetics that emerge from the spiritual practices of “African-derived” religions will be the focal point of The City College of New York Division of Interdisciplinary Studies Fall 2011 Book Talk Lecture Series. Presenters include Guggenheim Fellows Donald Cosentino and Colin Dayan. The series of nine lectures, which runs September 12 through December 12 and begin 7 p.m. Mondays, covers such topics as visual arts, anthropological methods, spiritual practices, dance, music, literature of Vodou, Santería and Candomblé, and Brazilian film. Seven of the lectures will be presented at the

CCNY Physicists Map Spiraling Light to Harness Untapped Data Capacity Physicists with the Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers (IUSL) at The City College of New York have presented a new way to map spiraling light that could help harness untapped data channels in optical fibers. Increased bandwidth would ease the burden on fiber-optic telecommunications networks taxed by an ever-growing demand for audio, video and digital media. The new model, developed by graduate student Giovanni Milione, Professor Robert Alfano and colleagues, could even spur enhancements in quantum computing and

The New York Academy of Sciences Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists acknowledge and celebrate the excellence of the most noteworthy young scientists and engineers in the tri-state New York metropolitan region. This year, a member of The City College of New York faculty, Associate Professor of Biology Robert P. Anderson, was chosen as a finalist in the competition. Professor Anderson is the first CCNY – and first CUNY – faculty member selected as finalist for the awards, which recognize research that is innovative, impactful, and interdisciplinary. He was picked for his work in developing

Editor's note: On account of Hurricane Irene, the exhibit opening has been delayed until September 13. The opening reception will now be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 13. Now you can see the Dominican Republic from the sky without boarding an airplane. Just visit “New Perspectives: Dominican Republic,” a new exhibit of 56 aerial photographs, August 30 through October 31 at the Amsterdam Plaza on the City College of New York campus. The traveling exhibit is presented by the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), its

Certified Nursing Assistant Program Part of New Emphasis on Job Training In response to community demand for short-term job training opportunities, The City College of New York’s Continuing and Professional Studies (CPS) will introduce a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training program in October. The nine-month program, which leads to New York State certification, is one of several new continued education offerings this fall. 
Others include small business development, quilt making and security guard training. Information on these and CPS’ complete fall schedule, as well as registration

Award Recognizes Commitment to Community Service Jay-Sheree Allen, a member of The City College of New York Class of 2011, has been selected as a winner of the 2011 Pearson Prize for Higher Education. The award, which carries a $10,000 stipend, is given by the Pearson Foundation to recognize exemplary students who have distinguished themselves through commitment to community service while completing their undergraduate studies. Ms. Allen was one of 20 National Fellows chosen in the competition. Ms. Allen, a native of Jamaica who transferred from New York University, majored in psychology and

Mambo legend Ray Santos, the long-time leader of The City College of New York’s Latin Band, is a co-recipient of The Latin Recording Academy’s 2011 Trustees Award. He will be honored November 9 with fellow luminaries Manuel Alejandro and Jesus “Chucho” Ferrer at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas during the Latin GRAMMY® Awards celebration. The Trustees Award is a special honor whose recipients are selected by ballots cast by the Academy’s trustees. It recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions, other than performance, to the field of recording throughout their career