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Dr. Sheldon Weinbaum, CUNY distinguished professor of biomedical and mechanical engineering emeritus in City College’s Grove School of Engineering, was among 164 influential artists, scientists, scholars, authors and institutional leaders inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at a ceremony in Cambridge, Mass., Saturday, October 12. His cohort, the academy’s 223rd class, includes Academy Award-winning actor Sally Field, jazz great Herbie Hancock, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns (elected in 2011), U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest

First event of its kind in New York lets clinicians, researchers and students hear from pioneers, learn about emerging innovations The 2013 NYC Neuromodulation Conference, the first meeting of its kind to be held in New York City, will take place November 22 – 23 at The City College of New York. The event will provide clinicians, researchers and students with opportunities to hear from pioneers and learn about emerging innovations in transcranial electrical stimulation, the application of low-voltage current to restore and improve brain function. Conference sessions will cover research

As postdoc at Columbia, CCNY physicist Cory Dean and colleagues devised new method that addresses graphene’s contamination problem Dr. Cory Dean, assistant professor of physics at The City College of New York, is the lead author of a paper published November 1 in the journal “Science” that demonstrates it is possible for an atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) material to have electrical contact along its one-dimensional (1D) edge. The contact architecture offers a new assembly technique for layered materials that prevents contamination at interfaces. Professor Dean conducted the research as a

City College of New York Professor of Spanish Araceli Tinajero is the co-editor with J. Brian Freeman of "Technology and Culture in Twentieth-Century Mexico." The book, published by the University of Alabama Press, departs from popular scholarly themes associated with Mexico such as tradition and culture. The 376-page volume includes 18 articles from prominent scholars at City College, the Graduate Center, CUNY, and eight other institutions across the United States and Mexico. Among the contributors are Dr. Anna Indych-Lopez, associate professor and chair of art at CCNY; and Erja Vettenranta

Dr. Joan Steitz, Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University, will present the 8th Annual Sharon Cosloy – Edward Blank Lecture at The City College of New York 4 p.m. Thursday, November 14, in Room 95, Shepard Hall, 160 Convent Ave., New York. Her talk is titled “Noncoding RNAs: with a Viral Twist.” A reception will follow in Room 250, Shepard Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to 212-650-8499 or events@ccny.cuny.edu . A member of the Yale faculty since 1970, Dr. Steitz’ laboratory is dedicated to the study of RNA structure and function

Niav Conty among 24 emerging artists nationwide honored at gala Niav Conty, an MFA candidate at The City College of New York majoring in filmmaking, is one of 24 emerging artists in theater, dance and film nationwide named 2013 Princess Grace Award winners. She and the other winners will be honored at the 31st annual Princess Grace Awards Gala, Wednesday, October 30, at Cipriani 42nd Street, New York, hosted by the Princess Grace Foundation-USA (PGF-USA). The award comes with a grant that Ms. Conty will use in support of her thesis project, "Outworld," which is currently in postproduction. "It

Sponsors events tied to national heritage month celebrations, World AIDS Day The Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the City College Center for Worker Education (CWE) has established a Divisional Committee on Inclusive Excellence (DCIE) to work in conjunction with the President’s Council on Inclusive Excellence. The Committee seeks to implement President Coico’s mission to “encourage inclusiveness in hiring: fairness in faculty retention, tenure, and promotion, and provision of equal opportunity for all faculty and staff to rise, on their own merits, to leadership positions.” Carlos

Townsend Harris Medals Presented to Seven at November 7 Annual Dinner Legendary Broadway star and two-time Tony Award-winning actress Chita Rivera will receive the 66th John H. Finley Award from The Alumni Association of The City College of New York at the association's 133rd Annual Dinner, Thursday, November 7, at The New York Hilton. In addition, seven City College alumni with receive the Townsend Harris Medal at the dinner. About Chita Rivera Actress Chita Rivera has appeared in some of the most iconic productions on Broadway, beginning with her debut in "Call me Madam" at age 17. She rose

86-year-old Cuban group credited with popularizing ‘son’ genre gives concert November 15 with Dominican ‘sonero’ Cuco Valoy The City College Center for the Arts, in association with the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, presents Latin Grammy nominee Septeto Nacional (National Septet) de Cuba Ignacio Piñeiro, 7 p.m. Friday, November 15, at Aaron Davis Hall on the City College campus. Cuco Valoy will appear with Septeto Nacional as a special guest. Considered one of Cuba’s national treasures, Septeto Nacional has been performing as a group since 1927. It is credited with

Two Colin L. Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership faculty members were recognized this summer for excellence in research, receiving awards for articles published in scholarly journals during 2012. Both reports provide new insight into the workings of organizations in unconventional settings. An article co-authored by Dr. Maria C. Binz-Scharf, associate professor of management, was selected as the American Review of Public Administration Best Article for 2012. Dr. Katherine K. Chen, assistant professor of sociology, received the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2013 Outstanding