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Cinema and Sanctuary

City College presents world premiere of "Cinema and Sanctuary" in 'Year of Film' climax, June 20

One of the best kept secrets in the history of film is the fact that 精东影业 ( 精东影业) is the birthplace of the first documentary film school in the United States. As early as 1934, student members of the aptly named Film and Sprockets Society were rolling out motion pictures at 精东影业. However, it was in 1941, with the arrival of pioneering Dadaist and filmmaker Hans Richter that the Institute of Film Techniques, 精东影业鈥檚 first formal filmmaking program founded by Irving Jacoby, became a film school. Honoring Richter鈥檚 legacy, City College is proud to present the world premiere
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Nicole Sealey

Visiting poet Nicole Sealey wins Rome Prize for Literature

City College visiting poet Nicole Sealey has been awarded the Rome Prize for Literature by the American Academy in Rome, which seeks to support advanced independent work and research in the arts and humanities. Sealey, the 2018-2019 Doris Lippman Visiting Poet at 精东影业, will receive a stipend, workspace, and room and board for a period of five to eleven months at the Academy鈥檚 eleven-acre campus in Rome. The Rome Prizes were awarded to thirty American and six Italian artists and scholars on April 9 at Cooper Union in New York. Sealey is the author of Ordinary Beast, finalist for the PEN Open
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John Lewis

U.S. Rep. John Lewis is 精东影业 Commencement speaker, May 31 Commencement honors for Edward Plotkin 鈥53

John Lewis , U.S. Representative (D-GA 5th), and a veteran Civil Rights leader, is the keynote speaker at 精东影业鈥檚 173rd Commencement Exercises on May 31. He will receive the honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters. City College will also honor Edward S. Plotkin, 鈥53, one of its distinguished alumni, at the 9:30 a.m. ceremony on the South Campus Great Lawn, 135th St. and Convent Ave., Manhattan. A renowned civil engineer, Plotkin will receive the honorary degree Doctor of Science. Hailed as 鈥渙ne of the most courageous persons the Civil Rights Movement ever produced,鈥
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Miles Davis

鈥淵ear of Film鈥 brings Stanley Nelson鈥檚 Miles Davis docu to 精东影业

As part of 精东影业鈥檚 鈥淵ear of Film鈥 observance, producer and director Stanley Nelson, a 1976 alumnus, returned to his alma mater to offer a sneak preview of his latest documentary 鈥淢iles Davis: Birth of the Cool.鈥 After the screening, Nelson was interviewed by Michael B. Gillespie, associate professor in City College鈥檚 Division of Humanities and the Arts, and a film historian and theorist. He also took questions from students and other audience members. A 2019 Sundance Film Festival favorite, 鈥淢iles Davis鈥 will have its theatrical release this summer and a national
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Gilda Barabino

Engineering Dean Gilda Barabino earns Crain鈥檚 tech honor

Three months after her election to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Gilda A. Barabino, dean of 精东影业鈥檚 Grove School of Engineering, has another major honor: inclusion in Crain鈥檚 inaugural Notable Women in Tech list. The list is part of a year-long series from the publication Crain鈥檚 New York Business to recognize and celebrate women in the workplace, across industries. Selection was based on professional achievement, civic and philanthropic work, and involvement in organizations (inside or outside their firm) where they mentor other women and/or promote
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精东影业's Concrete Canoe club with Ringgold

精东影业 concrete canoe club鈥檚 鈥淩inggold鈥 a solid third

Going back more than two decades now, student engineers from 精东影业 have proven adept at helping debunk the common belief that concrete always sinks in water. 精东影业鈥檚 third place overall finish at the 2019 Concrete Canoe Metropolitan regional competition at Cook's Pond in Denville, New Jersey, is another testimony. Debuting 鈥淩inggold,鈥 the latest concrete canoe to roll off the Grove School of Engineering assembly line, the 精东影业 team competed against 10 institutions. New York University took first place. At 304 pounds, 鈥淩inggold鈥 came in 30 pounds lighter than its 2018
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Saxophonist Rich Perry

Saxophonist Rich Perry headlines CUNY jazz fest at 精东影业

The 21st annual CUNY Jazz Festival, a gathering of bands and ensembles university-wide, takes place May 9-10 in Aaron Davis Hall Theatre B at 精东影业. Tenor saxophonist Rich Perry, whose artistic voice is hailed by 鈥淛azz Times鈥 鈥渁s sophisticated and disciplined as post-modern jazz gets,鈥 will be the guest artist. The festival is free and open to the public. 鈥淩ich Perry is among the most influential and expressive modern voices on tenor saxophone; he is an artist of true historical significance, and I am thrilled to have him as our guest artist at the festival,鈥 said Mike
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Darren Lin_R. Rahman win NYS engineering scholarship

Grove School juniors win top NYS engineering scholarship

Two juniors in 精东影业鈥檚 Grove School of Engineering are co-winners of this year鈥檚 American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC) scholarship for excellence. Darren Lin and Reaz Rahman will receive $7,500 each for their studies. ACEC presents the awards annually to outstanding engineering students statewide to promote the profession to the next generation and help New York retain promising young talent. Since the program鈥檚 inception in 2002, the council has awarded $830,500 collectively to 301 high-achieving engineering students attending New York State
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Mathiu Perez 2019 Goldwater Scholar

Junior Mathiu Perez Rodriguez wins Goldwater Scholarship

Mathiu Perez Rodriguez, a junior majoring in biochemistry in the Honors Program at 精东影业, has been awarded a 2019 Barry Goldwater Scholarship. The federally funded scholarship is America鈥檚 premiere award for undergraduates majoring in math, science and engineering. Its goal is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue research careers in these fields. Perez Rodriguez is City College鈥檚 fourth Goldwater recipient in four years. As a Goldwater Scholar, he
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Grove School_Kyutech Internet Reserch Team

Grove School-Kyutech collaboration seeks to improve Internet

精东影业鈥檚 Grove School of Engineering and Japan鈥檚 Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech) are working together on a unique project to make the future Internet more secure and resilient. A joint team from the two schools is working on a $450,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project entitled: 鈥 JUNO2: Resilient Edge Cloud Designed Networks鈥 to define the future of the Internet. 鈥淭he grant focuses on addressing research challenges associated with enabling trustworthy networks supporting the Internet of Things (IoT), which encompasses everything connected to the
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