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The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) has awarded a $250,000 research grant to The City College of New York to fund new Alzheimer’s research which could potentially lead to the development of new medications to treat the disease. The project aims to learn more about the role that disrupting the amyloid precursor protein (APP) plays in causing Alzheimer’s. “Scientists have been working hard and making progress, but there is still more we need to learn and discover about Alzheimer’s disease,” said AFA Founder and Board Chair Bert E. Brodsky. “We are pleased to support CCNY’s research and

With a student body representing more than 150 nationalities, The City College of New York’s age-old allure to immigrants is undisputable. As is the 175-year-old institution’s unstinting commitment dating back to 1847 to educate “the children of the whole people.” No surprise then that CCNY is home to the CUNY-Initiative on Immigration and Education (CUNY-IIE), co-founded just before the Covid pandemic by CCNY educators Tatyana Kleyn, Nancy Stern; and Ariana Mangual Figueroa of the Graduate Center, CUNY. The unique five-year project is funded by the New York State Education Department (NYSED)

Dr. Adriana Espinosa, assistant professor, psychology, in The City College of New York’s Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, is the principal investigator of a $467,205 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for an innovative study of tobacco use and its varying impact on white and Black adolescents. Entitled “An intersectional examination of early tobacco use among white and Black adolescents,” the two-year study also involves researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, and the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. “The project will identify

Journalism students from The City College of New York won the prestigious Region 1 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Award for the second year in a row. Anthony Ruiz, Flora Lennihan, Samantha Alvarez, Kainoa Presbitero, and MeiJun (Megan) Lei, are the 2022 recipients of the SPJ Mark of Excellence Award for their outstanding storytelling. Each year, the Mark of Excellence Awards honors the best in collegiate journalism from schools in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Ruiz won Best

The Sheldon Horing (1957) Scholarship, a new endowed scholarship at The Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New, will support a first-generation Grove School student by providing them with $2,000 annually for their tuition. The fund was established in honor of alumnus Sheldon Horing, a 1957 electrical engineering graduate, by his sons David and Jeff Horing for his birthday last year. “I’m a first-generation student, and the CCNY School of Engineering (now the Grove School) provided me with a free, high-quality engineering education, which served as the foundation for what was a

The City College of New York is one of several recipients nationally of a Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates (RaMP) in Biological Sciences program grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The $2,999,169 award to a team led by The City College Division of Science’s Ruth E. Stark and David Jeruzalmi will run for four years beginning in fall 2022. It will enable CCNY to establish a regional network to support full-time research, mentoring, and professional training for recent college graduates who have had few or no research or training opportunities during college in research

City College of New York associate professor of physics Ronald Koder and his team at the Koder Lab are advancing the field of molecular detection by developing the first proteins that can detect a deadly nerve agent called VX in real-time and without false positives from insecticides. VX is classified as a neurotoxin and an incredibly deadly chemical warfare agent that has been used in assassinations by some nations. It can cause permanent brain damage in those who survive exposure. These potentially life-saving findings are published in the July 2022 edition of “ Science Advances,” with lab

A new study led by City College of New York civil engineer Naresh Devineni finds that substantial groundwater depletion in regions of India where grains are acquired for public distribution is a principal sustainability challenge for the country of 1.4 billion. The study identifies specific adjustments in the Indian Government’s procurement and distribution system to rectify this issue, particularly concerning irrigation systems that utilize groundwater, which is facilitated by subsidized electricity. This irrigation mechanism has long been seen as vital for India’s food security goals.

After each serving in an interim capacity, Alexander Couzis and Marta Gutman, have both been appointed to permanent deanships in the Grove School of Engineering and the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, respectively, at The City College of New York. CCNY Provost Tony Liss announced the appointments after nationwide searches. About Dean Alexander Couzis Dr. Alex Couzis is a distinguished expert in interfacial engineering, materials engineering, nanomaterials, energy storage, and scale-up processes. He came to CCNY in 1994 as an assistant professor of chemical engineering. He rose

Joshua I. Cohen, assistant professor of art history, at The City College of New York, is the recipient of a fellowship from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. He joins 12 exceptionally talented academics, creative writers, and independent scholars as 2022-2023 Fellows in Schomburg’s acclaimed Scholars-in-Residence Program. “Despite the challenges of the past two years, the Schomburg has persevered in maintaining its support for its flagship residential research program,” said Brent Hayes Edwards, the Director of the Scholars-in-Residence Program and the Peng Family Professor