Following the news of his second prestigious commission from the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress, Associate Professor of Music Jason Eckardt shows little sign of slowing down. In fact, his newest piece, a six-minute composition titled “to be held…” performed by violinist and singer Wendy Richman, incorporates a novel twist — Richman must compete against herself via an electronically manipulated prerecorded performance.
Senior Catherine W. Chan has been selected as a 2012 recipient of CUNY’s Jonas E. Salk Scholarship, an award given annually to eight students who have the potential to make significant contributions to medical research. The scholars are selected by a panel of distinguished physicians — all Salk alumni — based on the quality of their research, academic excellence and recommendations by professors and mentors.
On April 30, Barry Salzberg ’74, the CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohamatsu Ltd., one of the four largest international accountancy firms in the world, returned to his alma mater to discuss the career path that has led to his incredible success.
Twenty honors students were selected from among thousands of submissions to present papers at two important research conferences: the 2012 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, which took place in Ogden, Utah, and the 2012 Northeast Regional Honors Council Conference (NRHC), held in Baltimore.
Emma Eden Ramos, a creative writing major who transferred to Brooklyn College this semester, has already won over the publishing industry: So far, she has published a collection of poetry, a children’s novella and a novelette in an anthology for teens.
Two Brooklyn College students have been accepted to the prestigious Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship Program, which will give them the opportunity to participate in summer internships for the next three years and receive a stipend totaling $17,000.
Matt Vann ’11 is about to finish his nine-month stint in the prestigious NYC Urban Fellowship program, where he works at the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.
Major League Baseball has been absent from Brooklyn for 55 years. That was how long ago it was when Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley unceremoniously uprooted the beloved team from its Ebbets Field home in Flatbush and transplanted “dem Bums” to the dusty environs of Chavez Ravine outside Los Angeles. The move left Brooklyn Dodger fans with the bitter taste of betrayal in their mouths and earned the O’Malley family a seemingly unending stream of heated invective to this day.
Whitman Theater will rock on Friday, April 27, when the Lt. Dan Band, featuring actor Gary Sinise and his fellow bandmates, takes the stage at 7 p.m. for a live benefit concert.
Sabia Akbar’s hands trembled as she wrapped the blood pressure cuff around her patient’s arm. It was her first day serving in a rural clinic in Honduras as a member of Brooklyn College’s Global Medical Brigades. Along with the club’s 24 other members, Akbar was just beginning a four-week journey to bring health care and medical supplies to a needy outpost in a Third World country.
