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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 about the Task Force and report.)
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.
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.
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 Satellite Data
Nina Bannett (English) $4,512, Following Her Footsteps: U.S. Women Writers, Walking, and Feminism
Allison Berkoy (Entertainment Tech) $3,500, Human-machine Performances: the boundaries and etiquette of human computer interaction within physical-digital environments
Oleg Berman (Physics) $6,000, Plasmons in the gauge fields in two-dimensional materials
(more…)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 Technology. One of the articles was also picked to be published for dental audiences in Inside Dentistry with the addition of the quiz with 2 hours professional CE credits. These articles reach audiences across dentistry, dental hygiene, and dental laboratory technology professions.
Nazanin Hedayat Munroe (Business, Director Textile Technology) is giving a book talk with the CUNY Academy of Humanities and Sciences on Friday, March 8 at 11am for the publication of her edited anthology Skilled Immigrants in the Textile and Fashion Industries: Stories from a Globe-Spanning History (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024). With contributions from leading experts, this collection presents original research on the skills brought by immigrant communities to the textile and fashion industries in Asia and the Islamic World, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Read details on the March 8 event here. (Discount code: GLR AR9 for US buyers)
Read more news about our colleagues on the City Tech News feed, including, this month:
Illya Azaroff (Architectural Technology)
Ashwani Bedi and Ramsey Dabby (Architectural Technology)
Mark Chiusano (English)
Marissa Moran (Law & Paralegal Studies)
Denise Sutton (Business)
Michelle Todd (Construction Management & Civil Engineering Technology)
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 (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 (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.
