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CCNY Student Project Inspires New Open Space in Harlem

Garden, Play Area Replace Weeds in W. 140th Street LotA City College of New York (CCNY) graduate student’s capstone project has led to the creation of new community space for residents of two buildings in central Harlem.  Two adjacent empty lots on W. 140th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Malcolm X Boulevards are being transformed into a garden and play area thanks to the initiative of Dawn Mikkelson, who earned her Master of Public Administration degree in May, and her mentor, Dr. Jean Krasno. “This began as a theoretical idea,” said Ms. Mikkelson.  “I never anticipated we

CCNY-Led Team Develops Non-Toxic Oil Recovery Agent

Could Have Applications to Gulf of Mexico SpillA team of chemists led by Dr. George John , Associate Professor at The City College of New York (CCNY), have developed a non-toxic, recyclable agent that can solidify oil on salt water so that it can be scooped up like the fat that forms on the top of a pot of chilled chicken soup. The agent could potentially be used to recover oil lost in the British Petroleum (BP) spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Professor John said. In the laboratory, Professor John and colleagues added a sugar compound mixed in alcohol to

Grove School Students Win Intelligent Ground Vehicle Design Competition

http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/advancement/news/Grove-School-Students-Win-Intelligent-Ground-Vehicle-Design-Competition.cfmA five-member team of students in the Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY) took first place in the design category in the 18th annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC).  The event, in which 58 teams from six countries qualified to compete, was held June 4 – 7 at Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Mich. “We’re very proud of this achievement, especially since robotics is one of our key research areas,” said Dr. Joseph Barba,

Mayor Of Japanese City Leads Pilgrimage To CCNY

Delegation from Shimoda to Honor Townsend Harris July 14http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/advancement/news/Mayor-Of-Japanese-City-Leads-Pilgrimage-To-CCNY.cfm Hon. Naoki Ishii, Mayor of Shimoda, Japan, will lead a 14-member delegation on a pilgrimage to The City College of New York (CCNY) July 14 to honor CCNY’s founder Townsend Harris, who opened the first U.S. consulate in Japan. The party will be the 24th delegation from Shimoda to visit CCNY to pay homage to Mr. Harris, who founded the College as The Free Academy in 1847.  The visit coincides with the 150th anniversary of the visit of the

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