School of Natural and Social Sciences

Lehman Alumnus Produces New Off-Broadway Comedy

May 8, 2013 11:28 am Alumni, Alumni Relations, School of Natural and Social Sciences, Students, Theatre Program, Urban Male Leadership Program

“If someone had told me three years ago that I would be producing plays, operating my own accounting office, and giving talks about healthy life habits, I would have thought they were crazy,” says Ureña.

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Junior Wins Borough’s Denim Day NYC Writing Competition

May 3, 2013 1:23 pm School of Natural and Social Sciences, Sociology Dept, Student Awards, Students, Women's Studies Program

Shabel Castro, a junior in the Macaulay Honors College at Lehman, is the Bronx winner of the 2013 Denim Day New York City writing competition, titled “Telling the Truth About Sexual Violence.”

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Dr. Luis Echegoyen to Deliver the 33rd Annual Arthur Sweeny, Jr. Lecture on May 3rd

April 30, 2013 12:04 pm Chemistry Dept, School of Natural and Social Sciences

Prominent chemistry researcher and professor Dr. Luis Echegoyen of the University of Texas at El Paso will deliver Lehman’s 33nd annual Arthur Sweeny, Jr. Lecture on Friday, May 3, at 5:15 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Music Building.

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Lehman College to Host New York Disabilities Film Festival March 11-12

March 4, 2013 9:50 am School of Arts and Humanities, School of Continuing & Professional Studies, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, School of Education, School of Natural and Social Sciences, Student Affairs, Students

Lehman College will serve as one of several venues throughout the New York Metropolitan area showcasing films from the 5th Annual ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival.

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High School Senior Wins First Ever Bronx SciFest

February 25, 2013 4:28 pm Biological Sciences Dept, School of Natural and Social Sciences, Science Building

Keyko Sánchez, a 17-year-old senior, who attends Herbert H. Lehman High School in the Bronx, came in first place in the first ever Bronx SciFest, held in Lehman College’s new Science Hall last week.

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Study Abroad Goes to Island of Crete in Greece this Summer

February 13, 2013 11:33 am Environmental, Geographic, and Geological Sciences Dept, History Dept, School of Arts and Humanities, School of Natural and Social Sciences, Students, Study Abroad

For the third year in a row, the Study Abroad program will offer its popular summer intensive course on ancient Greek culture on the Island of Crete in Greece.

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A New Era Begins

January 30, 2013 9:41 am Biological Sciences Dept, School of Natural and Social Sciences

On a still wintry day, as students hurried to their classes while a light snow covered the campus, a new era began at Lehman College—the new Science Hall officially opened as the first ever classes were held in the $70 million structure.

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CSM Scholarship Program Now Accepting Applications

January 11, 2013 4:18 pm Mathematics and Computer Science Dept, School of Natural and Social Sciences

The Computer Science and Mathematics Scholarship Program (CSM) is accepting applications now through February 15.

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Lehman’s Stuck on Science—The Riverdale Press

December 27, 2012 11:12 am Biological Sciences Dept, School of Natural and Social Sciences, Science Building

The Riverdale Press recognized Lehman College’s Women In Science program with a recent story, focusing on two students from the Bronx.

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New Study Finds Link Between Overfeeding and High Blood Pressure

December 19, 2012 10:25 pm Biological Sciences Dept, Research, School of Natural and Social Sciences

A new study conducted by researchers at Lehman College, and recently published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension, shows conclusively that overfeeding causes increases in sympathetic nerve activity (SNA)—part of the fight or flight reflex—which can lead to the development of high blood pressure.

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