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The City College of New York welcomes top cryptography researchers to its campus on Friday, Feb. 20 for “ NY CryptoDay.” Sponsored by Google, the program is aimed at promoting research in cryptography in the New York area. Presentations, in CCNY’s ASRC Auditorium at 85 St. Nicholas Terrace, in Manhattan, include a talk, 11 –11:50 a.m., by doctoral degree candidate Tugce Ozdemir of Distinguished Professor Rosario Gennaro’s Center for Algorithms and Interactive Scientific Software ( CAISS) research group. It is entitled “Towards Verifiable AI with Lightweight Cryptographic Proofs of Inference.”

SUNY Buffalo Professor Joyce Hwang presents the opening lecture of the Spring 2026 Sciame Lecture Series at The City College of New York’s Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture. “The Elephant in the Room: Locating Animal Lives in Buildings, Cities and Landscapes” is the theme of the Series. Hwang’s lecture, “ In consideration of Neighbors,” is Thursday, Feb. 19. All lectures are in-person, free, on Thursdays at 5:30 pm at the Spitzer School of Architecture (Sciame Auditorium) unless otherwise noted. This year’s Series takes its title from the expression “the elephant in the room,”

In a landmark nationwide study, the City College of New York-based CUNY Dominican Studies Institute reports that Dominicans have among the highest health insurance coverage rates among Hispanics/Latinos. This is largely due to their significant reliance on public health insurance and publicly supported plans. The report constitutes the first detailed national study focused specifically on the health insurance status of Dominicans in the United States. It was co-authored by: Ramona Hernández, Director of CUNY DSI and professor of sociology in CCNY’s Colin Powell for Civic and Global Leadership

Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East were the destinations for the latest cohort of Gilman Scholars at The City College of New York. Six outstanding undergraduates at CCNY were among the 29 recipients from CUNY of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships that provide support for overseas travel and research. Administered by the U.S. Department of State, Gilman Scholarships enable students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, gaining skills critical to national security and economic competitiveness. Following are CCNY’s Gilman Scholars, their destinations and research

The City College of New York has partnered with the New York Small Business Development Centers to open a regional center at CCNY to encourage entrepreneurship and the creation of small businesses by the members of the CCNY community, as well as entrepreneurs and small businesses throughout Upper Manhattan. This will be the fifth CUNY campus to host a regional center, joining Baruch College, York College, the College of Staten Island, and LaGuardia Community College. The center will be located in Shepard Hall and managed by the Office of Institutional Advancement, Communications, & External

The Sorbonne University professor, scientist and writer Carlos Moreno will deliver The City College of New York's Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture’s Lewis Mumford Lecture entitled “From Crisis to Proximity: A New Social Contract for Cities.” The lecture has been postponed due to reports of heavy snow. Please check back for a future date and more details. Moreno is associate professor and scientific director of the ETI (Entrepreneurship – Territory – Innovation) Chair at the IAE Paris, the Sorbonne Business School. The French-Colombian scholar coined the term “15-Minute City,”

The City College of New York's and the Foundation for City College's ongoing outreach initiatives to provide fresh, nutritious meals to those in need continues to expand, including a massive effort that resulted in hundreds of meals being distributed the week of Thanksgiving and again the last week of 2025. Every year since 2020, the College and the Foundation have partnered with Black-owned school food management company Red Rabbit to deliver the meals to different community partners, including PSS Manhattanville Center, Wilson Major Morris Community Center, Greater File Chapel Baptist Church

For decades, the world has been warned of a looming water crisis. A landmark report released today at the United Nations Headquarters argues that the time for "crisis management" has passed. The report, Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era, is the outcome of an investigation led by Kaveh Madani, the renowned environmental scientist and Research Professor at The City College of New York’s CUNY CREST Institute. The study concludes that humanity has entered a state of “ Global Water Bankruptcy”—a permanent, systemic failure where the natural capital

Five City College of New York undergraduates from the Division of Science were winners at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) in San Antonio, Texas. The conference attracted close to 5,000 participants – including graduate students, researchers, scientists and exhibitors. Following are details about CCNY’s triumphant ABRCMS quintet, their majors, subject matter and project titles: Litsi Auquilla, junior, biomedical science; social and behavioral sciences and public health, “Comparing Environmental and Clinical Characteristics of Lung Cancer Across New

Three students from The City College of New York are winners of the inaugural FRAME FORWARD Student Video Festival from the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education. The festival is open to all CUNY students, regardless of their major, with this year’s theme: “Featuring Student Life Through the Eyes of Those Living It.” The festival was founded by Juan Carlos Mercado, dean of the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies, and Lorena De Miranda Marques, academic advisor, marketing and communications, recruitment coordinator at CWE. All winners received a trophy and