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“Resolution,” a documentary highlighting the global issue of sexual violence in times of conflict, will be screened 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, at The City College of New York’s Aaron Davis Hall as part of the College’s Women’s History Month observance. Following the screening, filmmaker Marika Griehsel and social activist Margot Wallström will participate in a question and answer session. Released in 2011, Ms. Griehsel’s 58-minute documentary follows Ms. Wallström as she fights to bring rape as a weapon of war to the attention of the UN Security Council as a top international peace and security

Transportation Commissioner Acclaimed for Innovations to Improve Safety, Reliability and Sustainability of New York Highways and Bridges New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan will deliver the 8th Lewis Mumford Lecture on Urbanism 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 5, at The City College of New York. Her topic will be “It’s Not Impossible To Change A City.” The lecture, held in The Great Hall of Shepard Hall, located at 160 Convent Avenue, Manhattan, is free and open to the public. Ms. Sadik-Khan, who has served as transportation commissioner since 2007, is internationally

New Hybrid Aspirin Shrinks Tumors, Curbs Cancer Cell Growth The humble aspirin may soon have a new role. Scientists from The City College of New York have developed a new aspirin compound that has great promise to be not only an extremely potent cancer-fighter, but even safer than the classic medicine cabinet staple.The new designer aspirin curbed the growth of 11 different types of human cancer cells in culture without harming normal cells, reported a team from the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education of The City College of New York in a paper published this month in the journal ACS

Online Dating Lets People ‘Take Control’ of Romantic Lives, Says CCNY Sociologist Reuben Thomas Thanks to online dating, it is easier than ever for single people to avoid spending Saturday nights alone. However, the Internet hookups aren’t necessarily leading to more lasting relationships, according to City College of New York sociologist Reuben Thomas. Dr. Thomas and a colleague from Stanford University, Dr. Michael J. Rosenfeld, produced groundbreaking research that revealed that today one in five couples meet on line. “The advantage of online dating is that it makes more efficient use of

Two prominent educators, Dr. Arnetha F. Ball and Dr. Nancy Carlsson-Paige, will speak at The City College of New York March 5 and March 10, respectively, for an endowed lecture and to keynote a day-long conference. Dr. Ball, president of the American Educational Research Association and a professor of education at Stanford University, is the guest speaker at the third annual Doyle and Alba Bortner Distinguished Speaker Series in Urban Education. Her talk, 5 p.m. Monday, March 5, in the Faculty Dining Room, is titled “Reform of Urban Teacher Education Programs: Expanding Upon a Model of

Savio Chan, CEO of US China Partners, Inaugurates Grove School of Engineering’s Aziz Ahmad Leadership Lecture Series When initiating business dealings in China, “know the cultural nuances, or you will fail before you start,” warned Savio Chan, president and CEO of US China Partners Inc., in a lecture at The City College of New York earlier this month. Mr. Chan’s firm helps United States businesses expand into Chinese markets. His talk, “Five Rules Of Doing Business In China,” was the inaugural presentation of the Aziz Ahmad Leadership Lecture Series at the Grove School of Engineering, endowed

Before her death in August 2011, Lauretta Vinciarelli, the noted Italian-born artist and architect, devoted much time planning an exhibit of her architectural drawings at The City College of New York. Seven months after her passing, “Clear Light: The Architecture of Lauretta Vinciarelli,” opens in the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture’s Atrium Gallery, March 1. It runs through May 25, 2012. On display will be more than 60 of her watercolor paintings described by architectural critics as exquisite and presenting new spaces of the almost familiar. They include structures, shapes

Art exhibits, a symposium on “Women and Work in the Americas” and the “First Annual Celebration of Women in Arts and Culture Awards” are among the events taking place at The City College of New York to celebrate Women’s History Month, March 2012. Several campus offices and academic programs have organized Women’s History Month events, including: the Women’s Studies program, the Office of Government and Community Affairs, the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education, the Department of Art and the Office of Student Life and Leadership Development, in concert with

The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, along with the New York Academy of Medicine, Harlem Hospital, Emblem Health, Touro College and The City College of New York, is sponsoring the second annual National Urban Health Conference. The four-day event will take place from February 23rd to February 26th and will center on the theme of Urban Ecology. Each day of the conference will feature panels and discussions on traditional and non-traditional health issues that adversely affect those living in urban areas. The topics to be examined include Asthma, Men’s Health, Financial Health, Domestic

Entertainer to Talk on Blackface Minstrelsy as Part of College’s Black History Month Celebration The City College of New York Black Studies Program invites the public to a Black History Month presentation by Broadway legend Ben Vereen 5:30 p.m. Monday, February 27, in Aaron Davis Hall. The event is free and open to the public; however, because space is limited, attendees should RSVP to 212-650-8117 or 212-650-5352 to reserve seats. One of the most sought-out motivational speakers in the United States and a proponent for black history and the arts and education, Mr. Vereen will discuss