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A novel study of possible COVID-19 related changes in coastal ecosystems is underway, supported by a one-year $200,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) “Rapid Response Research Collaborative Research” grant to City College of New York oceanic and atmospheric scientist Maria Tzortziou and her collaborator Dianne Greenfield of the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center. A second NSF grant of $576,000 over three years to the research team will enable a separate and unique interdisciplinary probe of urban ecosystems using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). Tzortziou’s rapid response NSF grant

Nusrat Sharmin, a Graduate Program in Urban Design major at The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at The City College of New York, is the recipient of the Career Development Grant from the American Association University of Women. The grant provides funding to women who hold a bachelor’s degree and are preparing to advance, change careers or re-enter the workforce in education, health, medical sciences or social sciences. AAUW’s mission is to advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education and advocacy. As the recipient of a $12,000 grant, Sharmin is able to

The City College of New York is pleased to announce a major gift to establish the Stanley Kushinsky and Jean Carmen Scholarship Fund. The new Fund will support qualified undergraduate or graduate students majoring in chemistry. Recipients of scholarships from the Fund will be determined by the Chemistry Department Chair Professor Stephen O’Brien in consultation with the Department’s Executive Committee. While the awards are predominantly merit-based, the criteria also take into account students’ circumstances and background that help promote diversity and inclusion. Scholarships will also aim

Nine City College of New York students have been selected for the prestigious 2020 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a grant program that enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, gaining skills critical to national security and economic competitiveness. However, due to the uncertainty of the current health crisis, CCNY Gilman scholars will travel abroad in 2021. Asia Dominguez, a political science major, will study law and criminology in the Netherlands. Dominguez hopes to gain personal as well as academic experience while networking in the Netherlands

With a student body representing more than 150 nationalities, The City College of New York is one of the most diverse campuses in the nation. CCNY is now helping steer a unique $6 million state-funded City University of New York (CUNY) project, intersecting education and immigration, in the world’s most diverse city. Tatyana Kleyn and Nancy Stern, faculty in the CCNY School of Education’s Programs in Bilingual Education and TESOL, are principal and co-principal investigators, respectively, of the five-year CUNY- Initiative on Immigration and Education (CUNY-IIE) supported by the New York State

Hao Su, a robotics specialist in The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering, heads an interdisciplinary team of experts from three universities in a $2.78 million National Science Foundation (NSF) project to develop a perceptive and adaptive soft (PECASO) wearable robot. Dubbed “The Future of Work Program,” it could lead to improved employment opportunities for workers with upper body disabilities. Su’s eight-member team, that will also study labor economics and policy implications of assistive robots, comprises faculty from New York University, Rutgers University and CUNY

Dr. Nancy Kopell, a professor of mathematics and statistics at Boston University, will be the speaker at this year’s Annual Sharon Cosloy - Edward Blank Family Distinguished Scientist Lecture. Dr. Kopell has worked on mathematical problems in neuroscience for the past two decades. Her current interests include how does the brain produce its dynamics, how do brain rhythms take part in cognition, and how can pathologies of brain dynamics help to understand symptoms of neurological diseases. The lecture will take place as an online webinar, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 at 4:00PM. To register and

Legendary NFL quarterback Joe Namath and, posthumously, giants of New York journalism, Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill, are winners of the 73rd John H. Finley Award from The Alumni Association of The City College of New York. Herbert Rubin, Esq., from the Class of 1938 and at 102 one of the oldest living City College alumni, heads a list of seven distinguished Townsend Harris Medal recipients for outstanding post-graduate achievements. This year’s other Townsend Harris recipients are: Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen, Class of 2011, a physician; Radha Blank ’97, a filmmaker; Charles Copeland ’68, President

CiPASS-ExL, an interdisciplinary program at The City College of New York focusing on experiential learning, is the recipient of a $3 million five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to boost the number of Hispanic and low-income graduates leaving CCNY with work-ready skills and connections to employers. Harlem-based CCNY is designated a Hispanic Serving Institution of Higher Education by the DOE. The acronym for “City College initiative to Promote the Academic Success of Students - Experiential Learning,” CiPASS-ExL is the creation of four CCNY units: the Grove School of

Scoring high on campus diversity, The City College of New York places eighth out of the top 797 schools nationally for Environment in the 2021 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education Best College Rankings. The category reflects four elements that are fortes for an institution with a student body representing more than 150 nationalities. Following is a breakdown of the WSJ/THE Environment scoring for CCNY. Student diversity, 94.5 points; Faculty diversity, 92.9; Student inclusion, 91.6; International students, 59.7. CCNY placed in the first decile for Environment and #8 nationally. In other