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New York State Health Commissioner Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, to keynote anniversary research conference October 5 The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at The City College of New York is celebrating its 40th anniversary with two events: a benefit dinner cruise Thursday, October 3, and a daylong research symposium Saturday, October 5, with Dr. Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, New York State Commissioner of Health, as keynote speaker. The school was established in 1973 with a mission to recruit more persons from underrepresented populations into medicine and increase the availability of primary

National Museum of American History joins CUNY Dominican Studies Institute to collect Dominican music The following release was issued today by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. In a pioneering collaboration, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and the City University of New York’s Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI) are reaching out to people of Dominican descent to build a collection that reflects how Dominican music and musical performances have shaped both a cultural and social identity in the United States. The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and

German journalist and author Hannes Stein, writer Jeffrey Yoskowitz and musicians Sruli & Lisa are among the speakers and performers in the third annual Michael & Irene Ross Lecture & Special Events Series at The City College of New York. The events are held 12:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 5/202, North Academic Center. The series starts October 3 and runs through November 21; no event is scheduled for November 7. The Michael and Irene Ross Program in Jewish Studies is presenting the series, which is for members of the college community only. Event details, including presenters and topic, follow

Day of fun filled with exciting activities for all ages The City College of New York hosts its first Family Day on Saturday, October 5, filled with fun activities across the campus for all ages. Family Day starts at 9 a.m. with registration and a light breakfast. Activities end at 7 p.m. For children, there will be face painting, storytelling, video games and craft workshops. Adults and teens will enjoy a basketball game pitting City College faculty and staff against City College students, yoga, lectures and salsa/mambo and Bollywood dance lessons. There will also be a DJ contest and dance

Two studies by University Transportation Research Center at CCNY report benefits of new systems in Manhattan, upgraded system on Roosevelt Island The solution to noisy, diesel-burning garbage trucks hauling away waste in New York City may lie under the pavement and over the heads of city residents, two new studies suggest. The University Transportation Research Center (UTRC) at The City College of New York produced the reports. They show the benefits of expanding an existing underground pneumatic garbage disposal system on Roosevelt Island and creating new networks in Manhattan by making use

Dr. Ashiwel Undieh has been appointed associate provost for research at The City College of New York, the college announced today. In this role, he will have overall responsibility for promoting and expanding research and scholarship throughout the college. He joins CCNY from Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, where he was professor and founding chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. He also held appointments with Jefferson's graduate faculty, the Farber Institute for Neurosciences and the Kimmel Cancer Center. "Dr. Undieh brings to the associate provost position a

TRACC program aims to increase number of scientists from underrepresented minority groups conducting translational studies Aiming to increase the number of scientists from underrepresented minority groups conducting addiction research, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded $1.5 million to support a new training program at The City College of New York. The program has been named TRACC (Translational Research Training in Addictions for Racial/Ethnic Minorities at City College of New York (CCNY) and Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). TRACC will capitalize on CCNY’s

‘Joining Forces: Living Art on the Hill’ celebrates diversity, builds bridges among art cultures; participants range from eight to 91 More than 90 local and regional artists and galleries are participating in "Joining Forces: Living Art on the Hill," a groundbreaking outdoor exhibit at The City College of New York that opens Thursday, September 12, and runs through Thursday, December 12. The show can be seen at CCNY's Amsterdam Plaza, located along Amsterdam Avenue between 136th and 137th streets in Manhattan. Diversity of race, religion, culture, gender and age is front and center in the

New deans of engineering and science bring academic excellence, management expertise and research accomplishments Following an extensive nationwide recruiting process, The City College of New York today announced the appointment of two outstanding academicians, administrators and researchers who will bring new leadership to the College's programs in the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and mathematics): Dr. Gilda Barabino, dean of the Grove School of Engineering Dr. Tony Liss, Martin and Michele Cohen Dean of Science "These two superb additions each bring to City College

Dr. Deidra Hill, Jeffrey F. Machi and Michele Baptiste ‘bring wealth of solid experience in their respective fields’ City College of New York President Lisa S. Coico today announced the appointments of new vice presidents to lead the college's Office of Communications and Marketing and Office of Development and Institutional Advancement. President Coico also announced the appointment of a new dean of diversity, compliance and faculty relations for the college. The new appointees are: Dr. Deidra Hill, vice president for communications and marketing Jeffrey F. Machi, vice president for