Marissa Moran (Law & Paralegal) was appointed by the New York State Bar Association to a task force to explore Artificial Intelligence and the law. She is one of the main drafters and contributors of the recently published report including sections on Legal Profession Impact and the Evolution of AI and Generative AI. (Read more…
George Guida has published his tenth book, The Uniform
George Guida (English) has published his tenth book, The Uniform, a novel that explores inherited bigotry, fear and racism. It appeared on March 1st, 2024, from Guernica Editions and has already received rave reviews from both Kirkus Reviews and The Brooklyn Rail….
llya Azaroff is in the news as renowned leader
Illya Azaroff (Architectural Technology) is in the news as renowned leader in regenerative design and resilient planning strategies, commenting on Governor Hochul’s $8 Million of Awards To Advance Zero-Carbon Multifamily Buildings….
PSC-CUNY 55 Awardees 2024-2025
Enhanced Awards will be announced mid-May. Traditional A and B Awards follow: Viviana Acquaviva (Physics) $5,992, Improved evaluation methods for global climate models Alyssa Adomaitis (Business) $6,000, Dress and Identity: A Further Understanding of Intersectionality Theory Marzieh Azarderakhsh (CMCE) $3,499, Investigating the Impact of Climate Change on Water Quality through the Lens of Landsat Historical…
News & Kudos February 2024
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Renata Bundy and Khrystyna Vyprynyuk (Dental Hygiene) collaborated and were interviewed last year by Jason Mazda, an editor of major dental publications. This resulted in Jason’s article being published in the September/October 2023 issue of Inside Dental Hygiene, and two articles written by Professors Bundy and Vyprynyuk published in Inside Dental Hygiene and Inside Dental…
Laura Westengard has been awarded a $40,000 grant by CUNY’s LGBTQIA+ Consortium
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Laura Westengard (English) and Coordinator of the Gender & Sexuality Studies Academic Minor has been awarded a $40,000 grant by CUNY’s LGBTQIA+ Consortium to serve City Tech’s LGBTQIA+ students, faculty, and staff. Additional support for this grant was provided by LaGuardia Community College and the New York City Council LGBT and Queer Caucus….
Parvaneh Pourshariati is one of the main scholars featured in a newly-released documentary telling the story of Derbent
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Parvaneh Pourshariati (Social Science), Professor of History, is one of the main scholars featured in a newly-released documentary telling the story of Derbent, a 6th-century Persian fortress with a tumultuous past….
Rebecca Devers Mazumdar was named as City Tech’s 2022 – 2023 Teacher Recognition Awardee
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Rebecca Devers Mazumdar (English) was named as City Tech’s 2022 – 2023 Teacher Recognition Awardee at a ceremony and dinner in her honor in the Janet Lefler dining room on December 5th….
Carlo Alvaro recently published a paper on cultured meat in Nature, a British peer-reviewed scientific journal.
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Carlo Alvaro (Social Science), Adjunct Associate Professor of Philosophy, recently published a paper on cultured meat in Nature, a British peer-reviewed scientific journal. The paper, titled “A virtue-ethical approach to cultured meat,” discusses how the benefits of cultured meat fail to track our moral intuitions because they are focused on the practical aspect of cultured…
Lubie G. Alatriste gave a talk in December at the invitation of TESOL International Association
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Professor of English, Lubie G. Alatriste, gave a talk in December at the invitation of TESOL International Association under their Expert Series on the use of online resources in teaching college second language writers. This event was broadcast internationally with a large global audience. Read more. . ….