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Nomination is Fifth Since 2006 for ����Ӱҵ Film Students A five-minute short produced by Spanish filmmaker and Fulbright Scholar Alex Lora for an MFA class exercise is ����Ӱҵ’s latest finalist in the annual Student Academy Awards. Since 2006, five ����Ӱҵ student filmmakers were finalists in the competition, with three going on to win the silver medal. In addition, recent alumni have received Emmy Awards and won prizes at several festivals. One graduate, Zachary Borst, had a commercial he produced shown during Super Bowl XLVI as first prize in a competition sponsored by

����Ӱҵ-Based Center to Provide Continuous Development Support in Transportation Management and Technical Programs The Abu Dhabi Department of Transport (Abu Dhabi DoT) and The CUNY Institute for Transportation Systems (CUNY ITS) in the Grove School of Engineering at ����Ӱҵ, signed a Memorandum of Understanding Monday, June 4, 2012, aimed at providing continuous development support in areas of transport management and technical programs to targeted United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Abu Dhabi DoT students, executives and staff. The Abu Dhabi DoT’s responsibilities cover aviation

Team ‘VISTA Wearable’ Wins for Hands-Free System to Help Visually Impaired A hands-free system to help visually impaired people sense their surroundings won $50,000 for a team of five City College of New York students in the Second Annual Kaylie Prize for Entrepreneurship competition. The team, "VISTA Wearable," includes four senior computer engineering majors – Daniel Zuleta, Frank Palmer, Cindy Rodriguez, and Javier Montesino – and doctoral student in psychology, Lei Ai. Professor of Computer Science Zhigang Zhu advised the team. A judging panel of industry professionals selected the winning

Lisa Brandt and Julian Flores, members of ����Ӱҵ Class of 2012, and Alexa Mieses, a 2011 graduate, have been selected to receive the 2012 Jonas E. Salk Scholarship awarded by The City University of New York. The awards recognize the high ability and scholarship of students who plan careers in medicine and the biological sciences and who are judged likely to make significant contributions to medicine and research. They are selected on the basis of original research papers undertaken with prominent scientist/mentors. “Congratulations to Lisa, Julian, Alexa and the winners

����Ӱҵ announced today that Dr. Eric Weitz, an internationally recognized scholar of modern European history, has been appointed Dean of Humanities and the Arts and that Dr. Mary Erina Driscoll, currently chair of the Department of Administration, Leadership and Technology at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, will become Dean of the School of Education. ����Ӱҵ Provost Martin Moskovits announced the appointments. “Both Dr. Weitz and Dr. Driscoll are accomplished academics with outstanding track records in research and leadership,” said

Ever since he began making films eight years ago as a teen living in the suburbs of Tokyo, Yosuke Hosoi has dreamt of going to the Cannes Film Festival. Next week, ����Ӱҵ alumnus, who earned a BFA in film and video production in 2011, will fly to France today to fulfill that dream, exhibiting his thesis film, “Man of the House,” in the festival’s Short Film Corner. The festival runs May 16 – 27. “He’s been planning to do this for a few years,” said ����Ӱҵ Professor of Film Campbell Dalglish, who taught Yosuke in three classes. “He came in saying he wanted to do this and now

College to Confer Honorary Degrees on Suarez, soprano Kathleen Battle, philanthropist Harvey Kaylie, ’60EE, and Professor Emeritus Sheldon Weinbaum Ray Suarez, senior correspondent for “PBS NewsHour,” will be the guest speaker at ����Ӱҵ’s 166th Commencement Exercises, 10 a.m., Friday, June 1, on the ����Ӱҵ campus. Mr. Suarez will also receive the honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, Laws, from the College. In addition, ����Ӱҵ will confer honorary degrees on: operatic soprano Kathleen Battle, engineer and philanthropist Harvey Kaylie, ’60EE, and Distinguished Professor

Proceeds to Benefit New Ray Santos Scholarship Fund for City College Music Students An all-star tribute and benefit concert honoring Ray Santos, a living legend of the Mambo era and long-time leader of ����Ӱҵ’s Latin Band, will be presented 7 p.m. Monday, May 21 in the Marian Anderson Theatre of Aaron Davis Hall on the ����Ӱҵ campus. Proceeds from ticket sales will be used to support the newly formed Ray Santos Scholarship Fund to benefit City College music students. Among the performers scheduled to appear are Latin music greats: Candido Camero, Xiomara Laugart, Lalo

Harlem-Based Artist Known for Photographing West Indian Carnivals Captures Contemporary City Life on Film in “On a Roll” Ray A. Llanos, the Harlem-based visual artist best known for his lively and dynamic images of Carnival celebrations throughout the West Indies, will present his latest exhibition, “On A Roll,” in ����Ӱҵ’s Aaron Davis Hall Gallery, May 15 through June 23. “On A Roll” is a series of captivating and enduring photographs of contemporary life in New York and other cities. Llanos diverts from today’s digital age, where camera settings can be adjusted and

Researchers with City College-based Center Devise Method to Control Dendrite Formation in Safe, Low-Cost Zinc Anode Batteries The CUNY Energy Institute, which has been developing innovative low-cost batteries that are safe, non-toxic, and reliable with fast discharge rates and high energy densities, announced that it has built an operating prototype zinc anode battery system. The Institute said large-scale commercialization of the battery would start later this year. Zinc anode batteries offer an environmentally friendlier and less costly alternative to nickel cadmium batteries. In the longer