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“Scarefest,” City College of New York’s annual family-friendly Halloween celebration welcomes the Harlem community on campus on Friday, Oct. 31, with spooky fun and frights for all. In its eighth year, the event, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., is free and open to the public on a first come, first served basis. As always, the highlight of Scarefest is a walk through the dark tunnels running underneath The City College campus and designed to resemble a haunted passageway. Curated by CCNY’s Theatre and Speech Department, the 15-minute experience includes all the staple elements of your traditional

Wishing to provide opportunities for future generations of full-time Grove School of Engineering undergraduate students at The City College of New York, James Cunningham, BEE ’69 and his wife, Vicki Cunningham, have contributed $1,000,000 to establish the James and Vicki Cunningham Scholarship Fund. The new endowed fund will generate annual awards of $40,000 to support five full-time Grove School undergraduate students who maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher with scholarships of $8,000 each. The scholarships are to be used for tuition costs and research-related expenses, allowing

CUNY Distinguished Professor Rosario Gennaro and Assistant Professor Tushar Jois, two of The City College of New York’s leading cryptography experts, are participants in a $3.8 million National Science Foundation-funded project led by New York University to speed up cryptographic computing. Stanford University is the other institution involved in the four-year research helmed by NYU Tandon School of Engineering. The challenge facing the team is that the most advanced cryptographic computing technologies today — which enable privacy-preserving computation — are confined in research labs by one

For the second time in three years, some of Ukraine’s brightest high school students can count on The City College of New York as they continue on the path to become their embattled nation’s next generation of scientists and engineers. The “Science for Ukraine” program is the brainchild of former CCNY physicist Alexander Khanikaev, a pioneer of topological photonics and one of the world’s Highly Cited Researchers (HCR). It brings students, mostly from the STEM-focused Ukraine Physics and Mathematics Lyceum (UPML) in Kyiv, and is supported by the Simons Foundation, the Office of Naval Research

In its 2026 edition of Best Colleges published today, U.S. News & World Report ranks The City College of New York #132 out of the top 436 National Universities. CCNY is also ranked #9 in Top Performers on Social Mobility, a traditional forte of the institution. Overall, more than 1,700 U.S. colleges and universities are ranked, with most participating in the U.S. News statistical survey. The City College’s other top placings in the U.S. News rankings include: #68 in Top Public Schools; #91 in Best Colleges for Veterans (web-exclusive); #109 in 2026 Best Value Schools; #112 in Undergraduate

Dr. Leslie B. Vosshall, the noted molecular neurobiologist renowned for her work on the genetic basis of chemosensory behavior in both insects and humans, delivers the 10th Annual Sharon Cosloy - Edward Blank Family Distinguished Scientist Lecture at The City College of New York on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Her talk, “Mosquitoes: A Flexible & Dangerous Predator of Humans,” starts at 4 p.m. at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center located on the CCNY campus at 85 Saint Nicholas Terrace, Manhattan. It is free and open to the public. Click here to register and for directions. Vosshall is the Vice

New research led by City College of New York scientist Spencer A. Hill challenges generations-old beliefs about how El Niño events influence rainfall during the Indian summer monsoon. Entitled “More extreme Indian monsoon rainfall in El Niño summers,” the study appears in the journal Science. “Our key finding is that you tend to get more days with extreme amounts of rainfall within India, not less, in El Niño summers. An El Niño event means that ocean surface temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean are warmer than usual,” said Hill, assistant professor, in CCNY’s Department of

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the City College of New York-based CUNY Dominican Studies Institute is partnering with Google Arts & Culture to create a groundbreaking digital hub. The collection features archival treasures and stories spanning migration, innovation, culture, and activism. It will offer unprecedented access to Dominican history, culture, and contributions in the United States and beyond. The collaboration places Dominican voices and experiences on a global stage, offering audiences everywhere a dynamic exploration of the Dominican journey through archival treasures

John Ploss, a distinguished alumnus of The City College of New York’s Bernard & Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, is giving back to his alma mater after a successful career as an architect. He’s funding a $5,000 annual travel scholarship for Spitzer architecture students nearly 50 years after graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the School. John spent 44 years as an architect in San Francisco. He was self-employed for 33 years and retired at age 70. “I’m thrilled that John is supporting this travel fellowship for an architecture student at Spitzer. Travel abroad is life

The City College of New York marks the launch of its pioneering bachelor of science in digital game development program with a symposium on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Participants, including leading academics, educators and industry experts, will explore how New York City can increase the economic impact of the video game industry on its economy and strengthen its technology ecosystem, foster entrepreneurship, and create new pathways for high-quality employment. Key to this is the need to develop a skilled and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of New York City’s communities. The