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L-R: Christopher Mayer, Tomasz Piskorski and Edward Morrison
Columbia Business School and Columbia Law School today announced a new joint proposal to stem foreclosures through loan modifications. The proposal, co-written by Professors Christopher Mayer and Tomasz Piskorski of Columbia Business School and Professor Edward Morrison of Columbia Law School, takes aim at privately securitized mortgages, which are at the core of the housing crisis, accounting for more than 50 percent of foreclosure starts.  Forward

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A long axis view of the hippocampus shown here as outlined in white (the stippled line delineates the angle at which the image was taken). [Image credit: CUMC]

Columbia Researchers Link Blood Sugar to Normal Cognitive Aging

Maintaining blood sugar levels, even in the absence of disease, may be an important strategy for preserving cognitive health, suggests a study published by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center.  Forward

Experiment Assesses Safety of New York's Suspension Bridge Cables

Columbia Experiment Assesses Safety of New York's Suspension Bridge Cables  video

Research engineers at Columbia University launched the first of a series of experiments on Monday, Dec. 22, to provide the most sophisticated safety assessment ever conducted of New York's suspension bridge cables.  Forward

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