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Jeffrey F. Morris, director of the Benjamin Levich Institute for Physico-Chemical Hydrodynamics in The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The recognition is for his research on the fundamentals of concentrated suspension and hydrate slurry flows and for implementing applications in many industries. The Academy has also welcomed Israel E. Wachs, the noted CCNY alumnus from the Grove School’s Class of 1973, as a member. The G. Whitney Snyder Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at

The City College of New York President Vincent G. Boudreau has been honored with the Chief Executive Leadership Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)’s District II, which encompasses the mid-Atlantic region and is the Council’s largest division. The Chief Executive Leadership Award celebrates CASE member institutional chief executive officers, college and university system heads, and trustees for outstanding efforts in promoting the value of education and supporting advancement at their campuses. Recipients, through their ability to create a vision and inspire

The City College of New York welcomes top cryptography researchers to its campus on Friday, Feb. 20 for “ NY CryptoDay.” Sponsored by Google, the program is aimed at promoting research in cryptography in the New York area. Presentations, in CCNY’s ASRC Auditorium at 85 St. Nicholas Terrace, in Manhattan, include a talk, 11 –11:50 a.m., by doctoral degree candidate Tugce Ozdemir of Distinguished Professor Rosario Gennaro’s Center for Algorithms and Interactive Scientific Software ( CAISS) research group. It is entitled “Towards Verifiable AI with Lightweight Cryptographic Proofs of Inference.”

SUNY Buffalo Professor Joyce Hwang presents the opening lecture of the Spring 2026 Sciame Lecture Series at The City College of New York’s Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture. “The Elephant in the Room: Locating Animal Lives in Buildings, Cities and Landscapes” is the theme of the Series. Hwang’s lecture, “ In consideration of Neighbors,” is Thursday, Feb. 19. All lectures are in-person, free, on Thursdays at 5:30 pm at the Spitzer School of Architecture (Sciame Auditorium) unless otherwise noted. This year’s Series takes its title from the expression “the elephant in the room,”

In a landmark nationwide study, the City College of New York-based CUNY Dominican Studies Institute reports that Dominicans have among the highest health insurance coverage rates among Hispanics/Latinos. This is largely due to their significant reliance on public health insurance and publicly supported plans. The report constitutes the first detailed national study focused specifically on the health insurance status of Dominicans in the United States. It was co-authored by: Ramona Hernández, Director of CUNY DSI and professor of sociology in CCNY’s Colin Powell for Civic and Global Leadership

Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East were the destinations for the latest cohort of Gilman Scholars at The City College of New York. Six outstanding undergraduates at CCNY were among the 29 recipients from CUNY of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships that provide support for overseas travel and research. Administered by the U.S. Department of State, Gilman Scholarships enable students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, gaining skills critical to national security and economic competitiveness. Following are CCNY’s Gilman Scholars, their destinations and research

The City College of New York has partnered with the New York Small Business Development Centers to open a regional center at CCNY to encourage entrepreneurship and the creation of small businesses by the members of the CCNY community, as well as entrepreneurs and small businesses throughout Upper Manhattan. This will be the fifth CUNY campus to host a regional center, joining Baruch College, York College, the College of Staten Island, and LaGuardia Community College. The center will be located in Shepard Hall and managed by the Office of Institutional Advancement, Communications, & External

The Sorbonne University professor, scientist and writer Carlos Moreno will deliver The City College of New York's Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture’s Lewis Mumford Lecture entitled “From Crisis to Proximity: A New Social Contract for Cities.” The talk is Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, at 6 p.m. in CCNY's Great Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. Moreno is associate professor and scientific director of the ETI (Entrepreneurship – Territory – Innovation) Chair at the IAE Paris, the Sorbonne Business School. The French-Colombian scholar coined the term “15-Minute City,” which

An exhilarating and wide-ranging variety of events are available almost daily in the month of February to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Black History Month at The City College of New York led by the Black Studies Department. The following events are open to the public. Presented by New Heritage Theatre Group in partnership with The City College of New York, the Voza Rivers Legacy Series continues its inaugural season by celebrating emerging talent, love, and legacy with a powerful presentation of “If Only Yesterday,” a full-length screenplay written by MFA film student Eric Richardson

The City College of New York's and the Foundation for City College's ongoing outreach initiatives to provide fresh, nutritious meals to those in need continues to expand, including a massive effort that resulted in hundreds of meals being distributed the week of Thanksgiving and again the last week of 2025. Every year since 2020, the College and the Foundation have partnered with Black-owned school food management company Red Rabbit to deliver the meals to different community partners, including PSS Manhattanville Center, Wilson Major Morris Community Center, Greater File Chapel Baptist Church