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salutetoscholars CUNY FACULTY AWARD RECIPIENTS A SPECIAL TRIBUTE CUNY Faculty Dream Makers More Than 1,000 Awards, Grants and Honors Andrew Grove’s American Dream Machine Page 2 Hostos Associate Professor Yoel Rodríguez seeks new heart medicines at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava. Page 8 CUNY 2016 AWARD RECIPIENTS 1 ACHIEVEMENTS OF FACULTY AND STAFF Andrew Grove’s American Dream Machine WITH THIS SPECIAL ISSUE of Salute to Scholars, The City University of New York proudly celebrates the excellence of our faculty and staff whose scholar- very student has a dream. And every ship, initiative and accomplishments have been recognized with prestigious teacher can be a dream maker, not only sharing the pursuit of knowledge but awards, grants and other honors during the last academic year. also mentoring and extending a helping These external recognitions have even greater meaning in light of the hand when needed. E That connection between student and University’s special mission. We’re fortunate that our exceptionally diverse teacher is the essence of the educational enter- student body includes a multitude of first-generation college students, immi- prise at The City University of New York. grants and men and women from low-income and under- Andrew Grove, the visionary co-founder of Intel Corp. and City College alumnus, knew this represented groups. Many of our students are the first in instinctively when, a decade ago, he described their families to attend college. Among other things, that CUNY as the “American Dream Machine.” At a means that they really want to be here. moment of crisis in his early academic career, Grove, a poor, Hungarian Jewish refugee who So we take special notice in these pages of the good work barely spoke English, had reached out to a to increase the representation of minorities in STEM ma- professor who responded with encouragement, an opportunity and support. jors, to assist immigrants in navigating the complex immi- This is the essence of the American gration and citizenship process, to help veterans earn their Dream Machine, not only for the young Grove, given a chance to pursue his dream college degrees, to help prison inmates reenter their communities and build of a chemical engineering degree, but for productive lives, to develop mentoring programs, improve financial literacy, generations of students from all walks of life create mental health programs and innovate in the field of developmental who strive to follow their dreams of a quality, affordable college education that prepares education, which is so important to the success of many CUNY students. The them to succeed. path-breaking scholarship and research illuminated in this special Salute to No part of that success is more import- ant than CUNY’s faculty and the knowledge, Scholars set high standards of excellence and promise for all of our students. support and dedication they offer the many Your commitment to providing them with the knowledge and skills to ask thousands of students who pass through their questions, solve problems, seek further education and help launch careers, is classrooms every year. This issue of Salute to Scholars pres- a great calling. I salute your hard work and achievements, and look forward to ents, for the first time, the names of the hun- seeing the important and meaningful work you, and all of our talented faculty dreds of faculty, as reported by their colleges, who have recently won external awards and and staff, will do in the future. grants for teaching and research spanning All best wishes, James B. Milliken, Chancellor THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SENIOR COLLEGES: CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK-1847 BOARDOFTRUSTEES HUNTER COLLEGE-1870 The City University of New York salutetoscholars BROOKLYN COLLEGE-1930 QUEENS COLLEGE-1937 William C. Thompson Jr. James B. Milliken Jay Hershenson NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY-1946 Chairperson Chancellor Secretary of the Board of Trustees and COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND-1956 Senior Vice Chancellor for University Relations JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE-1964 YORK COLLEGE-1966 Wellington Z. Chen Robert F. Mujica Michael Arena BARUCH COLLEGE-1968 Una S. T-Clarke Brian D. Obergfell University Director for Communications and Marketing LEHMAN COLLEGE-1968 Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez Jill O’Donnell-Tormey Kristen Kelch MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE-1970 Rita DiMartino Barry F. Schwartz Managing Editor MACAULAY HONORS COLLEGE AT CUNY-2001 Fernando Ferrer Charles A. Shorter Richard Firstman, Lenina Mortimer, Neill S. Rosenfeld CUNY SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES-2003 Judah Gribetz Ken Sunshine Writers Mayra Linares-Garcia Sandra Wilkin Richard Rosenberg Copy Editor ON THE COVER: Hostos Community College Katherine M. Conway Miriam Smith Stan Wolfson Audrey Tiernan Chika Onyejiukwa Art Director Photo Editor Photographer associate professor Yoel Rodríguez is framed by Interim Chairperson, Chairperson, a representation of a roller coaster, used to teach University Student Senate University Faculty Senate Articles in this and previous issues are available at cuny.edu/news. Letters or suggestions for future stories may be sent to the Editor by e-mail the physics concept of conservation of energy. He to [email protected]. won a Fulbright Fellowship to help seek new heart Changes of address should be made through your campus personnel office. medicines. Page 8. 2 CUNY 2016 AWARD RECIPIENTS TABLE OF Andrew Grove’s American Dream Machine CONTENTS the sciences, social sciences and other fields. H Among them are John Jay College Professor Joshua Freilich, who co-directs the United States Featured Extremist Crime Database, which analyzes domestic crime by political Faculty CUNY extremists, with a $4 million 8 Yoel Rodríguez AMERICAN grant from the Department of Homeland Security and 10 Deborah Balk HDREAMH $1 million from the National MACHINE Institute of Justice. And CUNY 12 Reza Fakhari demographer Deborah Balk of Baruch College, who won a 14 Kevin Lynch $200,000 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship to research and James Popp the whos, whys and wheres of human migration within developing countries – data critical to 18 Maria Tamargo climate-change planning and policy. The education professionals recognized 24 Al (Aloke) Ghosh in the pages that follow are pioneers who are making discoveries, testing theories, grappling 29 Alia Tyner-Mullings with our greatest challenges. They and many 32 Bruce Johnson others are the essence of a CUNY education: scholarly, talented and encouraging faculty, 34 Robert Reid-Pharr inspiring students to question, to strive, to learn and to succeed in the 21st century. 44 Hao Tang Grove, who died on March 21, 2016, is also celebrated for his life of meaning, 48 Joshua D. Freilich achievement and generosity. His $26 million gift to the City College School of Engineering 52 Laurie Rubel in 2005 remains one of the largest single dona- 562Thomas G. Weiss tions in the history of the University. “This institution,” Grove said at the time, 60 Daniel McCloskey “is a veritable American dream machine. I hope to help keep it that way.” 66 Victoria Sanford This American Dream Machine is his — and yours. H THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Featured COMMUNITY COLLEGES: BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE-1957 Awards QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE-1959 BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE-1963 KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE-1963 5 Faculty Awards LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-1968 HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-1970 28 Institutional Grants GUTTMAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE-2011 GRADUATE SCHOOLS: 47 Board of Trustees CUNY GRADUATE CENTER-1961 Acknowledgments CUNY SCHOOL OF LAW-1983 CUNY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM-2006 CUNY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH POLICY-2016 CUNY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-2016 H CUNY 2016 AWARD RECIPIENTS 3 This special issue of Salute to Scholars honors the extraordinary faculty and staff who secured at least $411 million in grants in 2015. These dedicated ed- ucators power the CUNY Dream Machine, providing the scholarly, instructional and personal support that enables countless students to turn their dreams into reality. As they equip students to succeed, these faculty and staff CUNY members connect them with the world and the excitement AMERICAN of intellectual endeavor. H H The incredible scope of their work in scores of coun- DREAM tries testifies to their boundless curiosity, from curtailing MACHINE HIV infection in Kenya, to digital storytelling in Finland, to uncovering primate fossils in a flooded cave in Madagas- car. They work in just about every imaginable field; an elec- trical engineer detects biological toxins, a chemist mimics the glue that mussels use to stay in place, an economist studies how to move from rags to riches, and a physiologist asks whether single neurons need to sleep. Consider Chester Zarnoch of Baruch College, who stud- ies nutrient retention in restored salt marshes; Maria Contel of Brooklyn College, who researches treating prostate and kidney cancer with titanium- and gold-based drugs; Xiaowen (Sean) Zhang of the College of Staten Island, who provides research experience for undergraduates in high performance computing; Christine Rota-Donahue of Lehman College, who examines how sound frequency affects children with central auditory processing disorder; and Edgar Troudt of Kingsborough Community College, who seeks to guarantee leadership in the tourism and hospitality industries. This issue contains a compendium of award-winners that the Office of University Relations gathered over the course of the last academic year. It includes
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