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" Nueva York ," CUNY TV's Spanish-language cultural series created and produced by City College film Professor Jerry Carlson , won two New York Emmy Awards at the 57th Annual Awards Ceremony at the Marriot Marquis March 30. The members of the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recognized the show for the fifth time as the Best Magazine Program. Now in its 10th season, "Nueva York" was also honored for Craft Specialty: Musical Composition / Arrangement. The winning piece was Tyrik Washington's composition for the "Pamela Gonzales" episode, which aired in

����Ӱҵ Department of Physics presents two public lectures April 9 and 10: The Mark Zemansky Lecture, 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, in Room 95, Shepard Hall, by Dr. Steven E. Koonin, director, Center for Urban Science and Progress, New York University. The Herman Z. Cummins Lecture, 4 p.m. Thursday, April 10, in Room 418N, Marshak Science Center, by Dr. Albert Libchaber, Detlev W. Bronk Professor, Laboratory of Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Rockefeller University. About the Mark Zemansky Lecture Dr. Koonin will speak on “The Promise of Urban Science.” With 70 percent

Dr. Rosemarie D. Wesson , program director for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Chemical and Biological Separations program will be the keynote speaker at ����Ӱҵ's Women in Engineering Luncheon, Thursday, April 10. "Dr. Wesson has enjoyed a distinguished and multifaceted career in chemical engineering. Few are more deserving than her to inspire women in our field," said Dr. Gilda Barabino , Dean of the Grove School. The luncheon, co-sponsored by the Grove School of Engineering Dean's Office and Society of Women Engineers chapter, is by invitation only. In addition to

A mentoring program launched by ����Ӱҵ 's student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is off to a flying start after winning a $1,500 Diversity Action Grant from the Society's metropolitan section. "The grant will be used in the development of our mentoring program, which was created to help with retention in the mechanical engineering department," said club president Nathali Bertran. "Because ����Ӱҵ is a school with a large population of minority students, some of whom lack knowledge of how the professional engineering world works, we wanted to

Journalist/actress inaugurates lecture series organized by YES (Youth Engaged Society) Jessica Abo will be the inaugural speaker for a lecture series on giving back launched by a new City College of New York student organization known as "YES" ( Youth Engaged Society ). Ms. Abo has worked at NY1 News as an anchor and reporter. The event, which is free and open to the public, take places 12 noon, Wednesday, April 2, in Room 107, Shepard Hall, on the City College campus. ����Ӱҵ senior Oluwadamisi (Kay) Atanda organized YES as a non-profit organization to encourage volunteerism among City College

Doctor of Fine Arts to actress Lillias White; Doctor of Humane Letters to retail executive Millard Drexler; Doctor of Science to Transportation Deputy Commissioner Henry Perahia ����Ӱҵ today announced it will award honorary degrees at its 168th Commencement Exercises, May 30, to three distinguished New Yorkers in recognition of their professional accomplishments. The three recipients are: Lillias White, Award-winning actress and singer; Retail executive Millard "Mickey" Drexler, and New York City Deputy Commissioner of Transportation Henry D. Perahia. Ms. White and Mr

William Kentridge to discuss his work, currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with Princeton University Professor D. Graham Burnett What happens when art enters into dialogue with the history of science? Find out when the eminent South African artist William Kentridge meets Princeton University science historian Dr. D. Graham Burnett 5 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in Room 95, Shepard Hall. The event is part of City College’s year-long “Science and Society” lecture series . The pair will discuss Mr. Kentridge’s installation, “The Refusal of Time,” currently on view at The Metropolitan Museum

All-day event hosted by City College Council for Inclusive Excellence Friday, April 11, in the Great Hall of Shepard Hall The City College Council for Inclusive Excellence hosts a symposium on “Creating a Culture of Faculty Inclusive Excellence” 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, in the Great Hall of Shepard Hall on the City College campus. Harvard Law School Professor Lani Guinier and Dr. Derald Wing Sue , professor of psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, are the keynote speakers. The event will also feature: A workshop on “Searching for Excellence and Diversity.” Panels

Aracelis Girmay and Elana Bell are featured guest poets Award-winning poets Aracelis Girmay and Elana Bell will be the featured guest poets for the 42nd annual City College Poetry Festival , presented by the City College Poetry Outreach Center . The all-day, all-verse event runs 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 9, in Theater B of Aaron Davis Hall, 135th Street and Convent Avenue on the ����Ӱҵ campus. Dubbed “the Woodstock of the Spoken Word,” the festival has become New York’s longest-running poetry celebration. "The City College Poetry Festival is the democratic voice of poetry in New York City

UN investigator Juan E. Mendez, International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo, headline panels March 27, April 2 ����Ӱҵ Human Rights Forum will host two leaders in the global fight to stem crimes against humanity: Juan E. Mendez, March 27, and Luis Moreno Ocampo, April 2. Setting the stage for the talks will be a screening on March 27 of the documentary “Watchers of the Sky.” Mr. Mendez, the United Nations special rapporteur on torture and other inhuman punishment will appear with Amrit Singh, senior legal officer for the National Security and