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Award-winning City College of New York physicist Robert R. Alfano’s supercontinuum discovery has been an enabling technology for diverse novel applications including the detection of cancer using light spectroscopy and laser tissue welding. Now comes a new possibility: producing rain by the manipulation of ions. This has caught the attention of the United Arab Emirates Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science (UAEREP), which sent a three-member delegation, led by director Alya Al Mazroui, to The City College to learn more about Alfano’s research and discuss possible collaborations. UAEREP

The Climate Lighthouse Project, an interdisciplinary venture led by City College of New York atmospheric scientist Jimmy Booth, is the recipient of a three-year $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) to help communities bearing the brunt of climate change. The funding is part of a $10 million DoE largesse to 10 innovative Climate Resilience Centers (CRCs) in 10 different states. These university-led research teams will leverage the world class modeling, data and research capabilities from DoE national laboratories customized for their local regions with a focus on climate

The City College of New York is one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduates according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles and recommends CCNY in the new edition of its annual college guide, The Best 390 Colleges: 2025 Edition, (August 27, 2024, Penguin Random House, $26.99). Only about 15% of America’s 2,600 four-year colleges are profiled in the book. The Princeton Review chose the colleges for the book based on data it annually collects from surveys of 2,000 college administrators about their institutions’ academic offerings. The company also reviews

Alan M. Hantman, the 10th Architect of the U.S. Capitol, returns to his alma mater on Sept. 19 as The City College of New York’s 2024 Samuel Rudin Distinguished Visiting Scholar. His lecture, 5:30 p.m. in the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture’s Sciame Auditorium, is entitled: “Under the Dome: Politics, Crisis, and Architecture at the United States Capitol,” which is the title of his latest book. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the lecture, and Hantman will sign copies after his talk. The lecture is free and open to the public. Click here to RSVP and for

A staggering $3.2 billion. That was The City College of New York’s economic impact on 10 counties in the New York region in fiscal year 2021-22, according to the latest study by labor analytics firm Lightcast. The figure almost doubles the FY 2017-18 tally of $1.9 billion numerated by Lightcast (formerly EMSI) four years ago. The study measures the economic impact of The City College -- the founding college of the largest urban university system in the United States -- on the business community and the benefits it generates in return for the investments made by its key stakeholder groups

Hailed as eerily timely by the New York Times on its theatrical release last summer, “ The Five Demands,” a riveting story about the 1969 student strike at The City College of New York that changed the face of higher education forever, premiers nationally on PBS on Sept. 6. “In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision that rejected affirmative action, the film feels eerily timely,” Claire Schaffer wrote in the Times in July 2023. “The Five Demands” could serve as a blueprint for how to take action…it’s a real thriller,” noted the blog Talking Pictures. The documentary is the latest work

A $146,500 gift to the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at The City College of New York will support the establishment of three funds to aid the school’s must vulnerable students and to support faculty mentorship of student research. The donor, who prefers to remain anonymous, is a long-time Colin Powell School professor moved by the School’s mission and by its success in serving disadvantaged students. For its pilot academic year, 2024-25, the gift has three elements: the $50,000 Precarious Student Support Fund to provide grants to economically precarious students

The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership and the Office of Experiential Learning at The City College of New York have been awarded a three-year, nearly $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to increase the pipeline of minority psychology researchers. The $986,270 grant program, CUNY Advancement in Undergraduate STEM Education (CAUSE) is an initiative of the City College of New York and the Borough of Manhattan Community College. Focused on the field of clinical and translational psychology, CAUSE aims to increase the number of Hispanic, low-income, and other

The City College of New York-based CUNY Remote Sensing Earth System Institute (CUNY CREST) and the International Institute for Security and Safety Management (IISSM) are establishing a mutually beneficial research and educational collaboration and cultural exchange initiative aimed at driving innovation and impact across CUNY and in India. The two institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at CCNY to launch the initiative. “The collaboration with CUNY CREST represents a major step forward in our efforts to build resilient and sustainable communities,” said Ravindra Kishore Sinha

The City College of New York celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Harlem Week: Celebrate the Journey at the New York Road Runners’ Percy Sutton Harlem 5K where Team CCNY will take on the streets and hills of Harlem on Aug. 10. In partnership with the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, Harlem Week began in 1974 and is an annual celebration of the best of Harlem taking place from Aug. 3-18. The events promote the neighborhood’s history in arts, culture, religion, entertainment and sports. The 5K race honors the late Percy Sutton, who was the Manhattan borough president in the 1970s and who