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Recent CUNY SPH graduate Michael LeVasseur together with SPH faculty members Elizabeth Kelvin & /Nicholas Grosskopf publish on the association among bullying, identity and suicide attempt among New York City youth

May 20, 2013 | CUNY School of Public Health

Recent SPH graduate Michael LeVasseur, together with Hunter faculty member Elizabeth Kelvin and York College faculty member Nicholas, publishes: “Intersecting identities and the association between bullying and suicide attempt among New York City youths: results from the 2009 New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey” in the AJPH.  The authors found that the association between [...]

CUNY Begins National Search For J-School Dean

May 17, 2013 | The University

A national search has begun for a new academic leader for the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, which has emerged as one of the leading journalism schools in the country less than a decade after its founding, Chancellor Matthew Goldstein has announced.

Clips of the Week

May 17, 2013 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

A TV report by alum Walter Smith-Randolph was featured on "The Daily Show."

70′s-Era Physics Prediction Finally Confirmed

May 17, 2013 | City College

City College of New York Assistant Professor of Physics Cory Dean, who recently arrived from Columbia University where he was a post-doctoral researcher, and research teams from Columbia and three other institutions have definitively proven the existence of an effect known as Hofstadter’s Butterfly.

Welcome to “The Nabe”

May 16, 2013 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

The CUNY J-School is launching a new hyperlocal website, The Nabe, which is a successor to The Local, a blog started in 2009 by The New York Times.

Multi-Lingual Queens College Graduating Senior Receives Fulbright Scholarship to Teach English in South Korea

May 16, 2013 | Queens College

Madeline Yap, who will be graduating from Macaulay Honors College at Queens College on May 30, has received a Fulbright scholarship to teach English
in South Korea. She is the second QC Fulbright winner to receive this teaching assignment.

LA Times: Prof. Robson on Labeling Clothing Manufactured “Sweat-Free”

May 16, 2013 | CUNY School of Law

In an opinion piece for the Los Angeles Times, Distinguished Professor Ruthann Robson responds to a May 7 op-ed that called for consumers to support the workers who make our clothes, in the aftermath of a factory collapse in Bangladesh that killed more than 600 garment workers.

Dr C Mary Schooling and colleagues’ article featured in the American Journal of Epidemiology as “Editor’s choice”.

May 16, 2013 | CUNY School of Public Health

Dr C Mary Schooling and colleagues publish in the American Journal of Epidemiology: Mendelian randomization and estimation of treatment efficacy for chronic disease. This article, featured as “Editor’s choice” explains how the new analytic strategy of Mendelian randomization provides information complimentary to the ‘gold standard evidence’ from randomized controlled trials. Traditionally, randomized controlled trials assess [...]

CUNYAC Honors the Best and Brightest at Michael Steuerman Awards Dinner

May 16, 2013 | Sports

On Thursday, May 16, the City University of New York Athletic Conference celebrated the 2012-13 academic and athletic year with the 27th Annual Michael Steuerman Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner. Presented by Pepsi, the night was a tribute to our outsta…

Eight CUNY Students Named 2013 Salk Scholars

May 16, 2013 | The University

Eight outstanding City University of New York students – recognized for research on subjects including cancer, immunology, cardiovascular disease, genetics, neuroscience, autism spectrum disorder, nuclear physics and the physical interactions of dye molecules – have been awarded Jonas E. Salk Scholarships to study in the medical field in 2013, Chancellor Matthew Goldstein has announced.

MORE THAN 3,300 STUDENTS – AGES 19 TO 71 – SET TO SHINE AT JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRADUATION ON TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2013

May 16, 2013 | John Jay College of Criminal Justice

More than 3,300 students will become the newest John Jay alumni on May 28 when they receive their degrees in dual Commencement ceremonies. The College’s 48th annual Commencement will be held once again at the Jacob Javits Convention Center North, at 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM.

Baruch’s Pomo-Roman, CSI’s Anderson, and Baruch’s Buttar Take Home Major Awards

May 16, 2013 | Sports

The CUNY Athletic Conference and Municipal Credit Union are proud to announce the 2013 CUNYAC/MCU Baseball All-Stars. 2013 CUNYAC Champion CSI, took home Pitcher of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Sportsmanship while taking home seven First-Team spots…

Six Innovative and Emerging Leaders Receive Honors From Murphy Institute

May 16, 2013 | The University

The Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies at the CUNY School of Professional Studies has recognized six leaders who have distinguished themselves in the areas of social and economic justice. The six honorees will receive the 2013 Joseph S. Murphy Emerging Leaders Award at a reception inaugurating the Joseph S. Murphy Institute Scholarship for Diversity in Labor on May 16th in New York City.

Alyssa Lubrino Named Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year

May 16, 2013 | Sports

If there is a student-athlete face to CUNYAC, it is Alyssa Lubrino. As an athlete, a scholar, a leader, and a representative, this standout Bearcat has been everything that an outstanding student-athlete should be and then some.

A Video Tribute to Dean Stephen B. Shepard

May 16, 2013 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

The following video was shown at the Sixth Annual Awards for Excellence in Journalism as part of a tribute to Founding Dean Stephen B. Shepard,…

Videos: 2013 Awards for Excellence in Journalism

May 16, 2013 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Hear what Dean Stephen B. Shepard, the CUNY Chancellor, the New York Times Chairman, and alumni speakers had to say at the CUNY J-School’s 2013 Gala.