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The New York Academy of Sciences Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists acknowledge and celebrate the excellence of the most noteworthy young scientists and engineers in the tri-state New York metropolitan region. This year, a member of The City College of New York faculty, Associate Professor of Biology Robert P. Anderson, was chosen as a finalist in the competition. Professor Anderson is the first CCNY – and first CUNY – faculty member selected as finalist for the awards, which recognize research that is innovative, impactful, and interdisciplinary. He was picked for his work in developing

CCNY Physicists Map Spiraling Light to Harness Untapped Data Capacity Physicists with the Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers (IUSL) at The City College of New York have presented a new way to map spiraling light that could help harness untapped data channels in optical fibers. Increased bandwidth would ease the burden on fiber-optic telecommunications networks taxed by an ever-growing demand for audio, video and digital media. The new model, developed by graduate student Giovanni Milione, Professor Robert Alfano and colleagues, could even spur enhancements in quantum computing and

Editor's note: On account of Hurricane Irene, the exhibit opening has been delayed until September 13. The opening reception will now be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 13. Now you can see the Dominican Republic from the sky without boarding an airplane. Just visit “New Perspectives: Dominican Republic,” a new exhibit of 56 aerial photographs, August 30 through October 31 at the Amsterdam Plaza on the City College of New York campus. The traveling exhibit is presented by the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), its

Certified Nursing Assistant Program Part of New Emphasis on Job Training In response to community demand for short-term job training opportunities, The City College of New York’s Continuing and Professional Studies (CPS) will introduce a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training program in October. The nine-month program, which leads to New York State certification, is one of several new continued education offerings this fall. 
Others include small business development, quilt making and security guard training. Information on these and CPS’ complete fall schedule, as well as registration

Award Recognizes Commitment to Community Service Jay-Sheree Allen, a member of The City College of New York Class of 2011, has been selected as a winner of the 2011 Pearson Prize for Higher Education. The award, which carries a $10,000 stipend, is given by the Pearson Foundation to recognize exemplary students who have distinguished themselves through commitment to community service while completing their undergraduate studies. Ms. Allen was one of 20 National Fellows chosen in the competition. Ms. Allen, a native of Jamaica who transferred from New York University, majored in psychology and

Mambo legend Ray Santos, the long-time leader of The City College of New York’s Latin Band, is a co-recipient of The Latin Recording Academy’s 2011 Trustees Award. He will be honored November 9 with fellow luminaries Manuel Alejandro and Jesus “Chucho” Ferrer at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas during the Latin GRAMMY® Awards celebration. The Trustees Award is a special honor whose recipients are selected by ballots cast by the Academy’s trustees. It recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions, other than performance, to the field of recording throughout their career

Yinery Baez, a fourth-year architecture student in the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at The City College of New York, never gave much thought to screws. However, as project manager for the interior of the Solar Roof Pod, CCNY’s entry in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon, specifying cabinet hardware is one of her many responsibilities. “Many of the issues we face we never experienced in the classroom,” the Glendale, Queens, resident said. “Little details like the type of screws used, for example. For the cabinets, we produced over 50 drawings so they would have a

International Conference July 25 – 27 in Dominican Republic to Consider Pros and Cons; CCNY Sociologist Ramona Hernández Chairs Meeting After close to a year of groundwork, nearly 100 academics representing some 50 institutions from around the world will gather July 25 - 27 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, for an academic conference titled “The Spanish Caribbean: Toward a Field of its Own.” The scholars will discuss the creation of a new field of graduate-level study focused on Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico plus émigré populations who trace their ancestry to these lands. “The

Swapnil Jadhav and Giovanni Milione, graduate students in The City College of New York’s Division of Science, have been lauded for their leadership potential by prominent organizations in their respective fields. Mr. Jadhav, a PhD candidate in chemistry under the supervision of Associate Professor George John, was presented with the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) 2011 Kenneth G. Hancock Memorial Award. The award comes with a $1,000 stipend and certificate recognizing his outstanding contributions in furthering the goals of green chemistry. Through a project titled “Functional Molecular

First Time a Multidisciplinary Journal Devotes an Entire Issue to Dominican Studies “Camino Real,” the journal of the Instituto Franklin of the University of Alcalá, Spain, has published a special issue devoted to Dominican studies, a growing field in the United States focused on the study of people of Dominican ancestry. This is the first time a multidisciplinary academic journal has published an entire issue devoted to the field. Dr. Ramona Hernández, director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI), based at The City College of New York, and Anthony Stevens-Acevedo, CUNY DSI