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Climate change threatens the survival of forests worldwide. Severe localized heatwaves affect urban forests disproportionately because of the heat island effect which occurs when temperatures in urbanized areas surpass surrounding non-urban areas. Urban heat waves are a leading cause of global weather-related fatalities. In the US, the impact of urban forest health on human health is becoming increasingly pronounced. By 2050, 90 percent of the US population will live within greater urban areas. In New York City, people of color are more likely to suffer from heat-related stressors and are more

The City College of New York’s Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture hosted “Michael & Marshall: Celebrating Friendship, Life & Scholarship” to celebrate the lives of CCNY Distinguished Professor of Architecture Michael Sorkin and CCNY Distinguished Professor of Political Science Marshall Berman. The evening was a reason to rejoice and reflect on the two larger-than-life personalities as writers, scholars and men dedicated to the cause of public education. The event showcased the opening of the Sorkin Reading Room, and the generous donation of Berman’s archives by his wife Shellie

The City College of New York’s Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership is pleased to be the recipient of a generous $100,000 multi-year gift from the Leonard-Litz LGBTQ+ Foundation to support the expansion of CCNY’s LGBTQ+ Student Center and the Mixner LGBTQ+ Equality Fellowship program. “We serve precisely those in our society who come from communities that have historically been denied power,” said Andrew Rich, the Richard J. Henley and Susan L. Davis Dean of the School. “Our investment in student learning, training, and success has been the foundation for new initiatives at CCNY

Vanessa K. Valdés, associate provost for Community Engagement at The City College of New York, is one of 30 “rising leaders” in the 2023 Class of Women inPower, a fellowship program aimed at advancing women to the highest levels of leadership across all sectors. The recognition is from the 92nd Street Y, New York’s Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact. The Fellows were selected from a competitive pool of hundreds of applicants. They include leaders from a wide variety of backgrounds and professions, including business, nonprofits, law, medicine, media, human resources, finance, arts

A three-member team from The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering emerged US-Canada region winners in New York University’s global CSAW ’22 AI vs. Humans Challenge at NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering. The Grove team comprised electrical engineering (EE) PhD candidate Vedika Saravanan, EE PhD student Mohammad Walid Charrwi; and computer engineering graduate student Facundo Aguirre. Samah M. Saeed, assistant professor, electrical engineering, was the faculty advisor. Making its debut in the CSAW games, CCNY was nominated to the final phase where it competed against the

The City College of New York is proud to announce that PRNEWS has chosen the Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Branding + Integrated Communications (BIC) for its 2023 Education A-List. PRNEWS is the industry standard for business intelligence, education, recognition and peer-to-peer networking for Fortune 1,000 agencies and professionals. CCNY’s BIC program is one of 50 schools nationwide, including top private schools such as New York University, Syracuse University, University of Southern California, and Georgetown University, to be chosen, and the list is the definitive guide to the

The City College of New York 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. Every year since 2020, the College and 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, and Living Redemption. Eight hundred

The CUNY School of Medicine (CUNY Med) at The City College of New York’s Pathways to Careers in Medicine and Research Program receives increased funding due to Governor Kathy Hochul and the state’s commitment of more than $2.4 million to diversity programs managed by the Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY), which is funded in part by the state Department of Health. This funding is expected to reach more than 800 students through new and existing diversity initiatives, including Bridges to Medicine, AMSNY's successful post-baccalaureate program at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences

The City College of New York is proud to announce the 2022 Hollander Design Fellowship winner for students of the Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) program at the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture. Cassandra Castano won the three-year Hollander Design Fellowship. Ximena Diaz Velasco and Sonia Uthuph each won a one-time award of $4,000. All three students are in their first years, as per the eligibility requirements, as the fellowship is meant to support students for the duration of their studies. Hollander Design Landscape Architects was founded by Edmund Hollander, FASLA

Distinguished Professor Andrea Alù, Professor of biology Robert Anderson; and Alexander Khanikaev, Professor in the Grove School of Engineering represent The City College of New York on the 2022 Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list. The highly awaited annual list identifies elite researchers worldwide who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade. This recognition draws from the publications that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science™ citation