http://www.columbia.eduColumbia University in the City of New YorkenMon, 13 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EST Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EST http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/10/rosenfield.html http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/10/rosenfield.html Dr. Allan Rosenfield--dean emeritus of the Mailman School of Public Health, professor of population and family health and of obstetrics and gynecology--passed away after a courageous battle with ALS. Wed, 8 Oct 2008 16:05:00 EST http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/research/08/10/chalfie.html http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/research/08/10/chalfie.html Geneticist Martin Chalfie was named today one of three awardees of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Chalfie, along with Roger Tsien at the University of California San Diego and Osamu Shimomura of Woods Hole, was awarded the prize "for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP." Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:30:00 EST http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/oncampus/08/10/passings.html http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/oncampus/08/10/passings.html The Columbia community mourns the loss of three of its faculty--Charles Tilly, Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science; Marc Raeff, Bakhmeteff Professor Emeritus of Russian Studies; and Osborn Elliott, former dean of the Graduate School of Journalism. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:05:00 EST http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/fernandez.html http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/fernandez.html It is not often middle school students can hear directly from a world leader. On Sept. 25, the students at Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering (CSS) got their chance when Leonel Fernandez, president of the Dominican Republic, came to visit. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EST http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/garden.html http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/garden.html Riverside Valley Community Garden was given a helping hand on Thursday, Sept. 25, when Bovis Lend Lease, in collaboration with Columbia University, held their 13th annual Community Day. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:22:00 EST http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/research/emotion.html http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/research/emotion.html A team of cognitive neuroscientists from Columbia University has identified the brain pathways responsible for the body's emotional defense against gruesome and other aversive forms of imagery. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:09:00 EST http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/oncampus/sustainability.html http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/oncampus/sustainability.html Columbia has earned the highest grade given this year for overall sustainability efforts across college campuses nationwide. It is the only university in New York State—and among only 15 out of 300 schools nationwide—to earn an A-. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:30:00 EST http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/chancellor.html http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/chancellor.html A staff writer for The New Yorker and a science reporter from The New York Times have won the 2008 John Chancellor Awards for Excellence in Journalism, Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism announced today. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/oncampus/oped.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/oncampus/oped.htmlOn any given day of the week, the voices and ideas of Columbia faculty members can be seen and heard in the local, national and international media. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/servicevideo.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/servicevideo.htmlColumbia University President Lee C. Bollinger and New York Governor David Paterson kick off the ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum on Sept. 11, 2008. Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/0910servicelearning.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/0910servicelearning.htmlColumbia University has a longstanding history of community service and engagement. Today, public service and hands-on involvement in our local, national and global communities is an essential part of both academic and professional life at the University.Tue, 9 Sep 2008 11:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/oncampus/08/09/pentagon.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/oncampus/08/09/pentagon.htmlJulie Beckman (GSAPP '01) and Keith Kaseman (GSAPP '01) were fellow students at Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) when they met and formed a business partnership and, later, were married. Just four months after celebrating their graduation in 2001, the couple was in New York City—living their dream of becoming professional designers—when planes destroyed the Twin Towers and the Pentagon.Tue, 9 Sep 2008 10:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/eldersmile.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/eldersmile.htmlFor more than four years, ElderSmile at Columbia's College of Dental Medicine has been providing much-needed dental care to older persons living in Upper Manhattan communities. ElderSmile is staffed by experienced dental school faculty and is assisted by students, who work together to provide care to patients.Tue, 9 Sep 2008 09:10:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/research/autism.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/research/autism.htmlA study authored by Columbia researchers debunks the suspicion that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is the cause of the increasing number of children diagnosed with autism.Wed, 3 Sep 2008 19:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/servicenation.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/servicenation.htmlIn their first joint appearance since the party conventions, presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama will discuss service and civic engagement in the post-9/11, post-Katrina world during the primetime televised "ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum" on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 11, hosted by Columbia University in the City of New York, as part of the ServiceNation Summit. Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/research/glacial.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/research/glacial.htmlResearchers have yet to reach a consensus on how much and how quickly melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet will contribute to sea level rise. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/record/politics.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/record/politics.htmlModern U.S. elections don't get much more interesting than this: Two uncommon candidates of different generations and campaign styles. Each claims to be an agent of change. And incidentally, a Columbia College graduate versus a recent Columbia College parent.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/record/coeducation.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/record/coeducation.htmlAndrea Solomon never expected to be a pioneer. But that's what she became in 1983, when she arrived on campus as part of the first class of women entering Columbia College.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/record/blogosphere.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/record/blogosphere.htmlWhen climate scientist Gavin Schmidt launched the blog RealClimate.org in December 2004, he knew there wasn't any other blog for an academic audience discussing global climate research.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:15:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/oncampus/oped.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/oncampus/oped.htmlOn any given day of the week, the voices and ideas of Columbia faculty members can be seen and heard in the local, national and international media. But this has been an especially busy summer for many professors making contributions to the public's understanding of some of the great issues of our time, from climate change and the war on terror, the U.S. presidential election and economy, to the Beijing Olympics and the Georgia-Russia conflict.Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:45:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/global/mitchell.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/global/mitchell.htmlAs a scholar on the Eastern Europe country of Georgia, Lincoln Mitchell, Arnold A. Saltzman Assistant Professor in the Practice of International Politics, was not surprised by Russia's military invasion of South Ossetia, a breakaway province within the country. He was surprised, however, by Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili's decision to send in the Georgian Army to reclaim South Ossetia, a main goal of his re-election platform earlier this year, on August 7. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:45:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/oncampus/oralhistory.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/oncampus/oralhistory.htmlThis fall, Columbia welcomes the first class of students pursuing a master of arts in oral history--the newest graduate degree at the University and likely the nation's first master's program in this field of study. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:45:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/climate/rosenzweig.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/climate/rosenzweig.htmlNew York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has launched a Climate Change Adaptation Task Force aimed at securing the city's critical infrastructure against rising seas, higher temperatures and less reliable water supplies due to ongoing climate changes. Researchers at Columbia University's Earth Institute will play a key role in the New York City Panel on Climate Change, which will advise and provide scientific expertise to the new task force. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:25:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/global2.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/global2.htmlColumbia University professors have expertise in many areas that relate to China and the Beijing Olympics, including the environment, human rights, the media and politics. Learn more about how pollution might impact the athletes and what the Olympics mean for China. In addition, three Columbia alumni will compete in the Olympic Games, which begin on August 8.Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:35:00 ESThttp://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/stemcell.als.henderson.htmlhttp://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/stemcell.als.henderson.htmlHarvard and Columbia scientists have for the first time used a new technique to transform an ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease) patient's skin cells into motor neurons, a process that may be used in the future to create tailor-made cells to treat the debilitating disease.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:15:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/riverkeeper.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/riverkeeper.htmlA common summertime question around New York is: "Is the Hudson River safe to swim?" This has spurred Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the regional nonprofit organization Riverkeeper to carry out a joint study of water quality in the Hudson River.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:45:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/research/compbio.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/research/compbio.htmlIn early May scientists at Columbia University gathered in room 607 of the Sherman Fairchild building on Morningside campus to celebrate the new Pe'er/Bussemaker Lab for Systems Biology--the first of its kind at the University.Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:45:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/07/graphene.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/07/graphene.htmlResearch scientists at Columbia University's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science have achieved a breakthrough by proving that the carbon material graphene is the strongest material ever measured.Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:21:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/07/volcanic.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/07/volcanic.htmlA group of scientists at Columbia has used deep ocean-floor drilling and experiments to show that volcanic rocks off the West Coast and elsewhere might be used to securely sequester huge amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, captured from power plants or other sources.Wed, 9 Jul 2008 08:21:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/07/nathan.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/07/nathan.htmlAndrew J. Nathan has been a China scholar and human rights advocate for more than 35 years. With the Olympics quickly approaching, Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, took the opportunity to discuss the Beijing Olympics, describing them as one of the most political Olympic games in at least a generation.Wed, 2 Jul 2008 15:01:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/climate/water.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/climate/water.htmlThe Center for International Earth Science Information Network, part of Columbia University's Earth Institute, has released research on climate change and its impact on U.S. national security.Tue, 1 Jul 2008 13:55:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/07/ge.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/07/ge.htmlTeachers College at Columbia University and the University's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science announced Monday that it has received a $5 million grant from the General Electric Foundation to create a new partnership with a group of 10 public schools in Harlem.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:55:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/baseball.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/baseball.htmlColumbia University has selected a local community-based organization, Harlem Little League, to manage its 2008 summer program for youths aged 8-16.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:55:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/economists.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/economists.htmlColumbia professor and economist Guillermo Calvo (above), a professor at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs, is presiding over an international gathering of economists from June 25 to 29 in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss the challenges of globalization.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/climate/summit.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/climate/summit.htmlToday Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and New York City Global Partners, together with Columbia University, began a two-day international meeting of government officials and policymakers from 30 cities to address urban public health issues related to global warming.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:03:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/meds.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/meds.htmlSome drugs can reduce withdrawal symptoms and the urge to drink alcohol, but they will not work if patients stop taking them. A study by Columbia researchers found that while behavioral treatments can help people remain on their medication, different combinations have different effects on different people. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/climate/hansen.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/climate/hansen.htmlTwo decades after his first testimony before Congress alerting them to the catastrophic consequences of human-caused climate change, James Hansen, head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies at Columbia University, urged immediate action to fight global warming.Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:55:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/tow.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/tow.htmlColumbia University's Graduate School of Journalism today announced a generous gift from The Tow Foundation to help establish a center dedicated to the research and teaching of professional journalism in new and emerging media.Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:05:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/embaglobal.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/embaglobal.htmlEMBA-Global, the top-ranked partnership program between Columbia Business School and London Business School, is expanding to Asia. London Business School and Columbia Business School are launching EMBA-Global Asia in partnership with The University of Hong Kong.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:36:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/citysense.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/citysense.htmlLike a Doppler weather map with red blotches tracking the paths of major storms, a new tracking software service co-developed by Columbia University computer science professor Tony Jebara instantly shows people where the hottest clubs or hangouts are, in real time.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/knowledge.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/knowledge.htmlThe National Cancer Institute has awarded the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at Columbia University Medical Center a contract to operate a "Knowledge Center" for the cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid initiative.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:05:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/cbe.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/cbe.htmlThe Queen of England has named Columbia Professor Oliver Sacks a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his services to medicine. The Queen included Sacks on her Birthday Honours List published June 14Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:05:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/summer.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/summer.htmlColumbia University's School of Continuing Education is offering tuition-free science and math courses to high school students who reside or attend school in the neighborhoods surrounding the University, including Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:45:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/hayden.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/hayden.htmlMore than 180 New York City secondary school students will gather Saturday at Columbia University to demonstrate and celebrate their achievements in an after-school program designed to engage teens in scientific learning and discovery. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/artstroll.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/artstroll.htmlFor the sixth year, Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) is supporting the annual Uptown Arts Stroll, a multidisciplinary arts festival in Washington Heights and Inwood hosted by the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance.Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:20:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/coloncancer.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/coloncancer.htmlPatients would benefit by having colon cancer screenings earlier than currently recommended, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.Tue, 3 Jun 2008 16:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/ssb.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/06/ssb.htmlA recent study published in the journal Pediatrics and led by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are an increasingly large part of children and teens' diets.Wed, 28 May 2008 16:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/kavli.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/kavli.htmlColumbia scientists Louis E. Brus and Thomas Jessell have been named among the first recipients of the Kavli Prize. The awardees were announced during a live simulcast between Oslo and New York at the opening ceremony of the inaugural World Science Festival today at Columbia University.Tue, 27 May 2008 12:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/science.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/science.htmlNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will open the first annual World Science Festival, an unprecedented celebration of scientific discovery, with a speech--"World Class Science By and For the People of New York City"--at Columbia University's Low Memorial Library at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28.Thu, 22 May 2008 16:07:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/cabbie.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/cabbie.htmlJonathan Lausell started dealing drugs at 14. The next year he was using them. By the time he turned 21, Bronx-native Lausell was a full-blown heroin addict who had dropped out of high school and was in trouble with the law.Wed, 21 May 2008 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/train.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/train.htmlMove over, Dr. Z. Starting this month--thanks to some expert guidance from Columbia's Arts and Sciences faculty--millions of New York City bus and subway riders will have a diversion from those ubiquitous advertisements for the Manhattan dermatologist Jonathan Zizmor.Fri, 16 May 2008 17:10:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/organoid.htmhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/organoid.htmResearchers at Columbia University have developed tiny functioning heart chambers that exhibit the key characteristics of cardiac pumping action.Fri, 16 May 2008 15:13:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/commencement.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/commencement.htmlTwo award-winning dancers, four prominent journalists and the chancellor of New York City's school system are part of a roster of accomplished figures scheduled to address approximately 11,600 graduating students during the commencement ceremonies of Columbia University's 254th academic year.Fri, 16 May 2008 15:13:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/mirsadaburic.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/mirsadaburic.htmlA champion long-distance runner for the National Yugoslav track and field team, Mirsada Buric was training for the Olympics when violence erupted in the former Yugoslavia. More than 16 years later, Buric is in New York, just days away from getting her master's degree from Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism.Fri, 16 May 2008 15:13:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/harris.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/harris.htmlStephen Harris, once a successful rock musician who fought dyslexia to pursue his other dream--becoming a doctor--is now a significant step closer to realizing that achievement. Harris will graduate from Columbia University next week and begin his residency at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in August.Fri, 16 May 2008 15:13:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/abdullah.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/abdullah.htmlIn 1981, one year after Insaf Abdullah emigrated to the United States from Palestine by way of Jordan, she gave birth to her first and only child, a girl named Zaynab. Twenty-seven years later, the proud mother will celebrate her daughter's graduation--as well as her own--when they turn their tassels together at Columbia University's School of General Studies commencement ceremony on May 19.Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/climate/ecosystems.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/climate/ecosystems.htmlA vast array of physical and biological systems across the earth are being affected by warming temperatures caused by human activity, says a new Columbia study.Mon, 12 May 2008 14:12:00 ESThttp://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/schizophrenia-microRNAs.htmlhttp://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/schizophrenia-microRNAs.htmlResearchers at Columbia University Medical Center have illuminated a window into how abnormalities in microRNAs, a family of molecules that regulate expression of numerous genes, may contribute to the behavioral and neuronal deficits associated with schizophrenia and possibly other brain disorders.Thu, 8 May 2008 13:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/europe.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/europe.htmlColumbia University has selected historian Victoria de Grazia as the new director of the Institute for the Study of Europe, a regional affairs institute established in 1947 at the University's School of International and Public Affairs.Mon, 5 May 2008 12:18:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/honorands.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/honorands.htmlColumbia University will confer seven honorary degrees and one Medal for Excellence at its commencement ceremony on Wednesday, May 21. Recipients include a contributor to the Human Genome Project, a trailblazing female engineer, and the president of Barnard College, as well as other historians, scientists and professionals who stand out in their fields.Fri, 2 May 2008 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/aaas2.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/aaas2.htmlFive Columbia University professors whose expertise ranges from tropical agriculture to the social sciences were recently elected to the 2008 Class of Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Fri, 2 May 2008 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/berger.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/berger.htmlColumbia University's Graduate School of Journalism today announced that Michael Paulson, the religion reporter at The Boston Globe, is the winner of the 2008 Mike Berger Award for his four-part series, "Ma Siss's Place: The Birth of a Church."Fri, 2 May 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/caaps.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/caaps.htmlThe Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy at Columbia University announced the launch of the Center on African-American Politics and Society, which will conduct research on the political, social and economic conditions affecting blacks in the United States.Thu, 1 May 2008 15:50:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/climate/dustbowl.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/climate/dustbowl.htmlFarming transformed a natural drought into an extreme disaster -- and may do so again.Thu, 1 May 2008 15:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/center.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/center.htmlColumbia University has launched the Center for the Critical Analysis of Social Difference, which will bring together scholars of race, gender, sexuality and ethnicity in order to investigate problems of social and cultural inequality and promote innovative interdisciplinary scholarship.Thu, 1 May 2008 13:20:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/nas.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/05/nas.htmlColumbia University faculty members, Gary Struhl, Carol Prives and Paul E. Olsen have been elected members of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences for their excellence in original scientific research.Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:15:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/04/coatsworth.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/04/coatsworth.htmlColumbia University President Lee C. Bollinger announced today the appointment of John Coatsworth as the new dean of the School of International and Public Affairs. Coatsworth had been serving as acting dean since July 2007.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:10:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/04/cochairs.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/04/cochairs.htmlColumbia University announced today that Jay Harris, a former newspaper publisher who directs The Center for the Study of Journalism and Democracy at the University of Southern California, and Richard Oppel, editor of the Austin American-Statesman, have been appointed the new co-chairs of the Pulitzer Prize Board.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:45:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/murals.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/murals.htmlThis video highlights the effort now being undertaken by Harlem Hospital Center to restore and preserve murals that were commissioned in 1936 by the Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal agency, the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA).Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:31:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/04/roth.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/04/roth.htmlFor Philip Roth, three quarters of a century goes by like the blink of an eye. "Seventy five, how sudden," he said as he celebrated his 75th birthday at Miller Theatre. The event was co-sponsored by Columbia University's American Studies Program and the Library of America.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/04/dual.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/04/dual.htmlColumbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and Graduate Department of History have teamed up with France's Sciences Po and the London School of Economics to offer graduate students an international perspective in journalism and history. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:52:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/04/guggenheim.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/04/guggenheim.htmlSix Columbia University professors have won Guggenheim Foundation Fellowships. They are Margo Jefferson, Sam Lipsyte, Samuel Moyn, Peter Ozsvath, Alexander Stille, and Jonathan Weiner. Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:22:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/news/libraries/2008/2008-04-08.yivo.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/news/libraries/2008/2008-04-08.yivo.htmlColumbia University Libraries and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research announced today a joint initiative to preserve unique and historically significant South American Yiddish newspapers and make them accessible to scholars, researchers, and students. Mon, 7 Apr 2008 14:42:00 ESThttp://www.pulitzer.org/2008/2008.htmlhttp://www.pulitzer.org/2008/2008.htmlThe 92nd annual Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, Letters, Drama and Music, awarded on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board, were announced today by Columbia University. Wed, 2 Apr 2008 11:25:00 ESThttp://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer/jrn/1165270069782/page/1175374440313/simplepage.htmhttp://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer/jrn/1165270069782/page/1175374440313/simplepage.htmThe Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University named three winners of the Lukas Prize, which recognizes excellence in nonfiction books.Tue, 1 Apr 2008 16:15:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/homegrown.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/homegrown.htmlThe College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University is attracting an increasing number of students who hail from Washington Heights and are returning to become doctors and care for the people of their community.Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/truman.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/truman.htmlSarracina Littlebird, Nhu-Y Ngo and Amanda Catherine MacLellan will each receive scholarships worth $30,000 to be used for graduate study in their respective fields.Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:20:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/tibet.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/tibet.htmlEverybody, it seems, wants to interview Robert Barnett. In recent weeks, as deadly protests broke out in Tibet against the Chinese government, Barnett, an expert on contemporary Tibetan politics, has been on ABC News, National Public Radio and Bloomberg Television.Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/bancroft.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/bancroft.htmlThe authors of three acclaimed books - one a comprehensive study of the tobacco industry, one a reassessment of the Populist movement, and a study of the role of frontier violence in 18th-century America - will be awarded the Bancroft Prize for 2008, Columbia University announced.Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:45:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/cancer.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/cancer.htmlA Columbia University professor has discovered a chemical mechanism that can selectively kill cancer cells while leaving normal cells unharmed.Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:35:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/kraft.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/kraft.htmlColumbia University hosted a panel discussion about "The Language of Race in America" in which President Lee C. Bollinger and five Columbia professors discussed topics such as the dynamics of the presidential election, the future of diversity, and affirmative action.Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:55:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/Paterson.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/Paterson.htmlAs an undergraduate at Columbia, David Paterson demonstrated the kind of determination that has marked his impressive career serving the people of our local community, our city and our state. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:55:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/FinancialAid.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/FinancialAid.htmlColumbia University announced today that students from families with incomes below $60,000 attending Columbia College and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) will no longer be expected to borrow or contribute any of their income or assets to tuition, room, board and other fees beginning in the next academic year. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:55:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/UpdatedSenateFinanace(00157809).pdfhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/UpdatedSenateFinanace(00157809).pdfColumbia's President Lee Bollinger responded to the U.S. Senate with information that included the announcement of Columbia's new financial aid policy for undergraduates.Thu, 6 Mar 2008 16:55:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/sufi.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/03/sufi.htmlA Saint in the City: Sufi Arts of Urban Senegal is the first major U.S. exhibition of the arts and culture of a dynamic and influential Muslim spiritual brotherhood, known as Mouridism, in the West African country of Senegal.Wed, 5 Mar 2008 13:50:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/bhm/maap.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/bhm/maap.htmlThe launch of a Web-based teaching tool is helping to bring to life African American history in New York City for public school children across the area.Mon, 3 Mar 2008 09:20:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/smith.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/smith.htmlColumbia University's Office of Government and Community Affairs today announced that Ellen S. Smith will step down from her position as Assistant Vice President and Director of Government Relations to spend more time with her family.Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:50:00 ESThttp://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2036http://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2036Each year, long-distance winds drop up to 900 million tons of dust from deserts and other parts of the land into the oceans. Scientists suspect this phenomenon connects to global climate - but exactly how, remains a question. Now a big piece of the puzzle has fallen into place.Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:20:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/religion.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/religion.htmlColumbia University has launched a new institute to examine the changing role religion plays in the contemporary world, and to promote religious understanding and cultural tolerance. Supported by a team of scholars drawn from across academic disciplines, the institute incorporates a broad range of activities designed to shed light on the complexities surrounding religion in today's multicultural society.Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/bhm/weston.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/bhm/weston.htmlA newly endowed chair in the Arts and Sciences - the first focused on African American studies - is being created with the support of the University's Black Alumni Council. The professorship is named in recognition of Columbia's first African American trustee, M. Moran Weston.Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:35:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/dominican.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/dominican.htmlThis star-studded event celebrated 10 distinguished Dominicans as the first recipients of the Orden al Merito Ciudadano (Order of Meritorious Citizen).Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:35:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/oscars.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/oscars.htmlColumbia Professor Jamal Joseph and twelve Harlem teens with the IMPACT Repertory Theatre fulfilled the dream of a lifetime Sunday when they performed live at the 80th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. The students sang Raise It Up.Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:15:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/pakistan.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/pakistan.htmlMunir Akram, Pakistan's ambassador to the United Nations, spoke to Columbia University students just a day after his country's parliamentary elections.Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:20:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/climate/index.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/climate/index.htmlA new study provides the first scientific evidence that deadly emerging diseases have increased steeply across the world, and maps the outbreaks' main geographic and host sources.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:15:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/lenfest.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/lenfest.htmlEleven Columbia professors received the Lenfest Distinguished Columbia Faculty Awards, which each come with a $25,000 prize. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences awarded these honors to senior and junior faculty members who have shown excellence in scholarship and dedication in teaching.Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:15:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/harris.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/harris.htmlProfessor Fredrick Harris was involved in race and politics long before he became an expert in the field.Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:15:00 ESThttp://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/andrew-marks-muscle-calcium-leak.htmlhttp://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/andrew-marks-muscle-calcium-leak.htmlWhat do marathoners and heart failure patients have in common? More than you think, according to new findings by physiologists at Columbia University Medical Center.Thu, 7 Feb 2008 16:15:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/bhm/index.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/bhm/index.htmlRosa Parks made her now-famous bus ride more than 50 years ago. Until recently, public school social studies lessons only told part of that history. Now, thanks to Amistad Digital Resource, her story and those of others are being told in their full scope.Thu, 7 Feb 2008 16:15:00 ESThttp://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=615http://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=615HIV patients can suffer long-lasting health effects after their drug treatment is interrupted, according to results of a Columbia study presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Boston.Fri, 1 Feb 2008 17:15:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/kenya.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/02/kenya.htmlIn response to the need for urgent medical care for people displaced by political unrest and violence in Kenya, the International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP), part of Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, held a mobile medical clinic on Jan. 18 at the police lines near the Mathare slum in Nairobi.Fri, 1 Feb 2008 17:15:00 ESThttp://www.law.columbia.edu/media_inquiries/news_events/2008/february2008/sct_dinnerhttp://www.law.columbia.edu/media_inquiries/news_events/2008/february2008/sct_dinnerColumbia Law School continued its yearlong sesquicentennial celebration with a black-tie dinner last night at the U.S. Supreme Court hosted by Justice and former Columbia Law School professor Ruth Bader Ginsburg '59.Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:55:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/sundance.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/sundance.htmlFor the second year in a row, a film written and directed by a Columbia University School of the Arts (Film Division) alumnus has won the top prize for dramatic film at the Sundance Film Festival.Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:53:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/votes.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/votes.htmlResults from an opinion survey on "Racial Attitudes and the Presidential Nomination," conducted by Fredrick Harris, professor of Political Science at Columbia University and director of the Center on African American Politics and Society, show that African-American votes are up for grabs for both leading candidates of the Democratic Party and the skin color of the candidate will not automatically translate into African-American votes.Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:53:00 ESThttp://www.barnard.edu/president/search/index.htmlhttp://www.barnard.edu/president/search/index.htmlThe Barnard College Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the appointment of Debora L. Spar as the next president of Barnard College effective July 1, 2008.Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:53:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/oscars.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/oscars.htmlThe 80th Academy Award nominations were recently announced, and two of the most coveted honors were bestowed upon films associated with faculty from the film division of Columbia University's School of the Arts.Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:10:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/climatecenter.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/climatecenter.htmlColumbia University has established its first center focused on bringing together the scientists, engineers, public health experts, foreign policy specialists and others who are working on the pressing challenges of climate change.Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:10:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/sustainable.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/sustainable.htmlColumbia scientists have studied thousands of ecosystems worldwide as they assess the effects of global warming, but some of their most comprehensive work takes place far from polar ice caps or tropical rain forests.Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:10:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/paths.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/paths.htmlvWith degrees ranging from B.A.'s in Earth science to MPAs in environmental policy, Columbia University is training the next generation of scientists, advocates and policymakers who will take up the fight for an environmentally sustainable future.Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:10:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/nyc.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/nyc.htmlIf you go to the Web site for Columbia's Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC), you'll find a photograph of Shahid Naeem, with a scarlet-and-blue bird known as a Crimson Rosella resting on his outstretched palm.Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:10:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/hansen.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/hansen.htmlLong before Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize, before the Kyoto Protocol, compact fluorescent light bulbs or hybrid cars, James Hansen was sounding the alarm on greenhouse gas emissions and bringing the world's attention to the issue of climate change.Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:10:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/leadership.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/leadership.htmlSometimes, science develops in grand leaps of eureka moments, but often builds through the gradual accumulation of incremental advances and subtle refinements. Nowhere is this more evident than in the body of investigation known as "climate science."Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/harris.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/harris.htmlWilliam V. Harris, the William R. Shepherd Professor of History, is one of three scholars selected this year by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to receive its Distinguished Achievement Award, bestowed annually to individuals who have made significant contributions to humanistic inquiry.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:35:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/giss.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/giss.htmlClimatologists at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) at Columbia University have found that 2007 tied with 1998 for Earth's second warmest year in a century.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:25:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/dean.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/dean.htmlColumbia University today named Linda Fried, M.D., M.P.H., as the next dean of the Mailman School of Public Health. University President Lee C. Bollinger and Executive Vice President for Health and Biomedical Sciences Lee Goldman, M.D., M.P.H made the announcement.Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:05:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/sbs.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/sbs.htmlColumbia University and the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) launched a pioneering mentorship program Jan. 10 to help minority, women-owned and local businesses build capacity and earn contracting opportunities at the University.Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:55:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/undersea.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/undersea.htmlA team of seismologists working under 2,500 meters of water on the East Pacific Rise, some 565 miles southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, has created the first images of one of these systems - and it does not look the way most scientists had assumed.Tue, 8 Jan 2008 10:35:00 ESThttp://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=596http://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=596At least 46,600 children along the Gulf Coast are still experiencing mental health and other problems resulting from 2005's Hurricane Katrina.Thu, 3 Jan 2008 16:35:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/taylor.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/08/01/taylor.htmlDon't expect Mark C. Taylor to teach religion traditionally. Rather, as the new chair of the University's Department of Religion, he plans to cut across disciplines and departments to include such apparently nonreligious topics as cognitive science, medical ethics, economics and communications technology.Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:35:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/catering.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/catering.htmlIn an industrial kitchen deep in the basement of Lerner Hall, John Santiago begins searing the first of 150 sea bass filets in a 14-inch skillet.Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:35:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/economicengine.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/economicengine.htmlThe seventh largest private employer in New York City, the University is directly responsible for contributing some $1.7 billion annually to New York's economy.Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:15:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/cell.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/cell.htmlUsing time-lapse photography and computer modeling, a team of researchers from Columbia, Yale and Lehigh Universities has explained a mystery surrounding the assembly of a cellular structure responsible for cell division, the vital process which enables living creatures to develop from embryo to adult.Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:50:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/phelps.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/phelps.htmlSpeaking to a packed house in Low Memorial Library in the fall University Lecture on Nov. 27, Nobel Prize-winning economist Edmund S. Phelps made his case for new economic models that take into account what he calls the "dynamism" of modern economics.Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/dupont.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/dupont.htmlChosen from a pool of 510 radio and television news entries that aired in the United States between July 1, 2006, and June 30, 2007, the award-winning journalists will be presented with the duPont silver baton on Jan. 16th, 2008, at Columbia University.Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/robotics.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/robotics.htmlThe Harlem Middle School Robotic Challenge Program, sponsored by Columbia University's Center for Technology, Innovation and Community Engagement (part of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science) and the Morningside Area Alliance, is designed to engage middle school students from throughout Harlem using interactive robot-building sets.Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/news/libraries/2007/2007-12-13.google.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/news/libraries/2007/2007-12-13.google.htmlColumbia University Libraries and Google, Inc. have signed an agreement to digitize a large number of the Libraries' books in the public domain and make them available online.Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/redcross.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/redcross.htmlThe International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), part of Columbia University in New York, is developing tailored forecasting and monitoring products to help the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) improve its capabilities to both respond to and prepare for disasters.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:35:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/lawclinic.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/lawclinic.htmlInspired by professor, students find new ways to combat discrimination.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:35:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/darfur.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/darfur.htmlColumbia University's Center for the Study of Human Rights (CSHR) hosted a major day-long conference, "Towards Sustainable Peace in Darfur,"on Dec. 3, bringing together a "who's who" of diplomats, donors, senior UN officers and policy advocates from both international and Sudanese nongovernmental organizations.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:20:00 ESThttp://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/BRCA1-cancer.htmlhttp://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/BRCA1-cancer.htmlAn international team of researchers led by Columbia University Medical Center's Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center and Sweden's Lund University has, for the first time, revealed how mutations in the BRCA1 gene lead to breast cancer. Findings show that one way BRCA1 mutations cause cancer is by knocking out a powerful tumor suppressor gene known as PTEN.Fri, 7 Dec 2007 15:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/gigot.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/gigot.htmlColumbia University today announces that Paul Gigot, the editorial page editor and vice president of The Wall Street Journal, has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board.Fri, 7 Dec 2007 11:40:00 ESThttp://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2004http://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2004Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory cut the ribbon at its $45 million Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building.Wed, 5 Dec 2007 14:50:00 ESThttp://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/fmri_violence.htmlhttp://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/fmri_violence.htmlViolence is a frequent occurrence in television shows and movies, but can watching it make you behave differently? Although research has shown some correlation between exposure to media violence and real-life violent behavior, there has been little direct neuroscientific support for this theory until now.Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/nakanishi.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/nakanishi.htmlKoji Nakanishi, Centennial Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, was honored Nov. 3 with the Japanese Order of Culture award - the highest honor given annually by the emperor of Japan.Tue, 4 Dec 2007 15:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/climate.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/climate.htmlFrom Dec. 3 to 14, world leaders and a range of stakeholders from more than 190 countries will gather to discuss the next steps for tackling what could be the greatest threat to the survival of the planet: climate change. Tue, 4 Dec 2007 15:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/lee.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/12/lee.htmlColumbia undergraduate Hannah Lee (SEAS '09) has been selected as one of 22 students who will represent the United States at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Bali, Indonesia this December 3 to 14. Tue, 4 Dec 2007 13:30:00 ESThttp://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2001http://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2001Global agriculture, already predicted to be stressed by climate change in coming decades, could go into steep, unanticipated declines in some regions due to complications that scientists have so far inadequately considered, say three new scientific reports. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/The Double Discovery Center at Columbia University brings low-income and first-generation college-bound New York City youth to Columbia's campus to learn about colleges and careers, improve their academic work, and participate in personal development activities. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:10:00 ESThttp://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/ct_scan.htmlhttp://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/ct_scan.htmlIn the Nov. 29th, 2007 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, David J. Brenner, Ph.D., and Eric J. Hall, Ph.D., from the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University Medical Center, argue that the potential carcinogenic effects from using CT scans may be underestimated or overlooked.Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:50:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/11/rezoning.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/11/rezoning.htmlAs the City Planning Commission voted to approve with modifications the proposed rezoning of the old Manhattanville manufacturing zone in West Harlem for academic mixed-use, Columbia University today affirmed a series of commitments to ease the pressure on affordable housing in the area.Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:20:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/11/schama.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/11/schama.htmlSimon Schama, University Professor at Columbia, has won an International Emmy Award for Arts Programming for his BBC/WNET/Channel 13-produced television series Simon Schama's Power of Art.Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:20:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/11/marshall.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/11/marshall.htmlColumbia College senior Emma Kaufman has received the Marshall Scholarship, a prestigious award that gives students the opportunity to study in the United Kingdom at any university of their choice.Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:20:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/doublediscovery2.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/doublediscovery2.htmlHarlem's IMPACT Repertory Theatre, a tuition-free not-for-profit arts and leadership program for young people, is making Hollywood take notice. The teenagers in IMPACT, under the artistic direction of Columbia School of the Arts film division chair Jamal Joseph, appear in the new movie August Rush.Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:45:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/11/rhodes.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/11/rhodes.htmlSeniors Jason R. Bello and George C. Olive III were among 32 American men and women chosen as Rhodes Scholars.Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:55:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/11/oconnor.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/11/oconnor.htmlThe story line sounded familiar: Not long after war breaks out, the president alters a long-standing criminal statute and proclaims that special military courts will oversee the cases of captured enemy soldiers. The U.S. Supreme Court rules the plan unconstitutional. One justice notes that "the Constitution provides laws for rulers and people equally in cases of war and peace."Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:15:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/11/baldwin.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/11/baldwin.htmlColumbia Stages, the producing arm of Columbia University's School of the Arts Theatre Division, is presenting an original theatrical adaptation of James Baldwin's classic novel Another Country. Set in Harlem, among other locales, this unflinching examination of race, sexuality and love still resonates as deeply today as it did when first published in 1962. Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:15:00 ESThttp://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer/jrn/1175373378568/page/1175373377534/simplepage.htmhttp://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer/jrn/1175373378568/page/1175373377534/simplepage.htmIn a career of over 30 years as a documentary filmmaker, Ofra Bikel's work has freed more innocent prisoners than many professionals in the criminal justice system. Mon, 5 Nov 2007 12:45:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/11/jazz.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/11/jazz.htmlThe Columbia/Harlem Jazz Project, a collaboration between Columbia's Center for Jazz Studies and several upper Manhattan arts organizations, presents leading jazz artists in a series of public programs in and around the Harlem community. On November 10, the fourth concert in this two-year-long series, featuring Sam Rivers and his Orchestra, will take place at the Marian Anderson Theater at Aaron Davis Hall. Mon, 5 Nov 2007 12:45:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/11/oil.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/11/oil.htmlMore than 1,700 gallons of cooking oil are used annually by dining and catering services on Columbia's Morningside campus. But starting last month, Columbia's waste cooking oil, from Faculty House to John Jay, is now picked up and delivered to refineries to be converted into biodiesel. Fri, 2 Nov 2007 11:45:00 ESThttp://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=580http://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=580The Mailman School of Public Health announced a bequest to the School of $20.7 million from beloved alumnus and long-time benefactor Ronald H. Lauterstein, MS '58, who passed away in 2006. This gift brings Mr. Lauterstein's total contributions to the School to $24.6 million. Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:35:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/10/aaas.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/10/aaas.htmlThree Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) faculty members and a biology professor have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world's oldest, largest and most prestigious scientific societies.Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:55:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/10/siemens.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/10/siemens.htmlMore than 1,300 students, parents and instructors participated in 20-plus workshops and exhibits, taught by Columbia faculty and graduate students, as well as Siemens professionals and specialists, such as criminalists from New York City's own crime lab.Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:55:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/10/grounds.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/10/grounds.htmlColumbia is getting a star - a Green Star Award, to be exact - from the Professional Grounds Management Society, which honored the University with the Grand Award for best in urban university grounds.Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/10/nymag.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/10/nymag.htmlNew York magazine's Oct. 15 issue surveys new visual artists making their mark on culture and names 10 artists as "Young Masters." Four are graduates of Columbia's M.F.A. program in Visual Arts.Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/10/barzun.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/10/barzun.htmlJacques Barzun, University Professor and Provost Emeritus of Columbia University, has been given the Society of Columbia Graduates' 59th annual Great Teacher Award. Professor Barzun, who founded the field of cultural history, celebrates his 100th birthday in November.Tue, 9 Oct 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/10/aha.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/10/aha.htmlIn 2001, long after he graduated from Columbia - first with a B.A. in 1974 and then with a Ph.D. in economic history in 1985, and no plans to become an academic - William Duggan returned to the University to work on an idea he had just discovered, about how people make successful decisions.Tue, 9 Oct 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/anne_taylor_vice_dean_academic_affairs.htmlhttp://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/anne_taylor_vice_dean_academic_affairs.htmlDr. Anne L. Taylor, a professor of medicine and associate dean for faculty affairs at the University of Minnesota Medical School, will join Columbia University Medical Center Nov. 23.Mon, 8 Oct 2007 10:20:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/10/creativewriting.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/10/creativewriting.htmlJ.D. Salinger, Eudora Welty, Jack Kerouac, Federico Garcia Lorca: the number of culturally significant writers who have graced Columbia over the years is staggering - yet until this fall, none of them could have majored in creative writing.Tue, 2 Oct 2007 15:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/nustar.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/nustar.htmlNASA has green-lighted the launch of telescopes capable of detecting black holes in the universe with 1,000 times the sensitivity of previous missions. The initiative, housed in Columbia University's Department of Physics, is known as Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR).Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:40:00 ESThttp://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=570http://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=570Increases in heat-related premature mortality are likely by the 2050s, according to a recent study by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health to be published in the November 2007 issue of the American Journal of Public Health.Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:05:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/stringer.pdfhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/stringer.pdfManhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer and Columbia University President Lee Bollinger today announced that they have reached an agreement on a series of steps to benefit the West Harlem community as it relates to Columbia's planned expansion of their Manhattanville campus.Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:20:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/lcbopeningremarks.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/lcbopeningremarks.htmlFri, 21 Sep 2007 15:20:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/sipairan2.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/sipairan2.htmlFri, 21 Sep 2007 10:10:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/housing.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/housing.htmlColumbia University has obtained a site within the community that it will develop to provide affordable replacement units for the tenants currently living in the two buildings within the campus expansion area that are part of the City's Tenant Interim Lease Program (TIL). Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:25:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/nih.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/nih.htmlTwo leading scientists at Columbia University, Dana Pe'er, a computational biologist, and Frances Champagne, a neurobiologist, are among 29 researchers selected from more than 2,100 applicants to receive the 2007 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's New Innovators Awards.Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:25:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/peace.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/newyorkstories/peace.htmlThis video spotlights Peace by PEACE (Playful Explorations in Active Conflict-Resolution Education), in which Columbia students use games to teach conflict resolution skills to neighborhood fourth and fifth graders.Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:10:00 ESThttp://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer/jrn/1175372796688/page/1175372796530/simplepage.htmhttp://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer/jrn/1175372796688/page/1175372796530/simplepage.htmThe Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the Spencer Foundation have established the Spencer Fellowship for Education Reporting to enable education writers to spend a year at Columbia to develop a long-form reporting project to advance the understanding of the American education system.Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:10:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/riggio.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/riggio.htmlLeonard and Louise Riggio have pledged $5 million in support of professorships, graduate fellowships, and undergraduate programs in the Department of Art History and Archaeology.Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/schamus.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/schamus.htmlLust, Caution, produced and co-written by School of the Arts (SOA) film division faculty member James Schamus and directed by Ang Lee, won the Venice Film Festival top award, the Golden Lion, this weekend. Fri, 7 Sep 2007 08:20:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/diouf.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/diouf.htmlFrom Senegal to Harlem, Mamadou Diouf is taking a global approach as he gears up for his first academic year as the new director of the Institute of African Studies.Wed, 5 Sep 2007 11:50:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/wilsonvideo.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/wilsonvideo.htmlHaving taken the Lions to their first record at or above .500 in a decade in 2006, Patricia and Shepard Alexander Head Coach of Football Norries Wilson begins his second season at Columbia on Sept. 15 against Fordham.Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:10:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/sacks.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/sacks.htmlOliver Sacks, the best-selling author and renowned neurologist who has been described as "the poet laureate of medicine," has joined Columbia University.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:10:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/altlaw.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/altlaw.htmlAiming to make federal case law fast and easy to search, more accessible to the public - and free - Columbia Law School and the University of Colorado Law School have launched a Web site called AltLaw.org, which has the potential to transform the national landscape of case law resources.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:10:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/atelier.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/atelier.htmlColumbia University has hired an environmental design consulting firm, Atelier Ten, to work with the University to establish and implement environmental goals for the proposed expansion into the old manufacturing area of Manhattanville in West Harlem.Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/baghdad.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/baghdad.htmlBaghdad's Green Zone is 6,000 miles from Morningside Heights. But the Columbia connection extends even to the middle of a war zone.Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/brain.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/brain.htmlColumbia University researchers have uncovered some clues about why "mental exercise" appears to provide protection against Alzheimer's disease and dementia.Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:55:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/triharlenium.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/triharlenium.htmlColumbia University has teamed up with Community Works to co-sponsor a new evening-length jazz composition called TriHarLenium, by world-renowned composer and jazz trombonist Craig S. Harris.Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:08:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/dd.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/dd.htmlA group of high school students at Columbia University's Double Discovery Center left Monday for a week-long program in Manchester, England to a world they've never seen before.Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:10:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/lawfaculty.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/lawfaculty.htmlSeven new full-time professors with expertise in terrorism, national security, human rights law, international economics, criminal law, elections law and other issues shaping the future of domestic and international public law join Columbia Law School's faculty this 2008 academic year.Thu, 9 Aug 2007 12:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/bones.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/bones.htmlBones are typically thought of as calcified, inert structures, but researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have now identified a surprising and critically important novel function of the skeleton. They've shown for the first time that the skeleton is an endocrine organ that helps control our sugar metabolism and weight, which makes it a major determinant of the development of type 2 diabetes.Wed, 8 Aug 2007 10:20:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/artist.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/artist.htmlWith help from Columbia University dentists, local artist and activist Jeremiah Kyle Drake is helping to bring back smiles to victims of domestic violence in New York. Tue, 7 Aug 2007 08:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/grants.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/grants.htmlA trio of Columbia University programs have received a total of nearly $30 million in grants to research novel cardiac surgeries, create a multimedia HIV prevention program and refine the sequencing DNA. Mon, 6 Aug 2007 13:10:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/agreement.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/agreement.htmlJoseph ("Nick") Zuhusky and Peter Zuhusky, brothers and owners of Despatch Moving and Storage, have reached an agreement with Columbia University to sell their 56,250 square foot storage warehouse located at 3243-47 Broadway. Wed, 1 Aug 2007 12:35:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/mock.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/mock.htmlFor a group of 30 or so Harlem eighth graders, being a practicing lawyer isn't just a future aspiration, it is a hands-on experience as a local judge critiques their courtroom performances in Legal Outreach mock trials. Wed, 1 Aug 2007 12:35:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/filmmakers.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/08/filmmakers.htmlFilmmaker magazine's annual survey of new talent, 25 New Faces of Independent Film, includes five current or past Columbia students. Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:05:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/kazakhstan.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/kazakhstan.htmlThe Columbia University School of Social Work's Social Intervention Group and the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy has opened the Columbia University Global Health Research Center in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:05:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/sullivan.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/sullivan.htmlColumbia University has announced the appointment of Anne Rollow Sullivan as the new executive vice president for finance. Sullivan, who was selected after a nationwide search, succeeds Al Horvath, who stepped down earlier this summer.Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/placebo.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/placebo.htmlColumbia University scientists, with colleagues from the University of Michigan, have shown how the neurochemistry of the placebo effect can relieve pain in humans. The scientists found that the placebo effect caused the brains of test volunteers to release more of a natural painkiller.Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/dental.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/dental.htmlColumbia University faculty, staff and students from the College of Dental Medicine will travel this fall to sub-Saharan Africa, including Tanzania, Rwanda and Senegal, to develop oral health programs as an integral component of health care at Millennium Village sites.Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:50:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/hybrid.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/hybrid.htmlColumbia University's new patrol vehicles are still white on the outside, but some are now green on the inside.Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/downey.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/downey.htmlColumbia University has named Geraldine Downey, professor and chair of the department of psychology, vice provost for diversity initiatives. Downey succeeds Jean Howard in her new role, effective July 1, 2007.Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:20:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/eminent.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/eminent.htmlColumbia University has announced that it would not ask the Empire State Development Corp. to use its condemnation authority as a way of evicting residential tenants now living in the 132 apartment units in residential buildings on the 17 acres of the proposed expansion area.Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:50:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/cabot.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/cabot.htmlThis year's Cabot Prizes go to a reporter who was kicked out of Cuba by the Castro regime, one who covers drug-related crime and violence along the U.S.-Mexico border and two journalists who report from South America.Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:50:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/braincells.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/braincells.htmlColumbia University Medical Center scientists report they have observed the detailed sub-cellular behavior of neuronal precursor cells in living rat brain tissue.Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/stemcells.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/stemcells.htmlA Columbia University research team aims to create soft tissue from patients' own bone marrow to perform facial or breast reconstruction.Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:35:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/library.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/07/library.htmlColumbia University Libraries has received a $563,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund a three-year pilot project that will make visible the university's "hidden collections," with assistance from 36 internship positions over the next three years.Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:05:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/gk12folo.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/gk12folo.htmlTeachers from more than 100 New York City public schools came to Columbia University's Morningside campus on June 28 for the sixth annual Graduate Teaching Fellows K-12 Science and Math Summer Institute.Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:20:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/bond.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/bond.htmlColumbia University today announced the selection of architectural firm Davis Brody Bond Aedas to work alongside design architect Renzo Piano Building Workshop to help create the first phase of Columbia's proposed expansion in the old manufacturing area of Manhattanville in West Harlem.Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/sc.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/sc.htmlColumbia University President Lee C. Bollinger issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision today to limit the use of voluntary school desegregation plans in Parents Involved in Community Schools Inc. v. Seattle School District and Meredith v. Jefferson County (Ky.) Board of Education.Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/lunar.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/lunar.htmlColumbia astronomy professor Arlin Crotts thinks he has solved a 400-year-old mystery: the origin of strange optical flashes often reported as appearing on the moon's surface.Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/revson.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/revson.htmlThe year-long program helps Filipino journalist Anthony Advincula connect the dots in his journey from immigrant to community advocateMon, 25 Jun 2007 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/helvidius.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/helvidius.htmlA Columbia University publication has become the first undergraduate periodical to be commercially distributed nationwide, according to its publisher.Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/harlemriverhouses.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/harlemriverhouses.htmlAllison Scales was a newborn in 1937 when her family moved into the brand new Harlem River Houses at 151st Street and Harlem River Drive, New York City's first federally subsidized housing project. Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:40:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/ulurp.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/ulurp.htmlColumbia University President Lee C. Bollinger today issued the following statement in response to the City Planning Commission's certification of the University's application for the rezoning of the old Manhattanville manufacturing zone in West Harlem.Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/paternity.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/paternity.htmlMost fathers take at least some leave from work to help care for their newborn children, according to a study by two Columbia University Social Work professors.Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/pbs.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/pbs.htmlUniversity Professor Simon Schama will host "Simon Schama's Power of Art," a series that begins airing Monday, June 18. Gwendolyn Wright, a professor of architecture as well as history, will co-host "History Detectives," which begins airing Monday, June 25.Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/manhattanville.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/manhattanville.htmlThe proposed expansion plan, developed by Columbia University along with Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Architects/Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Urban Designers has selected for a new "smart growth" pilot program sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Columbia officials announced today.Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/davis.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/davis.htmlJerome Davis is the new Secretary of the University. Columbia trustees recently approved President Lee C. Bollinger's nomination of Davis, who has served as a Special Assistant in the President's Office for the past five years.Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/eimicke.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/eimicke.htmlWilliam B. Eimicke, director of the Picker Center for Executive Education at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, is taking a one-year public service leave immediately to serve as deputy commissioner for strategic planning and policy at the New York City Fire Department.Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/showcase.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/showcase.htmlHigh school senior Emmanuel Cruz had his heart set on majoring in international business when he starts college in the fall. But after participating in Columbia's Ron McNair CITIES Showcase, Cruz isn't so sure any more.Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/green.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/green.htmlColumbia University has accepted the challenge posed by Mayor Bloomberg to join New York City's goal in pledging to reduce greenhouse gases 30 percent by 2017. Columbia, along with eight other New York City universities, joins as a Challenge Partner in Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC 2030, the city's comprehensive plan to create a more sustainable New York.Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/gateway.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/gateway.htmlAn international design competition aimed at making a little-used national recreation area accessible to New Yorkers has yielded an unexpected pair of first-place winners: two undergraduate students, one of whom will be a graduate student this fall at Columbia University.Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/stockwell.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/stockwell.htmlBrent Stockwell, Professor of Biological Sciences and Professor of Chemistry, has been selected as a 2007 Beckman Young Investigator for his research into undiscovered mechanisms controlling cell death.Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/becker.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/becker.htmlColumbia University President Lee C. Bollinger has named Carol Becker as the new dean of the School of the Arts. Becker is currently dean of faculty and senior vice-president for academic affairs at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for some time.Mon, 04 Jun 2007 09:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/diversity.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/diversity.htmlThe past, present and uncertain future of affirmative action was the subject of a lively discussion between three prominent legal experts at the landmark Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.Wed, 30 May 2007 12:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/coppola.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/coppola.htmlThe last time Francis Ford Coppola allowed his wife Eleanor to film one of his cinematic efforts, she captured the director on the edge of panic, as he grappled with production crises, spiraling costs - even a typhoon - to make "Apocalypse Now."Thu, 24 May 2007 13:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/icu.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/icu.htmlHospitals that have better working conditions for nurses are safer for elderly intensive care unit (ICU) patients, according to a recent report led by Columbia University School of Nursing researchers that measured rates of hospital-associated infections.Wed, 23 May 2007 12:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/double.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/double.htmlNearly 140 local high school students graduated Friday from Columbia University's Double Discovery Center. Mon, 21 May 2007 15:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/cigarettes.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/cigarettes.htmlThe rise in cigarette use by adults over the past century may explain the asthma epidemic in children, according to a Columbia University study by researchers at the study is published this month in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI).Thu, 17 May 2007 11:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/oldestgrad.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/oldestgrad.htmlMany graduate students know what it feels like to be ABD - all-but dissertation. Few know the feeling as well as Max Horlick. The 89-year-old received his doctorate in French literature Wednesday, more than a half century after defending his dissertation.Wed, 16 May 2007 10:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/cm.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/cm.htmlColumbia University has selected Bovis Lend Lease as the lead construction management (CM) firm and the McKissack Group as a core team member for the preparation, approval process, and construction of the first phase of Columbia's proposed expansion in the Manhattanville section of West Harlem.Fri, 11 May 2007 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/cufilmfest.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/cufilmfest.htmlWritten and directed by John Magary, "The Second Line" takes an unflinching look at the national tragedy of Hurricane Katrina and its devastation of New Orleans by telling the story of a man living in a FEMA trailer who resorts to extreme measures to survive when his savings are stolen. Fri, 11 May 2007 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/cugrad.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/cugrad.htmlColumbia University will host more than 30,000 students, alumni, faculty and guests at the main commencement exercises on May 16 at 10:30 a.m. on the Morningside campus. Fri, 11 May 2007 13:30:00 ESThttp://www0.gsb.columbia.edu/news/archive?global.now=05-10-2007&main.id=645999&main.ctrl=contentmgr.detail&main.view=news.detailhttp://www0.gsb.columbia.edu/news/archive?global.now=05-10-2007&main.id=645999&main.ctrl=contentmgr.detail&main.view=news.detailThe Business School announced plans to collaborate with nationally acclaimed social services and education nonprofit Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) and its president. Beginning next spring, HCZ staff members will participate in several of the school's management education offerings. Students will have the opportunity to intern with HCZ. Tue, 08 May 2007 16:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/teenTV.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/teenTV.htmlTeens who watch three or more hours a day are at higher risk of developing attention problems and learning difficulties as they mature, according to a study by Jeffrey G. Johnson, Ph.D., Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Mon, 07 May 2007 10:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/speakers.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/speakers.htmlFormer U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, architect Santiago Calatrava, and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Shriin Ebadi are among the speakers. Mon, 07 May 2007 09:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/mensRelay.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/mensRelay.htmlColumbia University's 4x800-meter relay team won the Penn Relays' Championship of America last week, and Erison Hurtault won his fourth 400-meter Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal title. Sat, 05 May 2007 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=6187http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=6187Nancy Streim, an expert on university-public school partnerships, will be joining Teachers College in the newly created position of Associate Vice President at TC and Special Advisor to the Columbia University Provost. Wed, 02 May 2007 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/mensTennis.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/05/mensTennis.htmlThe Ivy League-champion Columbia men's tennis team will face Ohio State, the Big Ten champion, in the first round of the NCAA Championships. Wed, 02 May 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/ceremonies/commencement/docs/events/commencement/honorary.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/ceremonies/commencement/docs/events/commencement/honorary.htmlColumbia University will confer eight honorary degrees and one Medal for Excellence at its commencement ceremony on Wednesday, May 16. Wed, 02 May 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/media/07/491_jamalJoseph/index.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/media/07/491_jamalJoseph/index.htmlThe 20th Annual Columbia University Film Festival showcasing the work of School of the Arts (SOA) Film Division M.F.A. candidates will run from April 30 to May 10. Forty short films and 13 screenplays will be screened. Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/04/liver_virus.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/04/liver_virus.htmlScientists in the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues in the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory in Melbourne, Australia have discovered a new virus that caused the deaths of three organ transplant recipients in Australia. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/walking_tour.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/walking_tour.htmlDownload an audio walking tour of the architecture on the Morningside campus guided by New York City architectural historian Andrew Dolkart, a professor at Columbia's school of architecture. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.engineering.columbia.edu/include/wildfire/index.php?populations=&Story_ID=1314&Story_Version=1http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/include/wildfire/index.php?populations=&Story_ID=1314&Story_Version=1Gerald A. Navratil, the Thomas Alva Edison Professor of Applied Physics, was appointed by President Bollinger to serve as interim dean of The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science for the 2007-08 academic year. Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/04/bancroft_awards.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/04/bancroft_awards.htmlThe authors of two acclaimed books, a biography chronicling the life of William James and an ecological history of the American South, have won the Bancroft Prize for 2007. Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/04/journalism_center.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/04/journalism_center.htmlFor the first time since the 1913 opening of its building, the Graduate School of Journalism is poised to create a comprehensive student center, thanks to lead gifts from Toni Stabile and Daniel J. Edelman (J?41). Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/physics/ance/MiniBooneNeutrinoOscillationExperiment.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/physics/ance/MiniBooneNeutrinoOscillationExperiment.htmlJanet Conrad, Walter LeCroy Professor of Physics at Columbia University and William Louis of Los Alamos National Labs, presented the first MiniBooNE Neutrino Oscillation Experiment results in a special seminar at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.pulitzer.org/2007/2007.htmlhttp://www.pulitzer.org/2007/2007.htmlThe 91st annual Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, Letters, Drama and Music, awarded on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board, were announced today by Columbia University. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=530http://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=530Researchers at Columbia University?s Mailman School of Public Health have discovered a means for early detection of liver cancer. Using DNA isolated from serum samples as a baseline biomarker, the scientists examined changes in certain tumor suppressor genes that have been associated with the development of liver carcinomas. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/04-new/kluge.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/04-new/kluge.htmlGift is largest in Columbia's history and fourth largest single donationto an American university; Kluge builds on longtime support forscholarships encouraging socio-economic diversity of studentsMon, 09 Apr 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.barnard.edu/newnews/news041007.htmlhttp://www.barnard.edu/newnews/news041007.htmlJudith R. Shapiro announced today at a meeting of the College?s faculty that she will step down as president of Barnard College at the end of the 2007-08 academic year. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/04/Sree.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/04/Sree.htmlSreenath (Sree) Sreenivasan, dean of students at Columbia?s Graduate School of Journalism, has received the Lawrence Young Breakthrough Award by the National Association of Minority Media Executives (NAMME). Fri