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Duqu Virus Precursor of More Attacks, Cyber Security Expert Warns

CCNY Electrical Engineering Professor Tarek Saadawi Likens to Reconnaissance Plane on Spy Mission Although so far the Duqu seems to have affected only a small number of cyber systems, it likely is a precursor to imminent more harmful attacks, warns cyber security expert Dr. Tarek Saadawi, professor of electrical engineering at The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering. Professor Saadawi likens Duqu to a reconnaissance plane on a spying mission to prepare for a bombing raid. “Duqu’s main goal is information gathering and surveillance of specific cyber systems,” he says. “It
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CCNY Studio Designs for Midwest City’s Rebirth

Visit by Landscape Architecture Students to Flint, Mich., Provides Foundation for New Ideas to Reshape Communities’ Futures Flint, Mich., the General Motors factory town that was the subject of “Roger and Me,” a controversial 1989 documentary by native son Michael Moore about factory closings there, is considered by many a “poster child” for aging Rust Belt cities. It’s an unfair assessment, asserts Denise Hoffman Brandt, professor of landscape architecture in the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at The City College of New York. In September, Professor Brandt took eight graduate
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CCNY Sophomore Named U.S. Interior Dept. Student Ambassador

For ten weeks last summer, Ivan Estevez, a sophomore majoring in civil engineering in the Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York, interned at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) near San Francisco. His assignment was to study 3D scans of the geological damage done by the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in the spring and to help generate figures for the USGS’ report on the disaster. For his work, Mr. Estevez, a Bronx native born of immigrant parents from the Dominican Republic, has been selected a Department of the Interior (DOI) Student
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Frank Sciame, Vy Higginsen Receive CCNY Alumni Finley Award

Townsend Harris Medals Presented to Seven at November 9 Annual Dinner Frank J. Sciame, ’74 Arch., one of the nation’s preeminent builders, and Vy Higginsen, an African-American broadcasting pioneer, will receive the 64th John H. Finley Award from The Alumni Association of The City College of New York. Named for CCNY’s third president, the award honors deserving New Yorkers for exemplary service to the city. They will be feted at the Association’s 131st Annual Dinner, Wednesday, November 9, at The New York Hilton. In addition, the Townsend Harris Medal will be given to seven City College alumni
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Two Argentine Artists Unite for Joint Exhibit at CCNY Center

Graduate School Classmates Florencia Fraschina and Andrea Cukier Exhibit Together for First Time in 15 Years Argentine artists Florencia Fraschina and Andrea Cukier will have the first joint exhibit of their works in 15 years at The City College of New York’s Center for Worker Education. Titled “Inner Environments: New Paintings from Florencia Fraschina and Andrea Cukier,” it features 25 paintings and runs November 10 through January 25. “We are excited that our next exhibit will bring together two Argentine artists working from diverse perspectives: one working in Buenos Aires, the other
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Microbiologist Richard Losick to Present Cosloy-Blank Lecture November 9

Topic Will Be Life and Death of a Microbial Community Microbiologist Dr. Richard M. Losick will deliver the 6th Annual Sharon Cosloy-Edward Blank Lecture at The City College of New York 4 p.m. Wednesday, November 9. The topic of his talk will be “Life and Death of a Microbial Community.” The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place in Room 250, Shepard Hall, and will be followed by a reception in Room 150, Shepard Hall. Dr. Losick is the Maria Moors Cabot Professor of Biology, a Harvard College Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and a Howard Hughes Medical
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CCNY Film Professor Pens Two Books While on Sabbatical

Andrzej Krakowski’s New Volumes Tell Story of Poles in Early Hollywood, Offer Perspective on Art of Screenwriting Andrzej Krakowski, City College professor of film and video, apparently spent little of his 2010-2011 sabbatical playing golf or lying on the beach. The Hollywood screenwriter, producer and director has two books coming out next month, including one written in his native Polish that is being made into a movie and stage play. “Pollywood,” published by PWN (Polish Scientific Publishers), tells the stories of many of the Polish immigrants who played pivotal roles in Hollywood’s early
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Lillias White Opens Aaron Davis Hall Season November 4

First Full Season at CCNY Performing Arts Center in 30 Years Award-winning actors, singers, writers and dancers will highlight a star-studded 2011-2012 season of performances, exhibits and special presentations at The City College of New York’s Aaron Davis Hall. Broadway star and award-winning singer and actress Lillias White will perform in concert for the first time at Aaron Davis Hall 7 p.m. Friday, November 4. This concert starts the cavalcade of stars appearing at CCNY for the year-long season of activities billed “All That’s City.” “I am deeply devoted to preserving and expanding the
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Extreme Melting on Greenland Ice Sheet, Reports CCNY Team

Glacial Melt Cycle Could Become Self-Amplifying, Making it Difficult to Halt The Greenland ice sheet can experience extreme melting even when temperatures don’t hit record highs, according to a new analysis by Dr. Marco Tedesco, assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at The City College of New York. His findings suggest that glaciers could undergo a self-amplifying cycle of melting and warming that would be difficult to halt. “We are finding that even if you don’t have record-breaking highs, as long as warm temperatures persist you can get record-breaking
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Stanford University Teams Up with The City University of New York and City College in New Engineering and Science Collaboration in NYC

Partnership between Stanford and the Nation’s Leading Public University Creates Stanford@CCNY In response to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s call to strengthen New York City’s economy by creating a world-class applied science and engineering school here, Stanford University President John L. Hennessy, The City University of New York Chancellor Matthew Goldstein and City College President Lisa S. Coico today announced the creation of the Stanford-CUNY Collaboration at City College, or Stanford@CCNY. Joining East and West Coast resources in an innovative new arrangement, Stanford@CCNY has the
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