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Hawks of a Feather Flock Together
National Physics Organization Honors Hunter's
Godfrey Gumbs
Hunter College
is One of the Countrys Best 357 Colleges
HUNTER HEADLINES FOR 2004
Hawks of a Feather Flock Together
On Thursday,
December 16, the Hunter Hawk mascot joined several Hunter student
athletes in a vigil in front of 927 Fifth Avenue in support
of Pale Male and Lola, the two hawks temporarily evicted from
their nest on the buildings ledge. In speaking to reporters,
the Hunter athletes said they were Hawks supporting their fellow
hawks.
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National Physics Organization Honors
Hunter's Godfrey Gumbs
Godfrey
Gumb, one of Hunter's most widely cited scientific researchers,
just received two honors from the American Physical Society
(APS), the main professional organization in physics. Gumbs,
whose honors include an endowed professorship at Hunter--he
is the Maria A. Chianta and Alice M. Stoll Professor of Physics--has
been named a Fellow of APS and the recipient of the Society's
2005 Edward A. Bouchet Award. He is also a Fellow of the New
York Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Physics of the
United Kingdom.
Gumbs
was elected to Fellowship--which is granted to only one half
of one percent of the APS membership--for his seminal contributions
to the understanding of several properties of semiconductors
and of mathematical arrangements related to semiconductors.
Much of this work was done at Hunter. He received the Bouchet
Award for his "pioneering contributions to the understanding
of [different types of semiconductors]...and for leadership
in recruitment, retention, and mentoring of underrepresented
minority students." The Bouchet Award will be presented
at a special session of the March meeting of APS in Los Angeles.
As the Bouchet awardee, Gumbs will also lecture at several colleges
in the coming year.
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Hunter College is One of the Countrys
Best 357 Colleges
According
to a survey by The Princeton Review of over 110,000 students
at 357 top colleges around the country, Hunter College ranks
#4 in the diverse student population category. Hunter is also
listed as one of the "best bargains" around, coming
in #12 on the list of best bargains among public colleges.
Robert Franek, the lead author for the survey, talked about
Hunter on Good Day New York, (Channel 5). "Hunter College
has a very strong regional reputation. From the perspective
of The Princeton Review, this has been growing rapidly into
national recognition," said Franek.
Lists of the top 20 ranking colleges in 64 different categories
are in the 2005 edition of The Princeton Review's annual college
guide, "The Best 357 Colleges," which goes on sale
August 17. Rankings for 60 lists are based solely on student
answers to survey questions: four lists factor in institutional
data. A ranking list appearance does not reflect The Princeton
Review's opinion of the college, but a high consensus of opinion
among the college's surveyed students about it.
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