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Juan Rodríguez, native of Santo Domingo, comes to New York in 1613 and stays when his ship sails to Holland The first non-native to live in what is now New York City was a black or mixed race Dominican, a new monograph produced by researchers at the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI) documents. Juan Rodríguez, who was born on the colony of La Española, now the Dominican Republic, came to the Big Apple in 1613 aboard a Dutch trading vessel en route from the Caribbean. He decided to stay and live among the natives when the ship returned to Holland. “This is the kind of research that

Kavery Kaul, an award-winning documentary filmmaker and adjunct professor in The City College of New York’s media and communication arts department, has been awarded a 2012-2013 Fulbright Fellowship for research abroad. Ms. Kaul, who was born in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and moved to the United States at age five, will return to her city of birth in January 2013 as a Fulbright Fellow to research, write and begin production of her latest project, “Streetcar to Kolkata.” “Streetcar to Kolkata” is a documentary that follows the African-American writer Fatima Shaik as she retraces her Indian

NIH Researcher to discuss “Bacterial Circuits with Small RNA Regulators” October 18 Molecular biologist Dr. Susan Gottesman will deliver the 7th Annual Sharon Cosloy-Edward Blank Lecture at The City College of New York 4 p.m. Thursday, October 18. The topic of her talk will be “Bacterial Circuits with Small RNA Regulators.” The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place in Room 95, Shepard Hall, and will be followed by a reception in Room 150. Dr. Gottesman is a distinguished investigator of the National Cancer Institute (NIH) and head of the Biochemical Genetics Section of

High-Achieving Students From Upper Manhattan and Bronx Receive Stipends Covering Tuition Twelve high-achieving students from upper Manhattan and the Bronx are the latest recipients of City College of New York President’s Community scholarships to study free at CCNY. The freshmen, mostly from immigrant families, are the third cohort of Community Scholars since the program began in 2010. CCNY President Lisa S. Coico introduced the scholarships shortly after her tenure began to strengthen the links between the institution and the surrounding community. To date, 26 students have received the

Spitzer School Proposal Positions Role of Parks in Context of 21st Century Diversity “Finding Common Ground,” a plan for the Nicodemus National Historic Site in Nicodemus, Kan., produced by a studio of first-year graduate landscape architecture students in The City College of New York’s Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, received one of two awards of excellence in “Parks for the People,” a student competition to reimagine America’s National Parks. The CCNY team and a team from Rutgers University received top honors in the contest, which was sponsored by the National Park Service

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), will speak 3 p.m. Thursday, September 27 in The Great Hall of The City College of New York. His talk, “Why NATO Matters to You,” looks at how NATO deals with emerging security challenges and contributes to global security. Presented as a conversation with CCNY President Lisa S. Coico, the event, which is free and open to the public, will have a “town hall” format. CCNY students and members of the community will be invited to ask questions of the secretary general. NATO is an alliance of 28 European and

CCNY hosts weeklong celebration Oct. 1- 7 The City College of New York, in collaboration with the Harlem Arts Alliance, presents “Harlem in the City,” a weeklong festival of activities celebrating Harlem as a cultural and intellectual force for New York City, America and the world. The festival runs October 1 – 7, and will be preceded by the opening on Thursday, September 20, of “Harlem & the City Over 100 Years of Special Moments in Time,” a photo exhibit on the College’s Amsterdam Avenue plaza. The exhibit will serve as a soft launch for the festival. “Strengthening ties between City College

CCNY Researcher Devises New Approach to Mapping Plant Hardiness Zones That Accounts for Effects of Climate Change Gardeners and landscapers may want to rethink their fall tree plantings. Warming temperatures have already made the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new cold-weather planting guidelines obsolete, according to Dr. Nir Krakauer, assistant professor of civil engineering in The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering. Professor Krakauer developed a new method to map cold-weather zones in the United States that takes rapidly rising temperatures into account. Analyzing

Whether it is called Hispanic Heritage Month or Latino Heritage Month, it is a fiesta of lectures, concerts, parties and forums celebrating the cultures and traditions of the peoples who comprise the largest segment of The City College of New York’s student population. Events run September 13 through October 17 and take place on CCNY’s main campus at 138th Street and Convent Avenue and at the Center for Worker Education, 25 Broadway, New York. Activities range from a Latino Awareness Fair, featuring foods from different countries and Spanish music, to a forum and photo exhibit on the legacy of

MIT Professor’s September 12 Lecture Part of Nationwide Effort Supported by Jack Miller Center The City College of New York will join with 41 other U.S. colleges and universities in a nationwide series of programs celebrating Constitution Day. Dr. Pauline Maier, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of American History at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will talk on “The Strange History of the United States’ Bill of Rights,” 12:30 – 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 12 in Room 250, Shepard Hall, on the CCNY campus. The event, which is free and open to the public, is supported by the Jack Miller