/ en /news/ccny-team-discovers-potential-chemo-induced-cognitive-changes-cancer-survivors Researchers at 精东影业 have linked chemotherapy treatment to lasting cognitive changes in rats 鈥� potentially shading light, for the first time, on cognitive problems some cancer survivors experience long after treatment ends. Entitled 鈥淐hemotherapy treatment alters DNA methylation patterns in the prefrontal cortex of female rat brain,鈥� the study appears in the journal Nature: Scientific Reports. 鈥淥ur study explored how chemotherapy affects the brain at the molecular level using an animal model,鈥� said Karen Hubbard, professor of biology in 精东影业鈥檚 Division of Science, who co-led the study. 鈥淲e found that chemotherapy doesn鈥檛 just target cancer cells 鈥� it also disrupts how genes are regulated in the brain, specifically in the prefrontal cortex, the area responsible for decision-making and executive function.鈥� For the first time, the team showed that a commonly used chemotherapy combination 鈥� doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide 鈥� significantly increases the expression of DNMT3a, a gene involved in adding methylation marks to DNA. This change was linked to altered DNA methylation patterns in key brain regions, which may help explain why many cancer patients experience long-term cognitive issues after treatment, often referred to as 鈥渃hemo brain.鈥� The study, Hubbard added, offers a biological explanation for these cognitive problems that many cancer survivors, especially breast cancer patients, report long after treatment ends. This may help to identify patients who are most vulnerable to cognitive side effects, and guide the development of targeted epigenetic therapies, such as DNMT or HDAC inhibitors, to prevent or even reverse chemotherapy-induced cognitive decline. The research continues at 精东影业 with focus on investigating the role of RNA-binding proteins, which are known to be involved in brain aging, in both the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of the team鈥檚 chemotherapy-treated animal model. 鈥淭his work aims to further uncover how chemotherapy disrupts molecular pathways linked to cognitive decline.鈥� Other members of Hubbard鈥檚 team include (all 精东影业 unless indicated): Shami Chakrabarti, Chanchal Wagh, Ciara Bagnall-Moreau (精东影业/Institute of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research), Fathema Uddin, Joshua Reiser, Kaliris Salas-Ramirez (CUNY School of Medicine), and Tim Ahles (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center). Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:44:38 -0400 /news/ccny-team-discovers-potential-chemo-induced-cognitive-changes-cancer-survivors /news/ccny-part-20m-nsf-award-accelerate-development-ai Zhigang Zhu, the Herbert G. Kayser Professor of Computer Science in 精东影业鈥檚 Grove School of Engineering, is a co-principal investigator for a new National Artificial Intelligence Materials Institute, which has been awarded a five-year, $20 million investment by the National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF AI-MI, as it is known, will accelerate and transform the discovery of next-generation materials by integrating human scientific expertise with AI methods. Eun-Ah Kim, the Hans A. Bethe Professor of Physics at Cornell University, serves as principal investigator. 鈥淎rtificial intelligence is key to strengthening our workforce and boosting U.S. competitiveness,鈥� said Brian Stone, who is performing the duties of the NSF director. 鈥淭hrough the National AI Research Institutes, we are turning cutting-edge ideas and research into real-world solutions and preparing Americans to lead in the technologies and jobs of the future.鈥� NSF AI-MI brings together computer scientists, materials researchers, and data scientists to tackle knowledge- and data-centric challenges to advance AI and materials science. The Institute will integrate data generation, AI analysis and rapid experimental feedback to reduce the time it takes to discover new materials from months to days, and to establish reproducible, reusable workflows for the broader research community. To support this work, AI-MI plans to create the AI Materials Science Ecosystem, or AIMS-EC, an open, cloud-based portal that integrates a science-ready large language model with data from experiments, simulations, images and scientific literature. 鈥淎s a researcher in AI and computer vision for various applications, I would work with my student and the AI-MI team to implement the key algorithms in the integration of LLMs and computer vision for material designs, especially on AI applications for assistive human-machine interaction with advanced smart materials,鈥� said Zhu. 鈥淎s the Broader Impacts for Students Lead of AI-MI, my goal is to get our more talented students in computer science, data science and material sciences from 精东影业 and other institutions involved in the activities of this exciting cross-disciplinary AI Institute.鈥� Zhu directs the CUNY Computational Vision and Convergence Laboratory and co-directs 精东影业鈥檚 master's degree program in data science and engineering. He is also on the faculty of the doctoral program in computer science and the M.S. program in cognitive neuroscience at the CUNY Graduate Center.  In addition to Cornell and 精东影业, researchers from the Advanced Science Research Center at CUNY, Princeton University, and Boston University are involved in the effort. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:55:21 -0400 /news/ccny-part-20m-nsf-award-accelerate-development-ai /news/ccny-spitzer-school-competition-yields-insights-design-build A $51,000 grant to 精东影业鈥檚 Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture created a competition, in the form of a course, that provided select fourth- and fifth-year architecture students the unique opportunity to see a design project from conception through construction. The competition, 鈥淭he Beauty of Block,鈥� was sponsored by: Concrete Masonry Checkoff, the industry-funded association of block producers across the United States, which gave $36,000; Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1 NY & Long Island & Labor Management Committee, which gave $10,000; and Associated Brick Mason Contractors of Greater New York, which gave $5,000. The course, 鈥淭he Artefactory Lab 鈥� Green Wall: Design-Build Concrete Masonry Investigation,鈥� was designed to educate and expose young student architects to concrete masonry and the benefits of designing with it. It was co-taught by Associate Professor Christian Volkmann, the project鈥檚 manager, and Adjunct Professor Steve Preston. Design-build, as this method is known, delivers a project under a single entity, instead of awarding separate contracts for design and construction. 鈥淚 start with a quote from the Austrian architect Adolf Loos: 鈥楾he architect is a mason who has learned Latin,鈥欌�� said Volkmann. 鈥淟atin is, of course, aesthetics and design. But an architect cannot do aesthetics and design without knowing about the craft. So, what we are trying to do here is reconnecting the rules of the craft with the rules of design.鈥� Throughout the semester, the students followed a curriculum model of a design-build studio involving masonry construction. The fourteen students enrolled in the course started by working individually to develop prototypes of concrete block green-wall systems, documenting them with construction drawings. Each project was reviewed for constructability by contractors, masons and architects, and revised according to their recommendations. After six weeks, the most promising proposals were selected by a jury of masons and architects. Then, larger teams of no more than six students each refined the system, producing drawings and mockups for proof of concept. The top two projects were then realized, as the last step of the competition, before the jury decided that it was a tie. 鈥淏oth of them are winners, because both designs are very special and they are beautifully executed,鈥� said Volkmann. Concurrent to the competition, the entire class designed and helped to create the 15-foot by 15-foot display pad for which the final walls are constructed on top. Working side-by-side with Local #1 members throughout the semester, the students became more familiar with masonry construction techniques and methods. This knowledge informed their design work throughout the semester, allowing them 鈥渢o take more control and responsibility in the construction of their projects, which we think is super important for the practicing architect and for student architects-in-training,鈥� said Preston. The completed masonry wall designs are currently on exhibit just south of the Spitzer School. 鈥淚t's extremely important for the Checkoff, and Glenwood Mason Supply being the local producer here in New York City, to be involved with promoting concrete masonry to the young designers,鈥� said Jeff Hansen, Glenwood鈥檚 vice president of architectural sales and marketing. "It is really cool to see the students鈥� designs and how they're creating a project of building out of concrete masonry, and how they're utilizing and learning more about it.鈥� 鈥淭hese collaborations are important because not only do I get to learn from [the students], but I also get to give my insight of how, as a contractor, we do things,鈥� said Anthony Argilla, a Giaquinto Masonry project manager and estimator for 29 years, and a third-generation bricklayer. 鈥淭hat way, we can work with architects so that it all comes together as a finished product.鈥� Juan Giraldo, B Arch 鈥�25, was a fifth-year student on one of the winning teams. He credits the course for deepening what he called his 鈥渦nderstanding of how things are put together.鈥� He added that the course was important for fourth- and fifth-year students, such as himself, as they pursue career opportunities in design-build. 鈥淪econd and third year [architecture] students are still learning how to do drawings,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his reflects real life.鈥� Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:51:16 -0400 /news/ccny-spitzer-school-competition-yields-insights-design-build /news/money-mag-lists-ccny-again-best-value-school Recognized perennially for its tradition of quality, affordability and outstanding student outcomes, 精东影业 is once again listed among the nation鈥檚 Best Value Schools by Money Magazine. Money鈥檚 annual Best Colleges list showcases the country鈥檚 top values, based on graduation rates, cost of attendance, financial aid, alumni salaries and more. There isn鈥檛 one 鈥渂est鈥� college for every student, but a star rating on more than 700 colleges that can help prospective students build a list of standout schools that fit their budget.  精东影业 is ranked highly on Money鈥檚 2025 list with four and half stars in two categories: Best Public Colleges and Best Colleges in the Northeast. To create the of Best Colleges, the magazine weighed dozens of data points related to quality, affordability and student outcomes. Data collection and analysis for the ratings were led by Money鈥檚 rankings partner, Witlytic. Money鈥檚 editorial staff, however, was solely responsible for the final ratings decisions. Methodology Behind 2025 Rankings Money started with all of the four-year public and private nonprofit colleges in the country, a group that totals more than 2,400. To make its initial cut, a college had to: Have at least 500 undergraduate students or 150 freshmen; Have sufficient, reliable data to be analyzed; Not be in financial distress;  Have a graduation rate that was at or above the median for its institutional category (public, private or historically black college or university), or have a high 鈥渧alue-added鈥� graduation rate (in other words: score in the top 25% of graduation rates after accounting for the student body). A total of 732 schools met the requirements in Money鈥檚 initial cut. It ranked them on 25 factors in three categories: Quality of education (30% of weighting);   Affordability (40% of weighting);   Outcomes (30% of weighting),  Click here for a more detailed description of the methodology.  This is the latest recognition of the Grove School鈥檚 quality by a ranking body. Earlier this summer, The Princeton Review ranked 精东影业 one of its 209 Best Value Colleges for 2025.   Sun, 20 Jul 2025 14:34:48 -0400 Jay Mwamba /news/money-mag-lists-ccny-again-best-value-school /news/two-ccny-engineers-part-2m-nsf-award-monitor-drinking-water Krish Ramalingam and Alex Rosenthal of the Department of Civil Engineering in 精东影业鈥檚 Grove School of Engineering are co-principal investigators of a team awarded a $2 million National Science Foundation grant to develop a device to detect so-called 鈥渇orever chemicals鈥� in drinking water. The three-year project, 鈥淣SF Convergence Accelerator Real-World Chemical Sensing Applications: Engineered Microbial Sensors for Monitoring Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Drinking Water,鈥� is a cooperative agreement between 精东影业 and Columbia University that commenced on July 1, 2025. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, are a large, complex group of synthetic chemicals that have been used in consumer products around the world since about the 1950s, according to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. These chemicals do not degrade easily in the environment. This award is to fund Phase II of the project. In Phase I, the initial one-year grant, the team developed the project鈥檚 idea and concept, conducted market research to determine the need for such a product, and constructed a marketable prototype. Phase II will involve testing the prototype in the lab before deploying it at sites around the country where an immediate need to obtain PFAS data exists. Currently, the fastest analysis for PFAS compounds can take up to two months, and can cost between $200 and $400 per sample. 鈥淲e intend to cut the time to real time or a few hours, and to reduce the cost to approximately $60,鈥� said Ramalingam. 鈥淎lso, by using a combination of synthetic biology (with yeast as the base), microprocessor technology, and artificial intelligence, coupled with machine learning techniques, we aim to make this product ubiquitous in the industry. This will be a game changer.鈥� Virginia W. Cornish, the Helena Rubinstein Professor of Chemistry at Columbia, is the project鈥檚 principal investigator. Launched in 2019, the NSF Convergence Accelerator builds upon basic research and discovery to accelerate solutions toward real-world impact. The program funds teams to solve complex challenges through convergence research and innovation. To enhance its impact, the Accelerator also places teams together in cohorts, synergizing their work through facilitated collaboration. Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:02:56 -0400 /news/two-ccny-engineers-part-2m-nsf-award-monitor-drinking-water /news/reinhardt-family-foundation-trust-makes-additional-commitment-ccny In late 2024, the Reinhardt Family Foundation Trust established an annual fellowship program to support a high-achieving, first-generation City College of New York student who demonstrated a commitment to social justice. Six months later, the Trust increased its commitment. The initial Reinhardt Family Fellowship provides the recipients with full tuition plus expenses for a total of $42,000 over three years. The latest pledge will provide a second grant of $42,000 over three years. The Reinhardt Foundation has made donations to a variety of institutions that serve those in need of financial assistance to continue their academic careers. 鈥淚 was impressed with the mission of 精东影业, which seems to me to be attempting to reach people who might have difficulties attending school,鈥� said its chairman, Mark Reinhardt, adding that he was able to attend college and law school through room, board and tuition scholarships. 鈥淚 never would have done any of that without scholarships. I did well and there is not much reason to wait until I'm dead to pass it along to help others.鈥� Reinhardt, who grew up in Rutherford, N.J., did not attend 精东影业, but he remembers seeing subway advertisements for the College. 鈥淚 always was impressed that they were trying to reach people who were riding the subways,鈥� he said. 鈥淵ou don't see many ads there for Ivy League schools or schools that I went to, so it seems to me that's the demographic that we鈥檙e trying to help.鈥� 鈥淲e are deeply grateful to the Reinhardt family for establishing this scholarship, which was inspired by their recognition of our economic impact and mission, leading them to choose 精东影业 as the recipient of their generous support,鈥� said Annika L眉dke, Director of Corporate Relations and Foundation Grants at The Foundation for City College. 鈥淭he generosity and enthusiasm of people such as Mark Reinhardt are not just greatly appreciated, but stand as testaments to College鈥檚 ongoing commitment to ensure that cost is not a barrier to education,鈥� said Senior Vice President of the Office of Institutional Advancement, Communications and External Relations, Executive Director of the Foundation for City College, and Senior Advisor to the President Dee Dee Mozeleski. 鈥淭his new gift is especially gratifying in that Mark is not an alumnus, but he found 精东影业 to be worthy of his support.鈥� The first scholarships will be awarded for the Fall 2025 semester. Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:38:30 -0400 /news/reinhardt-family-foundation-trust-makes-additional-commitment-ccny /news/cuny-dsi-leads-national-latino-research-consortium The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute at 精东影业 is the new headquarters of the Inter-University Program for Latino Research, the first national consortium dedicated to Latino research in the U.S. Founded in 1983, IUPLR, as it is known, includes 20 member institutions committed to advancing the intellectual presence and scholarship of Latino studies across disciplines and communities. A hub for interdisciplinary collaboration, IUPLR serves as a catalyst for producing and disseminating groundbreaking research and new frameworks in Latino studies. Member institutions have access to a network of scholars and universities, opportunities to showcase their work on national and international platforms, and the ability to collaborate through interdisciplinary working groups and public initiatives. Establishing IUPLR鈥檚 headquarters in the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, where CUNY DSI resides, acknowledges CUNY DSI鈥檚 decades of leadership and innovation in research, public scholarship, and academic programming in the field of Latino Studies, said CUNY DSI Director Ramona Hernandez.  "IUPLR鈥檚 network offers a unique opportunity to expand the reach of 精东影业 and CUNY鈥檚 research initiatives in Latino studies,鈥� said Hernandez, who is also the executive director of IUPLR. 鈥淲e are at a pivotal moment, one that calls for reinvigorating our communities through programs that have proven effective, as well as innovations that will further consolidate the field by emphasizing the integration of methodological and scientific approaches to understanding the histories and present realities of our peoples." As executive director, Hern谩ndez plans to collaborate with her co-directors to develop a portfolio of initiatives aimed at advancing the production and dissemination of scholarly research in the field of Latino studies. 鈥淭hese efforts promise to introduce transformative research methodologies, expand the boundaries of Latino studies, and forge new pathways for scholarly impact,鈥� she explained. 鈥淐UNY is proud to welcome the Inter-University Program for Latino Research to our City College campus,鈥� said CUNY Chancellor F茅lix V. Matos Rodr铆guez. 鈥淭he consortium is producing powerful work that compliments the mission of CUNY鈥檚 Dominican Studies Institute, another leading research center dedicated to the study of Latino populations in the United States.鈥� 鈥淭he DSI has always provided a venue for an important combination of preservation and archival work, research, and community engagement,鈥� said 精东影业 President Vince Boudreau. 鈥淏ringing IUPLR to the Dominican Studies Institute both enhances its research capacity and underscores its existing reputation and resources as a center for serious research. Connecting our expertise in the Dominican experience with that of other centers of Latino research around the country is an important next step for our work, and for the discipline itself.鈥� Among its core programs, IUPLR supports Siglo XXI, a biennial national forum that brings together faculty, researchers, and graduate students to examine the impact of pressing national issues on Latino/a/x populations. This year鈥檚 conference, to be held in October at the University of Nevada, Reno, is dedicated to Gilberto C谩rdenas, the co-founder and former executive director of IUPLR. The conference will concentrate on C谩rdenas鈥檚 areas of scholarly and civic interest, such as Latino art, immigration, and activism as they pertain to Latino/as鈥� contributions to American culture. IUPLR also supports Latino Art Now!, a national gathering for artists, educators, scholars, critics, and art professionals who work outside the mainstream Latin American art world. Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:53:17 -0400 /news/cuny-dsi-leads-national-latino-research-consortium /news/ccny-boost-stakeholder-engagement-innovative-autonomous-fundraising-partnership 精东影业 and The Foundation for City College are among the fourth cohort of institutions partnering with autonomous fundraising technology platform Givzey | Version2.ai. By partnering with Givzey | Version2.ai, 精东影业 will deploy a virtual engagement officer, or VEO, allowing the College to engage with its stakeholders in a more expansive manner that reflects the trust, alignment and long-term belief in the College鈥檚 mission. By providing real-time engagement, the College can share all of the work happening across campus with its stakeholders. Too often, especially for those who live outside the New York metropolitan area, alumni contact with the College may be limited to  receiving  the President鈥檚 Annual Report, the monthly City Beat newsletter, or through the College鈥檚 social media channels. Autonomous Fundraising creates opportunities for an in-depth conversation that can determine if a hand-off to a gift officer for a one-to-one engagement is needed and is more appropriate. Across non-profits in the U.S., only one to five percent of donors are assigned to gift officers, who manage them personally and actively, and it is estimated that 20 percent of all donors to an organization are responsible for 80 percent of total fundraising revenue. By expanding the team with trusted digital labor, the VEO is allowed to prioritize donors who may have given in prior years but, for many reasons, may not be actively engaged with the College and wish to be.  精东影业鈥檚 VEO, Benita (a play on 鈥淏enny,鈥� the College鈥檚 mascot), has been assigned 1,000 of these existing alumni and supporters, including those who have attended President Boudreau's 鈥淐ity In鈥︹�� events in Albany, Atlanta, Austin, Boca Raton, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington in the past two and a half years. In the coming year, the president plans to meet alumni in other cities across the country that he has yet to visit, while also working with the campus team to encourage alumni from around the country to be more closely connected with their alma mater. 鈥淕ivzey | Version2.ai is honored to work with innovative institutions like 精东影业 and the Foundation for City College, and leaders like Dee Dee, who understand that by addressing fundraising鈥檚 long-standing labor shortage with Autonomous Fundraising and trusted digital labor, we open opportunities to deeply connect more donors to the organizations and missions that move them to give,鈥� said Givzey | Version2.ai Vice President of Customer Success Emily Groccia. "精东影业 and the Foundation for City College believe in the powerful role philanthropy plays in shaping the future of a democratic society,鈥� said Dee Dee Mozeleski, 精东影业 senior vice president and executive director of The Foundation for City College. 鈥淭hrough our partnership with Givzey | Version2.ai, we look to engage with our donors and alumni in ways that bridge technology and the important interpersonal relationships we create in support of our students, faculty, staff and our entire City College community.鈥� About Version2 Version2 is the first AI research and design lab specifically focused on advancing fundraising in the nonprofit sector. Through its suite of autonomous fundraising solutions, including the Virtual Engagement Officer (VEO) and Virtual Stewardship Officer (VSO), Version2 helps nonprofits break through the digital divide with AI that guides donors through personalized engagement, gift discovery, solicitation, and stewardship processes. Learn more at Version2.ai. About Givzey Givzey is a leading Intelligent Gift Documentation Management Platform for nonprofits, enhancing fundraising efficiency, donor experience, and financial audits. Its AI-powered lab, Version2, offers the first fully autonomous fundraiser, revolutionizing donor engagement and fundraising with personalized AI. Discover more at Givzey.com and Version2.ai. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:55:12 -0400 /news/ccny-boost-stakeholder-engagement-innovative-autonomous-fundraising-partnership /news/ccny-faculty-among-winners-2025-google-cybersecurity-grants Five faculty members of 精东影业 are among the 12 faculty members from six CUNY campuses who have received funding from Google as part of a three-year, $3 million grant from the company. The grants come from the Google Cyber NYC Institutional Research Program, a multi-year initiative designed to advance cybersecurity research and education in New York City. Now in its third year, the program supports pathbreaking work that addresses emerging challenges and opportunities in the cybersecurity field. Each of the lead principal investigators will receive $80,000 in direct funding for their teams, along with access to a shared pool of $140,000 in Google Cloud Platform credits. The 精东影业 faculty members and their winning projects are: CUNY Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering Yingli Tian (principal investigator, or PI) for 鈥淭owards Safer Privacy: Leveraging Synthetic Face Generation for Facial Data Protection;鈥� Associate Professor of Computer Science Nelly Fazio (PI) and Assistant Professor of Computer Science Tushar Jois (co-PI) for 鈥淐ryptographically Secure Mesh Messaging for Large-Scale Protests;鈥� Herbert G. Kayser Professor of Computer Science Zhigang Zhu (co-PI) for 鈥淥n-the-Go Privacy: Real-Time and Predictive Visual Privacy Alerts for Smartphone or Wearable Systems;鈥� and Assistant Professor of Computer Science Tushar Jois (PI) and Professor of Computer Science Rosario Gennaro (co-PI) for 鈥淐ryptographic Computation over Spot VMs.鈥� 鈥淭he Google Cyber NYC Institutional Research Program is an important recognition of the cutting-edge and critical research being conducted at City College and across the University,鈥� said Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Tony M. Liss. 鈥淭his is an area of national importance and City College strength, and I am proud that five of our faculty have been recognized by Google for their expertise in cybersecurity.鈥� More about the winners from across CUNY is available at https://www.gc.cuny.edu/news/announcing-cuny-winners-2025-google-cybersecurity-grants. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:06:53 -0400 /news/ccny-faculty-among-winners-2025-google-cybersecurity-grants /news/ccny-chemist-mahesh-lakshman-receives-600k-nsf-award-continue-research-nucleosides 精东影业 Professor of Chemistry Mahesh Lakshman has been awarded a $600,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation for 鈥淣ovel Synthetic Platforms for the Modifications of Nucleosides.鈥� This award, the fifth that Lakshman has received from the NSF since 2003, will enable him to continue his efforts on the development of novel chemical methods for the modifications of nucleosides. The fundamental building units of genetic material, modified nucleosides possess applications that range from pharmaceuticals to fluorescent probes for biochemical and biological processes. Lakshman鈥檚 four previous NSF awards have supported his research on developing metal-catalyzed and uncatalyzed, as well as hypervalent iodine mediated, methods for chemically modifying nucleosides. Over the course of the next three years, this latest award will enable Lakshman and his research group to obtain a fundamental understanding of novel chemical processes in order to achieve desired selective modifications of the nucleoside family of compounds via new methodologies. Research participants will also obtain professional hands-on experience in planning, developing, and performing chemical reactions, as well as the purification and characterization of products. Since coming to 精东影业 in 2000, Lakshman has been awarded more than $4.5 million in research grants. He has received numerous accolades for his teaching and research at 精东影业, including the President鈥檚 S.T.A.R. (Service, Teamwork, Action, and Results) Award, the Outstanding Mentor Award, the President鈥檚 Award for Excellence and, most recently, the CCAPP Teacher of the Year Award. He has also received a CUNY Mentoring Award. Lakshman is an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and serves on the editorial board of its publication, Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry. He has also received a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science travel fellowship and a Fulbright Senior Scholar Award. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:43:13 -0400 /news/ccny-chemist-mahesh-lakshman-receives-600k-nsf-award-continue-research-nucleosides