News

Israeli-born Dan Pugach Honored for Jazz Composition, to Attend Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Workshop in Washington Dan Pugach, a graduate student majoring in jazz performanceat The City College of New York, has received a 2011 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award for his original composition, “Discourse This.” He is one of 31 talented young jazz composers nationwide whose compositions were picked by a jury of professional musicians. “Discourse This” began as a short jazz tune that Mr. Pugach, a drummer and native of Israel, wrote. One of his professors, Mike Holober, inspired him to re-composite the

Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, former vice president of Congo, is on trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes related to the actions of his country’s troops while on duty in neighboring Central African Republic (CAR). Prosecutors at the ICC in The Hague say Congolese fighters committed mass rape, killings, and plunder in Bangui, the capital city of CAR, while helping that country’s president thwart a coup. In need of an expert on gender crimes and post-traumatic stress disorder to assist with the landmark case that began last November, they turned to Dr. Adeyinka Akinsulure

The City College of New York Division of Science announces 18 events for March featuring prominent scientists from across the United States speaking on their research. All are free and open to the public, and are held in the Marshak Science Building, unless otherwise noted. Listings of event times, speakers, topics and room numbers follow: March 3 , 3:30 p.m.: Physics colloquium, Dr. Andre Walker-Loud, Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory,“ QCD: The Most Perfect Physical Theory (until one wants to compute properties of matter),” room 418N. March 7 , 12 noon: Salzberg chemistry seminar series

Ethnicity and religion are the foci of a new lecture series presented by The City College of New York history department . The three-part series, which kicks off Thursday, March 3, presents diverse perspectives on contemporary issues in which these topics play an important role. It is made possible by a grant from the office of CCNY President Lisa Staiano-Coico. The series dovetails with one of President Staiano-Coico’s goals for CCNY; engaging City College students and faculty across a wide range of disciplines on timely subjects, explains Dr. Clifford Rosenberg, chair of the history

Entertainer, activist to discuss “Freedom & the 21st Century” Harry Belafonte, the veteran entertainer, actor and social activist, will deliver The City College of New York’s Black History Month keynote address, 4:30 p.m., February 24, in Aaron Davis Hall’s Marian Anderson Theater. His talk will be entitled “Freedom and the 21st Century.” “Harry Belafonte is one of the towering figures of our times,” said CCNY President Lisa Staiano-Coico. “As an actor and a singer he has captured the imagination of Americans -- and he has been in the forefront of the fight for civil and human rights in our

CCNY Public Safety Office, Local Police, Fire Units Recognized as Part of National Day of Solidarity for Compassionate Patient Care Salute Students of the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Educationat The City College of New York joined with dozens of medical schools around the United States and Canada Monday, February 14, to observe the first National Day of Solidarity for Compassionate Patient Care. The event was created by the Gold Humanism Honor Society of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation to honor the spirit of caring exhibited by Dr. Randall Friese. He was the first trauma surgeon to treat

The City College of New York will host an all-day conference Wednesday, March 23, to explore groundbreaking discoveries made through the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The event features presentations by seven distinguished scientists on how they applied NMR spectroscopy to study the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in complex bio-molecules and the motions and interactions that are important to their functioning. “In living organisms, the spatial and temporal interactions of proteins and DNA underlie communication within and among cells, and with the external

Five teams comprised of 23 students were announced today as finalists to compete for the first annual Kaylie Prize for Entrepreneurship at The City College of New York. Over the next four months, the teams will refine their business ideas as they compete for the first prize: financial support and housing to work over the summer in a Silicon Valley garage-like environment to further develop their projects. “The Kaylie Prize has generated tremendous excitement among our students,” said Dr. Dan Steingart, assistant professor of chemical engineering in the Grove School of Engineering, who serves

Post-Civil War Pleas for Relief Sound More Like ‘Subjects of the Crown’ than Self-Reliant Citizens, Says New Book by Dr. Greg Downs Americans like to envision themselves as self-reliant. We cherish our freedom, and calls to limit government’s role in our lives resonate with a large segment of the electorate. However, perceptions and reality often divulge; many people’s perceptions of – and relationships with – their leaders reflect how well government is doing by them. Recognizing this can shed insight into their political behavior. A new book by City College of New York historian Dr. Greg

“Architecture: Myth, Symbol and Representation” is the theme for the Spring Sciame Lecture Series at the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at The City College of New York (CCNY). The nine-week series, which is free and open to the public, presents prominent architects, historians, critics and authors. The series is sponsored by F.J. Sciame Construction Co. Lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. and are held in Sciame Auditorium in the Spitzer School of Architecture building, 141 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031, located at West 135th Street and Convent Avenue. Lectures are also simulcast