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With a Latino student population comprising nearly a third of its more than 16,000 enrollment, ����Ӱҵ’s designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution is receiving another boost from the National Science Foundation in 2018. City College is a recipient of the first NSF grant designed to enhance undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at HSIs. ����Ӱҵ had the only successful proposal from the Northeast among seven winners nationally announced by the NSF today. “For decades, NSF has worked to provide members of communities traditionally

Nucleosides are fundamental building blocks of genetic material which makes them attractive for a number of biologically relevant applications and as potential pharmaceuticals. At ����Ӱҵ, scientists are developing facile methods for modifying nucleoside structures to make chemical processes more efficient. Mahesh Lakshman, professor in City College’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, leads a team that has developed easy access to relatively complex nucleoside analogues. They have devised a carbon-nitrogen bond forming strategy leading to new nucleoside analogues

����Ӱҵ is ranked #6 in the nation by Victory Media in its 2018 Military Friendly® Schools survey. ����Ӱҵ’s ranking is in the “large public” category. The survey is the longest-running most comprehensive review of college and university investments in serving military and veteran students. “Our 2018 Military Friendly® Schools list is more exclusive than ever, and covers institutions offering certificate programs to doctoral degrees,” said Victory Media. More than 1,600 schools completed the survey. Some 130 former servicemen and women are enrolled at ����Ӱҵ, according to

As the #metoo conversation continues, another group of victims is being recognized: men. A recently published paper in the American Journal of Men’s Health shows that some men who have experienced sexual violence are hesitant to speak out or seek help. The lead author of the study is Martina Delle Donne, a visiting researcher in the lab of Victoria Frye, associate medical professor in the Community Health and Social Medicine Department, at the CUNY School of Medicine at ����Ӱҵ. This research aims to fill the gap in the literature and better understand how men, both

The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York is celebrating the work of faculty artists in an exhibition of five distinct and inspired points of view that illustrate the dynamic relationship between art and architecture. The unique display of faculty fine arts opens Dec. 21 and features works by: Daniel Hauben, celebrated for his deep explorations into urban landscape, has been painting along Bronx streets, parks, and from windows and rooftops for nearly 30 years. Irma Ostroff’s paintings, in vibrant color, are abstract and geometric, subtly influenced by

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers can point to numerous advances -- most of which have benefitted industry and society -- by its members since its inception in 1908. In their latest pioneering move, AIChE members elected Rosemarie D. Wesson, associate dean for research in City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering, the organization’s first ever female treasurer. She begins a three-year term in 2018. AIChE is a professional society of more than 53,000 chemical engineers in 110 countries. Its members work in corporations, universities and government using their knowledge

One day soon your camera phone lens could be even thinner and flatter. Satellites could be smaller. Your laptop could stay cooler and your battery last longer. Diseases could be detected earlier. All thanks to breakthroughs in topological photonics research being done by a team of researchers led by Alex Khanikaev, associate professor in the Grove School of Engineering at ����Ӱҵ. Khanikaev’s photonics work in metamaterials – specifically in 3D optical circuitry – has just been recognized by the Optical Society of America as one of the 30 most important breakthroughs in

Research at ����Ӱҵ shows that cancer imaging can be simplified by a photonic process utilizing molecules derived from horse chestnuts. The study with potential to better detect the presence of cancer is led by George John, professor in City College’s Division of Science, in collaboration with Jan Grimm, a physician scientist at Sloan Kettering Institute who is also affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College. The team has developed a radiation responsive esculin-derived molecular gel, that is both scintillating and fluorescent

����Ӱҵ’s Graduate Program in Educational Theatre is collaborating with PS 161 for a presentation of “Annie Jr.” This is the seventh co-production with the Harlem-based school. Candidates in the graduate program, directed by Jennifer Katona, provide technical theatre support as students from PS 161’s drama club prepare for the performance. The showcase is part of the Fundamentals of Teaching Technical Theatre course taught by adjunct instructor Paul Brewster and supported by the partnership with the Roundabout Theatre Company. The PS 161 middle school students have been

Since 2001, support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is credited for guiding more than a dozen talented City College of New York students from traditionally underrepresented groups to PhDs in the humanities and social sciences. With 17 more Mellon Mays Fellows from City College currently in doctoral programs, a new $70,000 one-year grant to ����Ӱҵ brings this funding to approximately $2 million. Beneficiaries of this support include René Cordero and Vannessa Velez, both recently accepted to PhD programs in history at Brown and Stanford universities, respectively. Like their peers and