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Louis Armstrong House & Archives Acquires World’s Foremost Private Collection of Armstrong Memorabilia

October 31st, 2005 | Queens College

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR:
Thursday, November 3, 2005
4 – 5 pm Media-only preview of Treasures from the Jack Bradley Collection
5 – 7 pm Exhibit opening and reception attended by many jazz VIPs
WHERE: Louis Armstrong House, 34-56 107th Street, Corona, Queens
WHAT: The Louis Armstrong House & Archives administered by Queens College is acquiring the Jack Bradley-Louis Armstrong Collection, [...]

NYC College of Technology/CUNY Offers AIDS Awareness Activities

October 31st, 2005 | New York City College of Technology

Brooklyn, NY — October 31, 2005 — New York City College of Technology, 300 Jay Street (at Tillary), Downtown Brooklyn, will host a month-long-plus series of events, from November 7 through December 16, to help bring the global dimensions of the HIV/AIDS pandemic home to the borough.
An estimated 40,000 HIV/AIDS infections will be reported [...]

YORK COLLEGE HOSTS DISASTER PREPAREDNESS FORUM

October 31st, 2005 | York College

MEDIA ALERT
Jamaica, NY, October, 2005
WHO: YORK COLLEGE, The City University of New York, hosts a breakfast reception and panel discussion
WHAT: Forum on Disaster Preparedness: Lessons for New York City from Katrina
WITH: York College President Marcia V. Keizs
Gregory W. Meeks, [...]

Fuels of the Future Touted On BCC Campus To Show New Transportation Potential in NYC

October 31st, 2005 | Bronx Community College

Bronx, NY – With drivers focused on skyrocketing oil prices and scientists calling for less atmospheric pollution, Bronx Community College’s Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) spotlighted alternative fuel technologies at a conference titled, “A Road to Energy Independence: New York City’s Alternative Transportation Future.”
“We want people who buy gasoline to understand that oil is [...]

Korean Artist Seongmin Ahn Explores Asian Ritual Through Mono.logue: Works on Paper

October 31st, 2005 | Queens College

FLUSHING, NY, October 31, 2005 – Mono.logue, an exhibition of works on paper by Seongmin Ahn, a Korean-born, New York-based artist, will be on view at the Queens College Art Center beginning Thursday, November 3. On that day, the public is invited to a free gallery talk by the artist from 5 to 6 pm. [...]

LaGuardia Community College Launches EPA-Sponsored Asthma Assessment & Prevention Project

October 28th, 2005 | LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY—To help reduce the number of adults and children suffering from asthma, LaGuardia Community College has launched an asthma assessment and prevention project in Queens and the Bronx that will have trained volunteers conduct home visits to families whose members suffer from this chronic disease.
The $248,000 two-year federal Environmental Protection Administration project, [...]

Intel’s Grove Gives $26 Million to CCNY’s School of Engineering

October 28th, 2005 | The University

Dr. Andrew S. Grove, a member of the City College Class of 1960 and a co-founder and former chairman of Intel Corp., the world’s leading producer of microchips, is donating $26 million to his alma mater, College President Gregory H. Williams has anounced.
City University of New York Chancellor Matthew Goldstein is recommending to the [...]

Queens College Students and Assemblyman Jimmy Meng to March Silently on Oct. 27 to Raise Awareness of Domestic Violence

October 27th, 2005 | Queens College

FLUSHING, N.Y., October 20, 2005 – Defining community in the broadest way, Queens College in conjunction with Assemblyman Jimmy K. Meng (D-Flushing) will hold a Domestic Violence Awareness Day on Thursday, October 27. “Walk With Me,” a silent march by students, faculty, staff, and the office of Assemblyman Jimmy Meng, will take place [...]

‘The Cold War at Home: 1945-1960′ Subject of City Tech November/December Library Exhibit

October 27th, 2005 | New York City College of Technology

November 11 roundtable discussion to feature Prof. K.A. Cuordileone,
author of ‘Manhood and American Political Culture in the Cold War’ –
Brooklyn, NY — October 27, 2005 — The Ursula C. Schwerin Library at New York City College of Technology/CUNY (City Tech) is hosting an exhibition, “The Cold War at Home: 1945-1960,” during November and December in [...]

CCNY President Gregory H. Williams Announces $26 Million Gift from Intel Co-Founder Andrew S. Grove, ’60

October 27th, 2005 | City College

NEW YORK, October 27, 2005 – The City College of New York (CCNY) announced today that Andrew S. Grove, a member of the Class of 1960 and a co-founder and former chairman of Intel Corp., the world’s leading producer of microchips, will donate $26 million to his alma mater, and that CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein [...]