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Dr. Susan L. Perkins, the Martin & Michele Cohen Dean of Science at ����Ӱҵ, is one of the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s new 2025 Fellows. Dating back to 1874, the honor is bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. The AAAS Council cited Perkins “for distinguished scientific contributions in the fields of evolutionary biology and parasitology as well as for advancing scientific knowledge in the public through education, outreach, and

The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at ����Ӱҵ announced that Eliot Spitzer, one-time governor and twice-elected attorney general of New York, has been given an honorary chair to the Dean’s Advisory Council of the school bearing his parents’ names. “I am delighted to welcome Eliot Spitzer to my Advisory Council,” said Marta Gutman, Spitzer School dean. “Like his parents, he brings a lifelong commitment to public education. As Mr. Spitzer told me, ‘Few things are more important than providing a public, low-cost education to those who want to learn, work, and move all of society

Longtime United Nations executive, international development expert, and educator Jafar Javan joins the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership as a Leader-in-Residence on April 1. As a Leader-in-Residence, Javan will mentor and advise students enrolled in the master’s degree program in international relations, and teach a course on “Leadership in Global Justice.” Javan will also work closely with Colin Powell School leadership on the Nelson Mandela Project for Social Change, which he conceived and helped to launch during his tenure as director of the United Nations Systems Staff

Since 1929, the New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA), an organization of water quality professionals, has served the public by promoting sustainable water quality management through science, education, and training. This year, it’s awarded ����Ӱҵ student chapter first place for outstanding performance among NYWEA college affiliates. Comprising some 40 undergraduate and graduate students in ����Ӱҵ’s Grove School of Engineering, the chapter was recognized at NYWEA’s 97th annual meeting in mid-Manhattan for its unrivaled approach to promoting knowledge about

Professionals from scientific and educational organizations shared their insights and experiences on a Science Engagement Career Panel, coordinated by the Science Learning and Public Engagement major in the School of Education at ����Ӱҵ. Displaying a photo of herself as a toddler on the beach, Marieke Bender, an environmental educator at the Battery Park City Authority, acknowledged growing up as a “huge nature nerd” who wanted to work outside, so she studied environmental science. Marrying her love of the outdoors with her interest in New York City history, Bender

����Ӱҵ celebrates Women’s History Month with a multitude of events including a movie screening and lectures. Below is a list of this year’s events. The J ewish Studies Program in the Division of Humanities and the Arts will host a screening of the documentary film “93Queen” on Tues., March 11 at 12:30 p.m. in the NAC, Room 5/202, and pizza will be served. For any questions, email Amy Kratka at akratka@ccny.cuny.edu . The Committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility at ����Ӱҵ's Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education presents "

For the third-year running, members of ����Ӱҵ’s STEM Institute are winners of the Congressional App Challenge in New York’s 13th District. The triumphant ����Ӱҵ team comprised (all 11th graders unless indicated]: • Aarush Kumar (Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics); • Jett Rosado (NYC Lab School; • Srinath Neelamagam (Townsend Harris High School); and • Trinity Parris (10th grader, Convent of the Sacred Heart). They designed the app EMTY to help users gain more control over their commute, hopefully making it faster. The quartet participated in last summer’s STEM

The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at ����Ӱҵ is pleased to announce the appointment of Marco Antonio Achón, global head of Corporate Banking, Santander Corporate & Investment Banking, as co-chair of the Colin Powell School Board of Visitors. He joins Linda Powell as co-chair of a Board of Visitors with 26 other distinguished members. “Since joining the Board of Visitors at my dad’s invitation in 2019, Marco Antonio Achón has become an extraordinary leader at the Colin Powell School,” said Powell. “He has deepened our partnership with Santander

Jessica Nolasco and Mouhamadou Dieng, two Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture students from ����Ӱҵ, won the 2024 Recipe for a Room competition, which was hosted by the AIANY Interiors Committee. The model-making contest—about building spatial, sculptural, miniature rooms—benefits Terra Firma, a New York City-based non-profit organization supporting newly arrived immigrant children and families in gaining access to quality healthcare and legal representation. The contest asked student competitors to create a safe, temporary, portable room for two displaced

Aimi Hamraie, the renowned designer, researcher and disability justice organizer, will deliver this year's Lewis Mumford Lecture at ����Ӱҵ on Thurs., March 13, 2025. The talk begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture's Sciame Auditorium and is entitled "Rethinking Livability.” The lecture is free and open to the public. Hamraie is associate professor of Medicine, Health, & Society at Vanderbilt University, and director of the Critical Design Lab, an international collaborative of disabled designers, artists, and researchers. Hamraie’s