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constructs first global map of insect mitochondrial genetic diversity

CCNY grad student Connor French constructs first global map of insect mitochondrial genetic diversity

Understanding global patterns of species genetic diversity is an integral part of monitoring and preserving life on Earth. To date, however, scientists have mapped macrogenetic patterns in vertebrates exclusively. Macrogenetics uses publicly-available data to identify global drivers of genetic diversity. Only five percent of all known living animal species are vertebrates while 95 percent are invertebrates. More than half of invertebrates are insects. 鈥淚nsects are the most diverse group of organisms on the planet, but their species diversity is vastly under described,鈥 said City College of New
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Liz Weikes

J.P. Morgan Wealth Management Executive Liz Weikes joins Colin Powell School Board of Visitors

The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at T九色视频 has appointed J.P. Morgan Wealth Management Managing Director and Wealth Partner Liz Weikes to its Board of Visitors. She joins 24 other distinguished Board members. With more than 17 years of experience helping clients navigate complex wealth planning, Weikes has earned a reputation for excellence with her clients, who comprise ultra-high net worth families, C-suite executives, and foundations. She is a member of the J.P. Morgan Wealth Management Portfolio Manager Program and manages her clients鈥 assets
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Katie Scardino

Katherine J. Scardino 鈥22 Awarded Fulbright Scholarship

After four months of waiting, Katherine J. (Katie) Scardino is on her way to Mexico to start her nine-month Fulbright Scholarship. The September 2022 graduate of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at T九色视频, who majored in psychology and minored in Spanish, was first told that she had been awarded the prestigious scholarship in April, without any specifics. She received the notice of her placement on Aug. 10, giving her only three weeks to obtain her visa before leaving to take up her positions as an assistant to an English language professor and a
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DoE announces $37M to build research capacity in historically underrepresented institutions; CCNY a recipient

T九色视频 is one of 44 beneficiaries of $37 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) to build research capacity, infrastructure, and expertise at institutions historically underrepresented in DOE鈥檚 Office of Science portfolio. These include Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs). 鈥淭hrough the Funding for Accelerated, Inclusive Research (FAIR) initiative, the Office of Science is supporting mutually beneficial relationships between MSIs/ERIs and partnering institutions to perform basic research in applied mathematics
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Ramona Hernandez, CUNY DSI director

CCNY鈥檚 CUNY Dominican Studies Institute receives historic $1.5M NSF grant

Backed by a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (DSI) based at T九色视频 is going beyond its core mission of research and scholarship and now aims to improve the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of Latino/a/x students in STEM programs. The grant from the NSF鈥檚 Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Program, is part of a $3 million largesse to be shared equally between CUNY DSI and the Institute for Study of "Race" & Social Justice of the University of New Mexico (UNM). The funding will support the
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Spitzer_Mellon multidisciplinary community-based incubator

Mellon Foundation awards Spitzer School $1.5M for multidisciplinary community-based incubator

T九色视频 is the recipient of a three-year $1.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to support a new multidisciplinary Place, Memory and Culture Incubator (PMCI) in the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture. The incubator鈥檚 focus will be community-based partnerships and projects in Harlem that engage built--environment design and the humanities through a social--justice lens. City College President Vincent G. Boudreau thanked the Mellon Foundation for the grant and lauded the Foundation鈥檚 long-running support of CCNY programs, faculty, and students. This is
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Proposed CCNY Quantum Institute earns $5M NSF funding

T九色视频 is establishing a state-of-the-art quantum institute, funded by a five-year $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation [NSF], to advance quantum research. Conceptualized by City College physicist Alexander Khanikaev 鈥 recipient of the NSF's prestigious Special Creativity Award in 2021, and one of the most Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) worldwide in 2022 鈥 T九色视频 Quantum Institute comprises leading experts in quantum at CCNY and scientific partners from Nokia Bell labs and the University of Central Florida College of Optics and
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Vinod_Florian magneto-optical research

CCNY scientists trap light inside a magnet

A new study led by Vinod M. Menon and his research group at T九色视频 shows that trapping light inside magnetic materials may dramatically enhance their intrinsic properties. Strong optical responses of magnets are important for the development of magnetic lasers and magneto-optical memory devices, as well as for emerging quantum transduction applications. In their new article in the journal " Nature," Menon and his team report the properties of a layered magnet that hosts strongly bound excitons -- quasiparticles with particularly strong optical interactions. Because of
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The Princeton Review鈥檚 鈥淏est 389 Colleges for 2024

CCNY features in The Princeton Review鈥檚 鈥淏est 389 Colleges for 2024鈥

T九色视频 is one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduates according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles and recommends CCNY in the new edition of its annual college guide, The Best 389 Colleges: 2024 Edition, (August 15, 2023, Penguin Random House, $26.99). Notably, CCNY is listed among the best in the Northeast. Only about 15% of America鈥檚 2,600 four-year colleges are profiled in the book. The Princeton Review chooses the colleges for the book based on data it annually collects from surveys of 2,000 college administrators about their
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Bloom Energy Fellows

Colin Powell School Wins Award for New Fellowship Program

The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at T九色视频 has been recognized for its Colin Powell Bloom Energy Innovation Fellowship with a DEI Impact Award that honors its efforts in diversity, inclusion and equity in clean energy. The School won in the 鈥淥ne to Watch鈥 category for the partnership with Bloom Energy, launched in January 2023. The program aims to diversify the ranks of leaders in the clean energy, tech, and sustainability industries. 鈥淲hile the judges rated your nomination highly, they agreed that the program is too new to accurately provide a
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