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Trump Cuts Off Budding CUNY Scientists From Mentorship and Aid

1 day ago | thecity.nyc | Jonathan Custodio

The Trump administration has cut off support that has sustained a teaching model that for decades has been instrumental in catapulting students into careers as scientists. Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) supports the pursuit of advanced degrees by students in the biomedical field, who are offered tuition assistance, mentorship, registration to professional conferences and, crucially, lab experience.
Judges Reject Ballot Attack From Big-Money PAC in Bronx Council Race

1 week ago | thecity.nyc | Jonathan Custodio

Clarisa Alayeto, who is running to replace term-limited Councilmember Diana Ayala in Mott Haven, East Harlem and Randall’s Island, won her appeal to remain on the Democratic primary ballot next month. It’s a big win for the first-time candidate against a big-money special interest group that brought the legal challenge to try to kick her off the primary lineup.
CUNY’s Research on Vaccine Misinformation Halted by Trump Administration

2 weeks ago | opencampus.org | Jonathan Custodio

Dr. Denis Nash was at an HIV conference in San Francisco last month when rumors began to swirl that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was canceling research grants awarded to universities across the country to study vaccines or vaccine hesitancy. “We actually heard something along the lines of, ‘They were all canceled yesterday, and all of the investigators were informed,’” Nash, an epidemiology professor at the City University of New York School of Public Health, told THE CITY on Monday.
Wall Street Mogul Pours Additional $650K Into PAC Supporting Council Candidates

2 weeks ago | thecity.nyc | Jonathan Custodio

Michael Jenkins, a founder of the Wall Street trading firm Jane Street, contributed $650,000 earlier this month to the political action committee Ending Homelessness & Building a Better NYC, which has been backing City Council candidate Wilfredo López in The Bronx. The donation, filed on April 16, follows $950,000 Jenkins gave in November that was first reported by New York Focus.
CUNY's Research on Vaccine Misinformation Halted by Trump Administration

2 weeks ago | thecity.nyc | Jonathan Custodio

THE CITY partners with Open Campus on coverage of the City University of New York. Dr. Denis Nash was at an HIV conference in San Francisco last month when rumors began to swirl that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was canceling research grants awarded to universities across the country to study vaccines or vaccine hesitancy.
A ‘Blue Highway’ Is Cruising to Hunts Point

3 weeks ago | thecity.nyc | Jonathan Custodio

The Economic Development Corporation and Con Agg Global, a Bronx-based urban logistics and construction company, announced on Tuesday the impending arrival of a so-called blue highway at the Fulton Fish Market in Hunts Point. A new barge on the East River, directly outside the market, will let food and other supplies reach their final destinations by boat, instead of truck.
CUNY Approves $35 Million For Hunter College Building Upgrades

3 weeks ago | opencampus.org | Jonathan Custodio

The City University of New York Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved $35 million towards heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) upgrades at Hunter College’s dilapidated Thomas Hunter Hall. The funding is part of a multi-phase plan to fix the dilapidation at the Upper East Side institution’s oldest building, which is connected by skywalks to another four Hunter facilities. That plan, in turn, is part of a broader push by CUNY to repair decaying buildings across its 25 campuses.
CUNY Approves $35 Million For Hunter College Building Upgrades

3 weeks ago | thecity.nyc | Jonathan Custodio

The CITY partners with Open Campus on coverage of the City University of New York. The City University of New York Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved $35 million towards heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) upgrades at Hunter College’s dilapidated Thomas Hunter Hall. The funding is part of a multi-phase plan to fix the dilapidation at the Upper East Side institution’s oldest building, which is connected by skywalks to another four Hunter facilities.
Losing Bronx Armory Developer Sues, Claiming Political Interference in Bidding Process

1 month ago | thecity.nyc | Jonathan Custodio

A losing candidate in the heated competition to develop the Kingsbridge Armory in the Northwest Bronx says the process was tainted by corruption, favoritism and theft of intellectual property, according to a new lawsuit filed by that developer. Agallas Equities LLC, filed the suit on Friday evening seeking an annulment of the contract awarded to 8th Regiment Partners LLC in January.
CUNY Posts Modified Palestinian Studies Jobs After Gov’s Removal Order

1 month ago | amsterdamnews.com | Jonathan Custodio

Hunter College community members join a Lower Manhattan protest calling the release of Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention, March 10, 2025. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY The CITY partners with Open Campus on coverage of the City University of New York.