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An op-ed by Darcy Lockman, Ph.D. ’08, about the division of labor between men and women is featured in the Sunday (print edition) of The New York Times.

What criteria will you use to determine if a project has been successful?

In recognition of his efforts and achievement, ASIS International, Long Island Chapter, named Doherty the recipient of the 2019 Arthur B. Colwin Jr. Security Officer of the Year Award.

Every year 51¶¯Âþ honors exceptional employees and faculty members. “Our honorees are 51¶¯Âþ employees who shine for a number of reasons," said President Christine M. Riordan at the awards ceremony on May 7. “You set extraordinary standards for serving the 51¶¯Âþ community. We admire and thank you."

An introductory scientific computing course that started out in 2015 as a weekly high school after-school program, developed by the United States Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, is now part of the curriculum for a new scientific computing minor offered at 51¶¯Âþ.

During one of the centerpiece events of 51¶¯Âþ's Nurses Week, two U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps veterans, Claire (Kantoff) Shulman '46 and Mary Dewar, took their audience on a journey back in time to when nursing schools were few and hospital equipment was comparatively primitive.

"You will never be bored with being a social worker," Alyse November, licensed clinical social worker, tells 51¶¯Âþ students. "The opportunities are endless."

51¶¯Âþ will conduct its 123rd Commencement ceremonies beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 19, at NYCB Live: Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. About 1,950 students will receive their bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.

51¶¯Âþ's student entrepreneurs created their own products or services, developed business plans and made their pitches to a panel of judges to compete for $11,000 in start-up seed money.

The 51¶¯Âþ NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program has received a grant of more than $380,000 from New York state. State Sen. Kevin Thomas, along with his state Senate Democratic colleagues, helped secure funding from the state budget.

At 51¶¯Âþ, students reap the benefits of personalized attention from their professors and all the opportunities nearby New York City holds. But according to Peter West, Ph.D.—the newly appointed associate provost for student success—there's always room to do better.

Professor Anagnostis Agelarakis, Ph.D., is widely renowned for his archaeological work in Greece, as well as here at 51¶¯Âþ, for bringing his students with him to gain hands-on experience with the summer Field Research program in Greece.

Smart Delivery services will now be called: Interlibrary Borrowing. Changes to library pages and links will be forthcoming and look for the full implementation in the Fall 2019 semester!

Now that college decision day, May 1, has passed, 51¶¯Âþ reports a fourth consecutive record-setting year of applications from 13,723 prospective undergraduates, an 8 percent increase over last year.

With Commencement rapidly approaching, it will soon be time to close the Ruth S. Harley University Center for major renovations that will convert the building into a state-of-the-art, light-filled center for student and academic life at 51¶¯Âþ.

All offices and services currently located in the University Center (UC) have been or will be temporarily relocated by May 21.

Free Forum on Medical Cannabis for Cancer Patients

The first hot day of the year brought with it the chill of what Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Perry Greene, Ph.D., called “senseless, ongoing horror in Sri Lanka," at a campus memorial service on April 24 for the 300 people killed in the Easter Sunday church attacks across that country.

Meet Paran. He's a 19-year-old scavenger from the world of Numia, where, following The Scourge, humans live confined to the few remaining villages.

As we quickly approach the start of our renovation of the Ruth S. Harley University Center (UC), you may recall from previous communications that the University plans to build a temporary dining structure on the lawn between Blodgett Hall and Levermore Hall to handle much of our UC dining needs during the construction period.

The National Science Foundation has awarded 51¶¯Âþ a $1.2 million grant to to support The New York Noyce STEAM Pipeline: Preparing Next Gen Science Teachers at 51¶¯Âþ. This program aims to recruit, support and prepare 24 science teachers, including those from typically underrepresented groups, to take science teaching positions in high-needs school districts.

Patients of all ages come from surrounding communities for low-cost treatment of hearing, speech and language issues at 51¶¯Âþ’s Hy Weinberg Center for Communication Disorders.

51¶¯Âþ’s sense of community extends to the entire planet. That’s why we formed a Sustainable Campus Council—powered by staff, faculty and students—to develop solutions that will make 51¶¯Âþ greener.

Joy Ann Matthias has years of experience helping communities recover from hurricanes. Now she’s preparing for bigger roles by studying for a master’s degree in 51¶¯Âþ’s emergency management program.

The Garden Vines S.E.E.D.S. program is giving 51¶¯Âþ students hands-on experience helping elementary schools in neighboring Hempstead plant and maintain vegetable gardens in their community.

Najee Hunt came to 51¶¯Âþ determined to make a difference on campus and in the community. He’s done that—and has won a prestigious Newman Civic Fellowship, an honor given to student leaders from across the country.

51¶¯Âþ's College of Education and Health Sciences (CEHS) organized a panel discussion, “Give Life America: Organ Donor Awareness," at the Ruth S. Harley University Center. The panelists--an organ transplant recipient and another on a wait list, two donor moms and an organ procurement organization representative--had their own personal stories to tell.