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The City College of New York is pleased to announce a major gift to establish the Dr. Bernard Malberg Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Endowed Scholarship Fund to support aspiring medical and dental students in its Division of Science. “We’re so very grateful to receive these new funds to help support our students who want to go on to pre-medical and pre-dental programs,” said Dean Susan Perkins of the Division of Science. “We pride ourselves on our excellence in teaching and research in science here at City College and as such, to attract so many talented students. To be able to help more of them

A City College of New York project led by biochemist David Jeruzalmi that engages students in DNA repair-related research is the recipient of a $979,864 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The support for the project entitled “Molecular machinery of the bacterial nucleotide excision repair pathway,” is over four years. “One of the strengths of our proposal, which was highlighted by the NSF review panel, was our work in bringing undergraduates into research labs, and especially efforts to bring students from throughout City College into research projects with faculty,” said

The City College of New York is pleased to announce a new accelerated Post Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Certificate (PBPHC) Program. PBPHC is a program for career-changing individuals who have already earned a bachelor’s degree and are seeking to enter the medical field. Students will be able to complete the academic prerequisites for admission to most medical schools in less than 18 months and at a competitive price. Post-bac students will also have many individualized services at their disposal, including assistance in clinical and research experience placement and guidance through the medical

This year, applications to the CUNY School of Medicine at The City College of New York’s 7-year B.S./M.D. program increased, which was the case at medical schools across the country. This is credited to high profile, pandemic spokesman Dr. Anthony Fauci, who had inspired increased interest in medicine among prospective students. The difference for the CUNY School of Medicine, which was established in 1973 as the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, is that applicants were not college seniors; they were 16 and 17-year-old high school students. Out of the 980 applicants, 341 students

The City College of New York-based CUNY Institute for Urban Systems Building Performance Lab (CUIS BPL) is the winner of a 2021 Energy to Lead Award from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The Energy to Lead Competition supports colleges and universities that strive to meet their financial, environmental, academic, and community goals through clean energy solutions. The $1.4 million award will aid the BPL in developing control based systematic processes for facilities staff and building operators to increase their ability to effectively manage and properly

Five undergraduates, the 29th cohort since The City College of New York joined the exclusive nationwide program, are the latest recipients of Mellon Mays Fellowships. The program’s goal is to help increase diversity in the faculty ranks of higher education by identifying and supporting exceptional undergraduates from traditionally underrepresented groups. City College’s 2021 Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows (MMUF) and their research focus are: Jamar Brown An anthropology major in the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, Brown’s current work is centered around abolition

They are three of The City College of New York’s most active centenarians. Alumni who lived through some of the most perilous times in the 20th Century – including the Great Depression and a world war – they went on to prosper professionally, largely, they say, because of the quality education they received at their alma mater. Now, as the latest generation of CCNY graduates embark on a new life in a world reshaped by the worst pandemic in a century, the stalwarts are urging the Class of 2021 to bank on its CCNY education as they did. Between them, attorney Herbert Rubin (Class of 1938)

Mark Emerson, associate professor in The City College of New York’s Division of Science, is the recipient of an Early Career Mentor Award from the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Biology Division. The national honor recognizes exemplary biology mentors for their long-term efforts in supervising undergraduate researchers. Emerson, whose long-term research thrust includes developing therapies for human blindness, is one of three mentors selected for the 2021 CUR award. Misty Thomas (North Carolina A&T State University) and Maryann Herman (St. John Fisher College) are the other recipients

John M. Dionisio ’71 delivers the commencement address to The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering Class of 2021 at its virtual ceremony starting noon on Friday, June 4. He’ll address the latest engineering graduates at his alma mater on the 50th anniversary of his own graduation from CCNY with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. A native of Astoria, Queens, and a graduate of Mater Christi High School, Dionisio is co-founder and vice chairman of Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc., a privately-owned business that invests in and grows engineering and construction

Ondrea N. Kanwhen, a junior in The City College of New York’s Grove School Engineering with a passion for forging large scale renewable energy projects, is one of 55 students nationally selected as a 2021 Udall Scholar. Supported by the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, the highly qualified Scholars from 42 colleges and universities were picked based on their: Commitment to careers in the environment, Tribal public policy, or Native health care; Leadership potential; Record of public service; and Academic achievement. As a Udall Scholar, Kanwhen and her cohort will have access