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Participates in National Academy event for early-career faculty to promote innovative teaching approaches Dr. Marco Castaldi, associate professor of chemical engineering in the Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York, designs courses the same way he engineers a new piece of research equipment: assemble the fundamental parts, study how existing models operate, reimagine the models, then, do lots of hands-on building. “Engineering is so much ‘doing’ that there has to be that hands-on experience,” he said, recalling a quote from Confucius: “I hear, I forget. I see, I remember

“Colonial Latin American Review” showcases interdisciplinary scholarship on period; Events at CCNY, Graduate Center at CUNY fete publication In 1992, the world marked the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ “discovery” of America. That year, a new journal began publication featuring fresh and exciting directions in scholarship of the era that followed and lasted until the Latin American independence movement began in the early 19th century. “Colonial Latin American Review” (CLAR) was created to begin an interdisciplinary dialogue and connect the various disciplines developing new

Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch to Deliver Keynote Address “Ensuring All Students Succeed,” a two-day conference that brings together parents/caregivers, educators, community organizations, family advocates, and elected officials to discuss educational policies, effective collaboration between home and school, and “best practice” strategies for facilitating the educational success of children, will take place October 12 – 13 in The Great Hall, Shepard Hall, of The City College of New York. The conference, which is free and open to the public, offers keynote addresses, panel

Monograph on 18th century philosopher Giambattista Vico explores urban origin of views on right to social development Dr. Barbara Ann Naddeo, City College associate professor of history, is the winner of the 2011 Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History for “Vico and Naples: The Urban Origins of Modern Social Theory,” published by Cornell University Press. A significant achievement for a historian, the prize, named for Columbia University historian and cultural critic Jacques Barzun, has been awarded annually since 1993 by the American Philosophical Society (APS) to the author or authors whose

Juan Rodríguez, native of Santo Domingo, comes to New York in 1613 and stays when his ship sails to Holland The first non-native to live in what is now New York City was a black or mixed race Dominican, a new monograph produced by researchers at the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI) documents. Juan Rodríguez, who was born on the colony of La Española, now the Dominican Republic, came to the Big Apple in 1613 aboard a Dutch trading vessel en route from the Caribbean. He decided to stay and live among the natives when the ship returned to Holland. “This is the kind of research that

Kavery Kaul, an award-winning documentary filmmaker and adjunct professor in The City College of New York’s media and communication arts department, has been awarded a 2012-2013 Fulbright Fellowship for research abroad. Ms. Kaul, who was born in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and moved to the United States at age five, will return to her city of birth in January 2013 as a Fulbright Fellow to research, write and begin production of her latest project, “Streetcar to Kolkata.” “Streetcar to Kolkata” is a documentary that follows the African-American writer Fatima Shaik as she retraces her Indian

NIH Researcher to discuss “Bacterial Circuits with Small RNA Regulators” October 18 Molecular biologist Dr. Susan Gottesman will deliver the 7th Annual Sharon Cosloy-Edward Blank Lecture at The City College of New York 4 p.m. Thursday, October 18. The topic of her talk will be “Bacterial Circuits with Small RNA Regulators.” The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place in Room 95, Shepard Hall, and will be followed by a reception in Room 150. Dr. Gottesman is a distinguished investigator of the National Cancer Institute (NIH) and head of the Biochemical Genetics Section of

High-Achieving Students From Upper Manhattan and Bronx Receive Stipends Covering Tuition Twelve high-achieving students from upper Manhattan and the Bronx are the latest recipients of City College of New York President’s Community scholarships to study free at CCNY. The freshmen, mostly from immigrant families, are the third cohort of Community Scholars since the program began in 2010. CCNY President Lisa S. Coico introduced the scholarships shortly after her tenure began to strengthen the links between the institution and the surrounding community. To date, 26 students have received the

Spitzer School Proposal Positions Role of Parks in Context of 21st Century Diversity “Finding Common Ground,” a plan for the Nicodemus National Historic Site in Nicodemus, Kan., produced by a studio of first-year graduate landscape architecture students in The City College of New York’s Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, received one of two awards of excellence in “Parks for the People,” a student competition to reimagine America’s National Parks. The CCNY team and a team from Rutgers University received top honors in the contest, which was sponsored by the National Park Service

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), will speak 3 p.m. Thursday, September 27 in The Great Hall of The City College of New York. His talk, “Why NATO Matters to You,” looks at how NATO deals with emerging security challenges and contributes to global security. Presented as a conversation with CCNY President Lisa S. Coico, the event, which is free and open to the public, will have a “town hall” format. CCNY students and members of the community will be invited to ask questions of the secretary general. NATO is an alliance of 28 European and