Brooklyn, NY — The International Press Association of New York on October 27 honored Brooklyn College journalism student Claudio Cabrera with a third place award for a story he did on a social, immigration or racial issue while working last winter as an intern for the Amsterdam News.
The story, titled “Punishing Phone Call Tax for [...]
New York music lovers can escape the din of midtown Manhattan with a new series of free lunchtime concerts presented by the CUNY Graduate Center’s doctoral program in music. The concerts feature classical and contemporary works performed by accomplished professional musicians in the Elebash Recital Hall, a warm, intimate space with state-of-the-art acoustics. [...]
Brooklyn, NY — “500 years ago, Shang Tsung was banished to the Earth realm. With the aid of Goro, he was to unbalance the furies and doom the planet to a chaotic existence” Now, Shang Tsung and the rest of the characters from Mortal Kombat are back, accompanied by a classical guitar soundtrack!
Guitarists Hindman and [...]
Long Island City, NY—With an estimated one million adults and children in New York City suffering from asthma, LaGuardia Community College is taking the lead in addressing this serious health issue by conducting a major asthma home assessment and prevention project in Queens and Parkchester in the Bronx.
Through a $248,000 three-year Environmental Protection Administration grant, [...]
Thursday November 2, 2006
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138th @ Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031
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The Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) is designed to increase retention among minority and economically disadvantaged students traditionally underrepresented in the science and allied health professions which lead to licensure. Funded by the New York State Education Department, BMCC is one of three community colleges in CUNY awarded this grant.
“We are [...]
The Bronx, NY. October 27, 2006 . Today, Congressman Jose E. Serrano presented Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College with two flags that flew into space on NASA shuttle missions. Serrano requested that NASA carry these flags–one from Puerto Rico and the other from the Dominican Republic–as symbols of gratitude for the immense [...]
FLUSHING, NY, October 25, 2006 — According to a report in the October 26, 2006 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, lung cancer can be detected at its very earliest stage in 85 percent of patients using annual low-dose CT screening. When this is followed by prompt surgical removal, the 10-year survival rate [...]
Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn College will present two performances of the play AmericanBlackout, a journey through a modern labyrinth of ethnicity, sexuality and individuality on Thursday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, November 11 at 5 p.m. in the Levenson Recital Hall.
“This piece is my reflection on the experience of existing as a gay [...]
Brooklyn, NY — October 25, 2006 — When Tennessee Williams’ Suddenly Last Summer premiered off-Broadway in 1958, audiences were shocked by its “verbal violence” — and the homosexuality, pedophilia, cannibalism and mental illness portrayed in the story.
But, according to Dr. Annette Saddik, an authority on Williams who is associate professor of English at New York [...]
