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In a special ceremony at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris to mark World Water Day, Kaveh Madani, Research Professor in The City College of New York’s CUNY-CREST Institute, and Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health ( UNU-INWEH), was named the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize recipient. He will receive the award from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during World Water Week in Stockholm in August. The Stockholm Water Prize is the ultimate global recognition for extraordinary achievements in water-related activities. Often described as the “Nobel

For the fourth time in three years, Gerstner Philanthropies is supporting critical programs to address the needs of students from low-income households as they pursue an education at The City College of New York, one of the nation’s top schools for social mobility outcomes. A new $35,000 grant will bolster Benny's Food Pantry at CCNY and its community dining programs. Launched in 2017, one of Benny's goals is to address food insecurity among those in need on The City College campus. But Benny's is also open to anyone in the City University of New York (CUNY) community, whether student, faculty

Professionals from a variety of scientific and educational organizations shared their insights and experiences at the Spring 2026 Science Learning and Public Engagement (SLPE) Career Panel, coordinated by the Science Education and Public Engagement major in the School of Education at The City College of New York. The event brought together five panelists, each of whom gave a unique perspective on career opportunities for those interested in science education that includes, but can go beyond, teaching. They were introduced by two current students, Hudy Weiss and Kevin Dillon, who is also

Dr. Christine E. Seidman, the Thomas W. Smith Professor of Medicine and Genetics at Harvard Medical School, presents the 2026 Louis Levine-Gabriella de Beer Lecture in Genetics at The City College of New York on Wednesday, March 18. Her talk, “Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Curing Genetic Cardiomyopathy,” begins at 5 p.m. in The Great Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. Click here to RSVP. Seidman’s lecture is on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the most common cause of sudden cardiac death on the athletic field that causes symptoms, arrhythmias, and heart failure. HCM

The City College of New York President Vincent G. Boudreau and Braven New York Founding Executive Director Kilsys Payamps-Roure lauded the tangible outcomes of their 2022 partnership in a wide-ranging conversation, “Opportunity by Design: How CCNY and Braven Strengthen the College-to-Career Pipeline,” at the Samuel Rudin Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lecture. The partnership has resulted in “84 percent of CCNY Braven students [being] employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation,” said Boudreau, noting that Braven has served almost 3,000 students at CCNY and Lehman College

In a further boost to its mission after another successful year, The City College of New York’s STEM Institute is the recipient of a $110,000 grant from the Pinkerton Foundation. The one-year support beginning this summer will bolster the Institute’s programs aimed at empowering students from historically underrepresented communities to pursue meaningful careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics [STEM]. This new Pinkerton funding will support: Curriculum development; Staff training; The purchase of classroom materials; Technology access; and Enhanced project experiences. In

A clean energy program at The City College of New York for vehicles has received a $300,000 boost from the New York Power Authority, the largest state public power organization in the United States. The money is CCNY’s share of $4 million in funding announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul to support clean energy workforce development programs across the State. At CCNY, the funds will establish a pilot program that will prepare participants for careers in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, combining technical instruction with industry-recognized certification pathways to meet workforce needs in

The American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Structural Engineering Institute is presenting its 2026 George Winter Award to Anil K. Agrawal, Professor and Chair of Civil Engineering in The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering. The honor is for “outstanding contributions in both structural engineering and mentoring of high school students in STEM.” Agrawal will receive a medal and honorarium at ASCE’s Structures Congress in Boston, Massachusetts on May 1. The award was instituted by the ASCE Board of Direction in April 1990, and is named after Dr. George Winter, a world

The City College of New York is the recipient of $5.1 million in both Federal and State funding for projects supporting workforce development and the CCNY-based CUNY Dominican Studies Institute [DSI]. The funds are part of a record $25 million in U.S. Congressional Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations to CUNY. Of CCNY’s Federal allotment, $3.1 million was procured by U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) for the CUNY DSI. “This support will lead to more community events at the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute at City College. I won’t stop fighting

Shveta Kakar, a highly experienced practitioner of nonprofit law and counsel to the Foundation for City College, Inc., is a 2026 Crain’s New York Business Notable Women in Law honoree. The recognition is for her influence in New York’s business community. Since 2017, Crain’s Notables has recognized over 5,000 outstanding leaders across industries. Honorees are selected through a peer nomination and editorial review process. Kakar and Crain’s other 2026 honorees will be highlighted in a special editorial report online at CrainsNewYork.com on Feb. 23, and in the print issue of Crain’s New York