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Mon November 10 2008
Nancy G. Siraisi, Hunter College's distinguished professor emeritus of history, is one of 25 recipients of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foun...
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Nancy G. Siraisi, Hunter College's distinguished professor emeritus of history, is one of 25 recipients of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's prestigious "genius awards," presented
annually to individuals for their creativity and contributions to their fields of work. Dr. Siraisi, who received her Ph.D in history from the Graduate Center in 1970, is an historian of medicine,
focus...
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Nancy G. Siraisi, Hunter College's distinguished professor emeritus of history, is one of 25 recipients of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's prestigious "genius awards," presented
annually to individuals for their creativity and contributions to their fields of work. Dr. Siraisi, who received her Ph.D in history from the Graduate Center in 1970, is an historian of medicine,
focusing on the Renaissance. “It’s a wonderful expression of confidence in my work and a great encouragement (for me) to go on doing it,” she said of the award, which comes with a
$500,000 cash prize. A history professor at Hunter and The Graduate Center for more than three decades, Dr. Siraisi, 76, who retired from teaching in 2003, discusses her research and how CUNY shaped
her academic career. Listen Now
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Mon November 10 2008
A quotidian celebration of life in the city, the "City Life" calendar and companion website, www.cunyedu/citylife, is the newest calendar from a uniqu...
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A quotidian celebration of life in the city, the "City Life" calendar and companion website, www.cunyedu/citylife, is the newest calendar from a unique partnership between the LaGuardia and Wagner
Archives at LaGuardia Community College and The New York Times Photo Archives. The calendar explores the distinctive housing, parks and neighborhoods of major American cities. “We’re
trying t...
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A quotidian celebration of life in the city, the "City Life" calendar and companion website, www.cunyedu/citylife, is the newest calendar from a unique partnership between the LaGuardia and Wagner
Archives at LaGuardia Community College and The New York Times Photo Archives. The calendar explores the distinctive housing, parks and neighborhoods of major American cities. “We’re
trying to bring history to life,” said Steven Levine, who headed the research team at the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives. Under the auspices of the CUNY/New York Times Knowledge Network, the
archive has also released "Nation of Immigrants," a special curriculum for high school and college students. Listen Now
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Mon November 10 2008
Richard Perez, research professor at the State University of New York at Albany on the financial benefits of solar energy, Sanjoy Banerjee, Director o...
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Richard Perez, research professor at the State University of New York at Albany on the financial benefits of solar energy, Sanjoy Banerjee, Director of the Energy Institute at the City College of New
York, on storing solar and wind power with rechargeable batteries and Brian Dolan of Intellidyne, LLC on energy-saving applications for commercial and residential climate control systems. Featured
Gre...
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Richard Perez, research professor at the State University of New York at Albany on the financial benefits of solar energy, Sanjoy Banerjee, Director of the Energy Institute at the City College of New
York, on storing solar and wind power with rechargeable batteries and Brian Dolan of Intellidyne, LLC on energy-saving applications for commercial and residential climate control systems. Featured
Green Artists: Richard Thron, The Classic. Listen Now
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Tue November 04 2008
Set in the middle of the Jazz Age, the infamous Leopold and Loeb murder case had all the elements of a true-crime thriller. In his acclaimed book, "Fo...
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Set in the middle of the Jazz Age, the infamous Leopold and Loeb murder case had all the elements of a true-crime thriller. In his acclaimed book, "For The Thrill Of It: Leopold, Loeb and the Murder
that Shocked Chicago," Simon Baatz sheds new light on the brutal murder of a 14-year-old boy by two privileged and brilliant young men. Baatz, an associate professor of history at John Jay College of
C...
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Set in the middle of the Jazz Age, the infamous Leopold and Loeb murder case had all the elements of a true-crime thriller. In his acclaimed book, "For The Thrill Of It: Leopold, Loeb and the Murder
that Shocked Chicago," Simon Baatz sheds new light on the brutal murder of a 14-year-old boy by two privileged and brilliant young men. Baatz, an associate professor of history at John Jay College of
Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center, breathes life back into the personalities in the case, including legendary defense lawyer Clarence Darrow. "It was really my background in the history of
science that persuaded me that this was a book that needed to be written," says Baatz, who has a Ph.D. in history of medicine from the University of Pennsylvania. "I knew that it would be very
complicated and intricate, as well as fascinating. It turned out to be both." Listen Now
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Mon November 03 2008
Standing committee meeting of the Board of Trustees, Committee on Student Affairs and Special Programs, Monday, November 3, 2008. Download
Standing committee meeting of the Board of Trustees, Committee on Student Affairs and Special Programs, Monday, November 3, 2008. Download
Standing committee meeting of the Board of Trustees, Committee on Student Affairs and Special Programs, Monday, November 3, 2008. Download
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