Not only are blacks and Latinos disproportionately charged with marijuana possession in >>
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Dr. Scott E. Evenbeck, a professor of psychology and dean of University College at Indiana >>
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CUNY Helps To Rebuild Haiti
There are about 6,000 students of Haitian descent attending CUNY colleges, so when an earthquake rocked the island in January, the crisis hit close to home. Citizenship Now! a project founded 13
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Women Scientists Break Boundaries
When Lesley Davenport examines the structures in DNA at the ends of chromosomes, she sees a weapon against cancer. In the toxic venom of marine organisms, Mande Holford sees future disease-fighting
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Brooklyn Grads Give Generously
Brooklyn College was the place where Leonard and Claire Tow met in the 1950s and after a prosperous life in business, the couple now has an enduring legacy at the college. Through their Tow
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Academic Commons Provides Facebook for Faculty
The University’s new Academic Commons website is a social networking tool that’s offering faculty, administrators and graduate students another approach to solve problems, collaborate on projects and
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Textbook Example Helps Students
The cost of textbooks – which runs between $700 and $1,000 – is especially hard for CUNY students where 38 percent come from families with household incomes of less than $20,000. A $2 million
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CUNY, London Study Obesity
A report on childhood obesity conducted by the University with London Metropolitan University is different than others because it doesn't simply identify the causes and possible solutions but calls
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MFA Writing Programs Booming
MFA creative writing programs at CUNY are getting more applications than ever, despite the cutbacks in the publishing industry. The University has MFA programs in creative writing at Hunter, City,
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"Craft" Class Provides Surprises
Craft writing classes that are part of CUNY's four MFA programs allow students to read their work for critiques and also study the work of established, published writers. "This is a class in poetic
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For Teachers, It's a Joyful Balance
What do writing teachers at CUNY look for in students? Tom Sleigh, Hunter's senior poet and program director of the MFA program in creative writing, says he seeks students who want to write for the
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Success Started on a Doorstep
Arlie Petters has a successful career in mathematical physics that has led to an endowed chair at Duke University and a triple appointment in the math and physics departments. He has also devoted
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AIA Guide Balances the Old, New
Fran Leadon and his City College architecture students photographed over 6,000 buildings over the course of a year that will go into the fifth edition of the AIA Guide to New York City. The guide,
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A Music Fan Finds His Muse
As a kid, Gary Giddins listened to the music of his generation - mostly popular artists like Little Richard, Jackie Wilson and Chuck Berry. But at 15, he took a trip to New Orleans where he found
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Private, Public Money Propels Research
Brooklyn College, City Tech, The College of Staten Island, York College and Hunter are just a few of the colleges and professional schools that received money last year from government agencies,
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Documenting the Odyssey
Focusing on one ethnic group's U.S. climb from persecution to prominence, a film by two more-recent immigrants reveals struggles and paradoxes of newcomers everywhere. Suma Kurien and her director
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Mapping Center Helps Census Count
Census takers in New York City have a daunting job. Neighborhoods crowded with multi-family houses and apartment buildings can make it had to count every resident.
To help with the task, The
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John Jay Student Interns at White House
Many college juniors dream of spending a semester abroad, but for Crystal Ferguson, Washington D.C. was a better fit. The John Jay College of Criminal Justice student snagged an internship at the
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The University's Winning Graduates
A Colin Powell Fellowship winner who wants to help solve national and world issues. A National Science Foundation Research Fellow who develops "intelligent" robots. A Fulbright Fellowship recipient
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Recognizing Faculty Achievement
The University's renowned faculty win awards for their scholarly research as well as grants that enable them to pursue studies or teach at specialized institutes abroad. Millions of dollars in
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Streamlining Students' Paths
With 2010 fall enrollment expected to climb to nearly 267,000 -- a 3 percent increase from last fall -- the University is taking forceful new steps to maintain rigorous academic standards and enhance
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Mets Count on Him for Top Players
Hunter College instructor Benjamin Baumer is also a player in an emerging field that uses statistical methods to give a fuller picture of ball players' skills and performance. "It's actually two
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The Bard Scores on Broadway
Broadway's affinity for Shakespeare is richly explored by Hunter College professor emerita Irene Dash in her new book, Shakespeare and the American Musical (Indiana University Press), which focuses
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Giant Leaps for the Home Team
Arrangements with professional and semi-pro sports venues, including the National Tennis Center and Icahn Stadium, have at long last transported University teams from bleak sandlots to fields of
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Milestones To Medical School
Sherine Crawford's dream is to go to medical school. The Medgar Evers College senior hatched the plan years ago after watching her younger sister struggle with a congenital heart defect. "Shauna
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The Race for a Better Battery
At the CUNY Energy Institute, scientists from around the University are working to develop a generation of 21st-century super batteries - powerful packages of electrochemical energy that could help
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