The only price of regular gas in cities throughout Queens County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Apr. 13, according to GasBuddy.com.
St. John’s University recently hosted its first-ever Campus Coin Invest Fest, a program aimed at promoting financial literacy among high school students in the Queens South High Schools district. The event, organized by the St. John’s Liberty Partnerships Program, provided students with valuable opportunities to network, learn from successful entrepreneurs, and engage in finance-themed workshops."Financial literacy education, particularly when supported by partnerships with the financial sector, has a profound impact on students from low socioeconomic communities," said...
The only price of regular gas in cities throughout Bronx County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Apr. 13, according to GasBuddy.com.
Today marks the last day of Black Maternal Health week, a time to raise awareness about the deplorably high rate of maternal mortality among Black women in the United States. In response to this crisis, a key policy change has been the extension of Pregnancy Medicaid postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months in 46 states. Teresa Janevic, an associate professor of Epidemiology at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, acknowledges this as a major accomplishment, stating, "Such national consensus is a major accomplishment and should be applauded."However,...
Manish Kumar Thota, a student pursuing a master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the Katz School of Science and Health, has developed a cutting-edge Visual Question Answering (VQA) chatbot that aims to revolutionize the academic learning experience. Thota's chatbot, referred to as a "digital brain," is designed to mimic the expertise and accessibility of a knowledgeable professor.Thota explained, "The challenge is to teach my VQA model to understand both images and questions and respond the way your most knowledgeable professor would. It’s all about making...
Three women from CUNY’s faculty have won prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships in recognition of their groundbreaking contributions to the arts and humanities. This year’s CUNY Guggenheim fellows are interdisciplinary artist Bang-Guel Han and philosophy scholar Barbara Montero, both of the College of Staten Island, and art historian Claire Bishop, of the CUNY Graduate Center.CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez congratulated the professors, stating, “We congratulate Professors Han, Bishop and Montero for their selection as recipients of the highly coveted Guggenheim...
110 students from the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program at Stern College for Women recently attended a performance of the highly acclaimed musical "Suffs." The musical, which focuses on the historical suffragists' fight for the right to vote, has been praised for its portrayal of the brave and determined women who played a crucial role in securing the 19th Amendment.The musical introduces the audience to key suffragists such as Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, Inez Milholland, Doris Stevens, and Ruza Wenclawska, as they work towards organizing a suffragist march in Washington D.C....
Data from the New York State Education Department shows that 59.099999999999994% of New York County students were considered proficient in English Language Arts in the 2021-22 school year.