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Dr. Michio Kaku

Is Time Travel Possible? From his lab at City College, Michio Kaku searches for a theory uniting quantum mechanics with general relativity of Einstein. Dr. Kaku and his colleagues seek to prove the possibility of time travel and unlock other mysteries of the Universe.
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Elizabeth Nunez

Elizabeth Nunez used education to shatter the glass ceiling imposed by colonial rule in her native Trinidad. The prize-winning author of Bruised Hibiscus and director of the National Black Writers Conference inspires Medgar Evers College students with both her teaching and her writings.
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John Corigliano

The Distinguished Lecture Series at Lehman College: Composer, Academy Award winner and Distinguished Professor of Music John Corigliano offers a look into the soul of his acclaimed opera, "The Ghost of Versailles."
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Dr. Mike Wallace

Think NY to DC in One Hour with No Pollution... is part of the New Deal for New York suggested by Mike Wallace, distinguished professor of history at John Jay College and co-author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Gotham."
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Isaac Goldemberg

Author Isaac Goldemberg discovered the power of words and the link between writing and the art of creation after reading the Gospel according to John at age 13. Writing is a form of teaching, he says, and the writer is a transmitter of human consciousness.
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Dr. Robert Alfano

Dr. Robert Alfano Distinguished Professor of Science & Engineering, is working with students to expose them to groundbreaking photonics work at City College. Alfano, together with other researchers, is designing a way to use light to detect and diagnose cancer.
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Blanch Wiesen-Cooke

Blanch Wiesen-Cooke Distinguished Professor of History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, is an author of a bestselling biography of Eleanor Roosevelt. She discusses the controversial life of the famous first lady.
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Carmen Boullosa

Carmen Boullosa Distinguished Lecturer at City College and leading Mexican poet, novelist and playwright, reveals her newest book of poems.
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Prof. Mark Rosenblum

Prof. Mark Rosenblum Director of the Michael Harrington Center at Queens College, historian, and Middle East expert, brings together students of all races and religions to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Tina Howe

Tina Howe award winning playwright and Professor at Hunter College, interviewed on her thirty year career by Vianora Vinca's.
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Gertrud Lenzer

Gertrud Lenzer Professor at Brooklyn College and creator of the Children Studies Center, is a pioneer in her efforts to fight for children’s rights.
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Rachel Lyon

Rachel Lyon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media Studies at Queens College. This Emmy Award winning producer and director has produced 3 feature films and 6 documentaries.
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Frank McCourt

Frank McCourt a Brooklyn College alumnus, discusses his writing career and Pulitzer Prize winning memoir “Angela’s Ashes.”
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Jane Katz

Jane Katz Olympic swimmer and Women's Swimming Coach at John Jay College, is an International Swimming Hall of Fame board member and World Masters champion.
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Anzei Krakowski

Anzei Krakowski is the Chair of The Media & Communications Department at City College. A writer, a filmmaker and a cartoonist, he describes the film career as “passionate and tough.”
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Yin Mei

Yin Mei, a Guggenheim Fellow and professor in the Department of Dance, Theater & Drama at Queens College, brings her knowledge of modern dance to students.
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