Spring 2011 Issue - Lehman College

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A Field Laboratory on Campus No, It’s Not Iowa. Welcome to the Lehman Cornfield. It’s been eight years since the first crop of corn was planted on a 5,000 square-foot plot of land in the northeast section of the Lehman campus. During the summer months when the corn is at its peak, the field is busy with undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scientists, and other visiting scholars, preparing the plants for pollination and collecting materials. Sometimes even local high school students, enrolled in Lehman’s “College Now” Program, are invited to join in and learn about the research taking place there. The cornfield is the field-laboratory part of a sophisticated research laboratory where Dr. Eleanore Wurtzel (Biological Sciences) and her team of researchers are working to find ways to solve the global health problem of vitamin A deficiency. Their goal is to produce the knowledge and tools needed to make corn more nutritious in its vitamin A and beta-carotene content and to discover methods for improving plant yield. The Lehman field is believed to be the only research cornfield in New York City. Photos by Joshua Bright. High school student Harry Chen examines the Arabidopsis thaliana model plant, often used in plant biology and genetics. Dr. Wurtzel with Jesús Beltrán, a CUNY Plant Sciences Ph.D. student. 40 Lehman Today/Spring 2011 Dr. Louis Bradbury, a post-doctoral student from Australia, holds a petri dish containing bacteria. A colony of cells is growing in a clump, genetically engineered with a plant gene. Dr. Wurtzel explains the different parts of the corn to high school student Natasha Kodua.
Celebrate a graduation, highlight a special occasion, or remember a parent or loved one with a truly distinctive gift: a commemorative brick. Lehman College has set aside space along a new Alumni & Friends Walkway—in front of Shuster Hall— where your thoughtful gift will be seen throughout the year. Your contribution will support scholarships for the next generation of Lehman College students. A commemorative brick is the perfect way to celebrate the members of your class, club, or sports team. The College will set aside a special area for your group when you submit a minimum order for only 20 bricks. Standard bricks (4 x 8 inches) are $130; large bricks (8 x 8 inches) are available for $250. Purchase your brick through the Lehman College Office of Institutional Advancement at 718-960-8350 … or complete this form and return it with your payment in the prepaid envelope inserted in this issue of Lehman Today. I would like to purchase ____ standard brick(s) at $130 each or ____ large brick(s) at $250 each. I prefer to pay the total of $____________with: __ Check payable to Lehman College Foundation __ Visa __ MasterCard __ American Express __ Discover CREDIT CARD NUMBER EXPIRATION DATE Print the information exactly as you would like it to appear (maximum of 14 characters per line, including spaces). Please note: standard bricks have a maximum of three lines; large bricks have a maximum of six lines. Sample: In memory of (In honor of) John Doe Class of 1969 SIGNATURE DATE I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • If you would like your brick to be next to a friend’s, your orders must be placed together. Please complete a form for EACH brick you order. PURCHASER’S NAME ADDRESS CITY, STATE, ZIP DAYTIME PHONE WITH AREA CODE ___ This is a surprise gift. DO NOT send an acknowledgement letter. ___ Please send a gift notifi cation to: NAME I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Please return this form and payment to: Office of Institutional Advancement LEHMAN COLLEGE 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West Bronx, NY 10468-1527 Credit card orders may be faxed to 718-960-8977. ADDRESS CITY, STATE, ZIP
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Page 3 and 4: A message from President Ricardo R.
Page 5 and 6: Homemade Cards Battle Cancer in the
Page 7 and 8: sports Highlights of the 2010-11 Le
Page 9 and 10: Lost Boys of the Bronx: The Oral Hi
Page 11 and 12: people coming together and hoping t
Page 13 and 14: The Courage to Step Forward An exhi
Page 15 and 16: Shadows Center for Human Rights and
Page 17 and 18: Resonates with a New Generation of
Page 19 and 20: ims of Injustice Photo by Estuardo
Page 21 and 22: Stranded in Chile Lehman Alumni Tak
Page 23 and 24: Before there was a Lehman campus, t
Page 25 and 26: Originally, construction was concei
Page 27 and 28: “I’ve worked here for forty-six
Page 29 and 30: alumni spotlight For Marsha Ellis J
Page 31 and 32: Language Skills—and Desire to See
Page 33 and 34: alumni notes 1970 Sherri Paul (M.A.
Page 35 and 36: Sticks and Stones September 6, 2011
Page 37 and 38: The President’s Report, 2010 Lehm
Page 39 and 40: Awards Charting the Growth of Both
Page 41: Community Outreach Community Outrea

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