John Dennehy (Biology) received attention for the protocol he developed with Monica Trujillo (Biological Sciences and Geology, Queensborough Community College) for determining the local prevalence of COVID-19 by measuring the level of the virus in New York City sewage. He also wrote music for two other videos, including “This Time Next Year,” shown on the convention’s final night.
Peter Calandra (ACSM) wrote the score for the Democratic National Convention video, “We the People,” which aired on Monday, August 17. In addition, the editors for the culture and gender department of The Clinical Neuropsychologist (TCN) invited Byrd to provide a commentary on white privilege in neuropsychology. Desiree Byrd (Psychology) was made a fellow in the American Psychological Association, Division 40, Clinical Neuropsychology. Current students, such as Cayla Kempf, Kathy Arroyo, and Andre Benjamin, fielded questions from newcomers.Īndrew Beveridge (Sociology), recently retired, gave a virtual presentation-Will the 2020 Census Fail? Four (or maybe More) Risks to Census 2020-on August 10 to a session of the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. Welcome Day, on Tuesday, August 26, continued a longstanding campus tradition, celebrating the start of the QC journey for all incoming students.
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The event included inspiring guest alumni speakers such as Olivier Noel ’11, founder of an online DNA bank that provides researchers with samples from all over the world, and Vallaire Wallace ’20, who received a full scholarship to pursue doctoral studies in African American literature and the culture of the Harlem Renaissance at the University of Virginia. Ubuntu, a resource fair and networking opportunity focused on the Black student experience, was offered for the first time on Monday, August 25.
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There were virtual and video presentations by President Frank H.
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Notable alumni Peter Archer, retired Queens public school educator and consultant on the 2020 Disney Pixar Academy Award-winning movie Soul, and Robert Jacobs, health care executive and philanthropist, received the President's Medal, the college's highest administrative honor.First-year students received warm introductions to Queens College and the first days of classes through back-to-back events last week. Joining in the celebration were CUNY Chancellor Félix V Matos Rodríguez, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, CUNY Board of Trustees Vice Chairperson Sandra Wilkin, Senator Chuck Schumer, NYS Assembly Member Nily Rozic, Olympic Silver Medalist and Queens College Foundation Board Member Gail Marquis ‘80, Queens College Student Association President Jamal Mark ‘23, and many others. Established with 400 students and 21 faculty members spread across nine buildings, the college was envisioned as a place where talented people of all backgrounds and financial means could receive a first-rate education.
Last night we celebrated the 85th anniversary of the first day of classes at Queens College on October 11, 1937. "Our 85th anniversary is a time where we can look back in celebration of all that we have achieved and look ahead with confidence that our students will continue to become leading and valued members of our societies.” Queens College President Frank H.
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