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Three students from The City College of New York’s CCAPP program took first place in their research categories at this year’s 27 th Annual CSTEP Conference at upstate Bolton Landing. The Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program aims to increase the number of historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students pursuing careers in STEM-related fields. The theme of the conference, "Journeys Beyond Excellence," encompasses the mission and purpose of CSTEP, which is to provide guidance for students on their journey of academic excellence while preparing for careers in

Brianna Naizir, a magna cum laude graduate of the Macaulay Honors Program at The City College of New York, is the recipient of a 2019 Jonas E. Salk Scholarship. Awarded by The City University of New York, the scholarships recognize exceptional students who plan careers in medicine and the biological sciences. As a Salk Scholar, Naizir, who earned a B.S. degree in biology in 2018, will receive a stipend of $8,000 to be allocated over three or four years of medical studies. She plans on pursuing a PhD in cancer biology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center this fall. “Ultimately, I hope to

Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, with the support of Mayor Bill de Blasio and Speaker Corey Johnson, secured a $1 million grant to fund The City College of New York’s STEM Institute’s partnership with Northern Manhattan. The funding will be used to open an afterschool program at George Washington Educational Campus while expanding students’ opportunities to participate in summer and Saturday programs at CCNY’s campus. The goal of the Institute is to prepare high school students, particularly women and underrepresented minorities, to successfully pursue college majors in science, technology

Dr. Vincent Boudreau, the City College of New York president who blends scholarship with activism, has been named to City & State’s 2019 Higher Education Power 50 list. The list recognizes the 50 most influential people in academia statewide, including leaders of some of New York’s best-known colleges, universities and professional schools. Boudreau and his distinguished peers will be honored at a reception on April 17 at Battery Gardens in lower Manhattan. A political scientist, Boudreau was appointed City College’s 13th President in December 2017. He had previously served as Interim

New York’s longest-running poetry celebration, the annual City College Poetry Festival, will take place on Friday, May 3, at the college’s Harlem campus. CCNY’s own accomplished faculty members David Groff and Estha Weiner will be the featured guest poets. More than 150 students from as many as 50 schools are expected to recite their poems at the day-long event. Now in its 47 th year, some children who participated in the festival’s early years are now teachers who bring their classes. The event includes readings by elementary school students, followed by junior high school poets. The winners

Continuing the fine tradition of its predecessors, “Manganese Prime,” the latest chemically-powered shoebox sized-vehicle designed by City College of New York engineering students, is headed to AIChE's Chem-E-Car Competition® in Orlando, Florida, this fall. It placed fourth out of 22 entries at the AIChE Mid-Atlantic regionals at Penn State University to earn CCNY a seventh-consecutive trip to the finals against foreign and domestic competitors. The requirement at the regionals was to make the car stop at the 17-meter line without any additional weight added to the car. The car has to be run

In commemoration of a transformational event in the institution’s 172-year history, The City College of New York’s Black Studies Program hosts discussions and a walk April 16-18 to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1969 protest that led to open admissions. The observance also includes the remounted 40th anniversary exhibit entitled: “ The Five Demands: The Student Protest and Takeover of 1969." Originally curated in 2009, it can be viewed in City College’s Morris R. Cohen Library Atrium. It’s free and open to the public. Highlights of the Black Studies-sponsored commemoration are: April 16

Elizabeth Yim and Kevin Zijian Jiang, both graduating seniors with roots in the Chinese port city of Guangzhou, are recipients of the Class of 2019’s top honors at The City College of New York. Yim, a biomedical science major whose immigrant mother was born in Guangzhou, is the Valedictorian at CCNY’s 173rd Commencement Exercises on May 31. Jiang, who was born in the same city and moved to New York in 2012, barely speaking English, is the College Salutatorian. Born and raised in Bayside, Queens, Yim is graduating with a 3.98 GPA and will continue in the CUNY School of Medicine at CCNY until

Roxie Xie, a first year student in the Branding and Integrated Communications (BIC) master’s program, has been selected to be a strategy intern as part of the American Association of Advertising Agencies’ (4A's) prestigious Multi-Cultural Advertising Internship Program (MAIP). The 4A’s is the leading authority representing the marketing communications agency business. This summer, Xie will intern at Wondersauce, an integrated advertising agency in New York City. She is the fifth BIC student to earn a spot in MAIP. Each year, undergraduate and graduate students are selected for the 10-week paid

In its most recent annual rankings, U.S. News & World Report lists The City College of New York among the “ Best Global Universities for Physics.” The category recognizes institutions around the world that have shown strength in producing research in a wide range of topics related to physics, including the study of matter and energy. On Thursday, April 11, City College provides a glimpse of its advances in that and other scientific fields when it presents its inaugural Day of Science. Demonstrations, presentations and lab tours highlighting the diverse research by faculty in the Division of