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Grace McGrath of the Macaulay Honors College program at The City College of New York is one of 10 undergraduates named 2020 Palantir Women In Technology Scholars. The highly competitive program created by software manufacturer Palantir is open to students in U.S., Canadian and Mexican institutions majoring in or planning to major in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) fields. The Palantir Women in Technology Scholarship was incepted in 2010 to celebrate and support women who are beginning careers in technology. It seeks to encourage women to pursue computer science, engineering

A still uncharted research field of much relevance beyond summer’s inevitable heatwaves is coming under the intense scrutiny of City College of New York mechanical engineer Prathap Ramamurthy, thanks to a $360,000 grant from The US Army Research Office (ARO). He’s tasked with unlocking the mysteries of urban fluid dynamics that impact the air flow and exchange of heat over cities. Ramamurthy’s three-year project is in collaboration with the Army Research Lab. “Urban areas have distinct landcover characteristics that impact the air flow and exchange of heat over cities,” said Ramamurthy

Harold Gamarro, a standout graduate of the Grove School of Engineering, is the second member of City College of New York’s Class of 2020 to receive a GEM Fellowship. The highly competitive national honor funds master's and PhDs in engineering for underrepresented students of exceptional quality who intend to work in industry. Each year, GEM identifies and recruits more than 1,000 undergraduate students, graduate students, and working professionals for admission to advanced degree programs at the nation’s top universities. The National GEM Consortium’s combination of graduate study and field

The City College of New York's Avery Maillet (New York, N.Y.) has been recognized by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as an All-Academic Athlete for 2020. This marks the second straight year in which Maillet earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors. Read Full Article

As the COVID-19 global pandemic continues, so does the nation’s opioid epidemic, according to the American Medical Association. At The City College of New York, a $200,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to psychologist Teresa López-Castro will enable her to delve into an aspect of the epidemic – barriers to treatment engagement for individuals with opioid use disorder who have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Her project is entitled: “Impact of PTSD and trauma re-exposure on buprenorphine maintenance treatment in syringe exchange programs.” The two-year grant allows López

Bruce Kim, associate professor of electrical engineering at The City College of New York, is the principal investigator of a project to develop a nanosensor that can automatically detect explosive and narcotic vapors from maritime containers. The project, “Development of Automatic Detection System for Maritime Containers with Dangerous Cargo,” is financed by a five-year, $600,000 grant from the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering. The goal is to institute quick, efficient inspection of every one of the hundreds of thousands of container ships that enter American ports every

Recent City College of New York graduates Gabrielle Duchaussee (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) and Nicole Polanco (West Haverstraw, N.Y.) are among the record 605 nominees for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, which were announced on Tuesday. They were nominated after distinguishing themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers. Read Full Article

Physicist Sriram Ganeshan of The City College of New York’s Division of Science is the recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award. It provides more than $500,000 for his research project: “Quantum Hydrodynamics: From Electron Fluids to Chiral Active Matter,” which could help develop new technologies based on the collective behavior of quantum systems. Ganeshan and his research team will focus on developing “quantum modifications” to the classical hydrodynamics that capture the unique properties of the macroscopic quantum state. His effort in this direction will build towards

The City College of New York began an official partnership in April 2020 with Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub (LRYOH), a community-based initiative in Central and West Harlem funded through the Manhattan District Attorney’s Criminal Justice Initiative in a collaborative effort with Community Connections for Youth. The new CCNY-LRYOH partnership encompasses a variety of community engagement and community strengthening initiatives. Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub launched in July 2017 under the leadership of its Founder and Executive Director, Reverend Maurice Winley. The LRYOH

A new report from the Brookings Institution ranks The City College of New York third among four-year schools with the greatest success in lifting low-income students into the middle class. Five other CUNY senior colleges are ranked in the top 10. The report is the latest confirmation of research over the past three years establishing City College and CUNY as the nation’s leading engines of social and economic mobility. Established in 1847 as the first tuition-free college in the United States, CCNY is the founding institution of CUNY. CCNY has been ranked #1 by the Harvard-based Opportunity