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Alumni Frank J. Sciame awarded JKO Medal

CCNY Alumnus Frank J. Sciame to receive 2023 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal

Distinguished architect and 1974 City College of New York alumnus Frank J. Sciame is a recipient of the 2023 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal from the Municipal Art Society (MAS). The honor is for making a lasting contribution to New York City through his vision, leadership, and his philanthropy. The award ceremony is Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. at Guastavino’s on 409 E. 59 St., New York, N.Y., 10022. Tickets are available here. The medal was established in 1994 to honor Mrs. Kennedy Onassis and her passionate efforts to preserve great architecture in New York City, and her remarkable
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Daniel Moynihan_former US Senator from NY

‘Moynihan Alumni’ Celebrate His Life and Career at Inauguration of Namesake Center at CCNY

Tributes were paid to diplomat, statesman, professor and public intellectual Daniel Patrick Moynihan by some of his famous disciples as the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Center was formally inaugurated at The City College of New York’s Great Hall. Launched in February 2023, the Moynihan Center supports new leaders to make a difference in public affairs. Through two signature fellowship programs and a rich slate of public events, the Center ensures that the next generation of public scholars and public servants reflects the diversity of viewpoints and lived experiences represented at The City College
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Leon Dall 1951

Memory of CCNY Grad Leon Dall ’51 Honored With Ongoing Donations by Daughter

Alaina Dall has announced that she will make a monthly gift to the Bronx High School of Science Specialized High School Scholarship , building on previous annual donations she made in honor of her father, Leon Dall, a member of The City College of New York Class of 1951. The Bronx High School of Science Specialized High School Scholarship is one of several scholarships that comprise the The CCNY Specialized High Schools Scholarship Project, which originated in December 2001. Born on Feb. 9, 1927 to Samuel and Gertrude Dall (nee Berlin), Jewish immigrants from present-day Latvia and Lithuania
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CUNY ACE Program

CUNY ACE Program debuts at CCNY with inaugural cohort of transfer students

The City College of New York launched the CUNY ACE Program (Accelerate, Complete, Engage) with its inaugural cohort of transfer students that started this fall. ACE is a comprehensive program designed to help transfer students complete their bachelor’s degree in two years at an accelerated pace. CCNY ACE is designed to empower transfer students who have completed their associate degree to advance in their educational studies. The program is made possible with funding from the Robin Hood Foundation. The program is housed within the new Student Academic Success Hub (The Hub), formerly the
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CCNY physicist Carlos Meriles

Optica elects CCNY physicist Carlos Meriles 2024 Fellow

Dr. Carlos A. Meriles, the Martin and Michele Cohen Professor of Physics in The City College of New York’s Division of Science, is one of 129 leading physicists globally elected 2024 Optica Fellows. Election as a Fellow is by The Board of Directors of Optica (formerly OSA), Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, and is based on several factors, including outstanding contributions to research, business, education, engineering and service to Optica and its community. Meriles’ recognition is “for fundamental contributions to sensing, spin physics, and optoelectronics using color centers in
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CCNY Spitzer students learn from the CUNY Facilities Career Development Program Internship.

Eight Spitzer students take part in Career Development Internship Program with CUNY FPCM

Eight students from The City College of New York’s Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture have been awarded paid internships by CUNY’s Department of Facilities Planning, Construction and Management (FPCM). The new Career Development Internship Program hired the interns primarily to assist with a CUNY-Wide occupancy and utilization study, part of the CUNY Strategic Roadmap, but with the recent news that CCNY’s Master Plan will proceed, some opportunities exist for them to help with the Master Planning process as well. City College is the first CUNY campus for which the FPCM and the
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Rwanda

Rwandan students at CCNY prepare to serve their country

Yves Ngabonziza, Ph.D., professor and director of the engineering science program at LaGuardia Community College, is a proud City College of New York graduate and a proud Rwandan. So proud, in fact, that he wanted young Rwandans to avail themselves of the superior education such as the one that he received at the Grove School of Engineering, from which he graduated with a mechanical engineering degree in 2008. An active member of the tiny but close-knit Rwandan community in the New York metropolitan area, Ngabonziza initiated a conversation with the country’s United Nations Permanent Mission
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Robert Paaswell, 2023 CCNY President's Medal Recipient

Renowned transportation guru and educator Robert Paaswell receives CCNY’s President’s Medal

Robert E. Paaswell, the internationally recognized expert in public transportation issues and consulting, is The City College of New York’s 2023 President’s Medal recipient. A Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering Emeritus at CCNY, Paaswell received the medal from College President Vincent G. Boudreau at CCNY’s Annual President's Circle dinner in Manhattan. The President's Medal is awarded for distinguished achievement and public service. Past recipients include: Nelson Mandela; Nobel Laureates Robert Aumann and Leon M. Lederman; Coretta Scott King, Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA (ret.)
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Lopez-Castro

NIH awards CCNY Psychologist Teresa López-Castro $7 million for PTSD treatment project

Associate Professor of Psychology Teresa López-Castro of The City College of New York’s Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership is the recipient of a six-year, $7 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The award, part of a National Institutes of Health-wide initiative, Helping End Addiction Long-Term , aims to address the trauma-related mental health needs of people with opioid use disorder. Over the course of the six years, Lopez-Castro will collaborate with harm reduction organizations across New York State to adapt and test a post-traumatic stress disorder
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CCNY Women's Soccer Captures 2023 CUNYAC Championship

#CUNYCHAMPS CCNY Women's Soccer Captures 2023 CUNYAC Championship

The No. 1 seeded City College of New York women's soccer team took down No. 2 seeded John Jay College on Saturday in the 2023 CUNY Athletic Championship, 4-2. The program ends an 11-year title drought, capturing their first conference championship since 2012. Read Full Article
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