Events Calendar

Global Health Initiative Seminar: Columbia Global Centers - Overview and Opportunities - 65007

admin — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:30:16 +0000

With Safwan Masri, vice president of Columbia Global Centers.

Columbia Global Centers - Overview and Opportunities, with Safwan Masri, vice president of Columbia Global Centers. Moderated by Professor Wafaa El-Sadr with an introduction by Dean Linda P. Fried.

US Shale Gas & Pacific Gas Market: Pacific LNG Trade & Gas Pricing Issues - 65433

admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:40:13 +0000

Forum with Adam Sieminski, Administrator of the U.S. Energy Information Administration, and Chris Smith, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy.

While there has been considerable analysis of the US economic and environmental implications of LNG exports, there has been less analysis to date on the impact on Pacific energy markets, economic growth, CO2 emissions, or geopolitical and international security priorities. This forum will address these and other issues and attempt to lay the groundwork for future research projects and for sustained US-Pacific collaboration in assessing and refining policies and technologies that support safe and responsible natural gas development. Keynote remarks will be offered by Adam Sieminski, Administrator of the U.S. Energy Information Administration, and Chris Smith, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. Other confirmed speakers include:

Jason Bordoff, Director, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
Kyung-Tae Cho, Chair of the Energy Subcommittee, National Assembly, Korea
David Goldwyn, President and Founder, Goldwyn Global Strategies
Trevor Houser, Partner, Rhodium Group
James Jensen, Founder, Jensen Associates
Bo-young Kim, President, KOGAS America
Younkyoo Kim, Director, Center for Energy Governance & Security, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
Mike Levi, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment and Director of the Program on Energy Security and Climate Change, Council on Foreign Relations
Francis O'Sullivan, Executive Director of the Energy Sustainability Challenge Program, MIT Energy Initiative

Additional information here: http://energypolicy.columbia.edu/events.html

RSVP required: Please email chayna.prizel@nyiuc.org.

CCNMTL Faculty and Instructor Workshop: Course Management: Courseworks (Sakai): Getting Started - 65279

admin — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:10:13 +0000

CourseWorks (Sakai): Getting Started: For instructors interested in using the Sakai-based, CourseWorks course management system, this workshop will provide the basics of how to use the system to manage your course. During the workshop, you'll learn how to navigate CourseWorks, edit course pages, add course materials, and utilize communication features in the system. This hands-on workshop is conducted by the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning and is recommended for professors who would like to experiment with New CourseWorks and, potentially, use it in upcoming courses.

CourseWorks (Sakai): Getting Started: For instructors interested in using the Sakai-based, CourseWorks course management system, this workshop will provide the basics of how to use the system to manage your course. During the workshop, you'll learn how to navigate CourseWorks, edit course pages, add course materials, and utilize communication features in the system. This hands-on workshop is conducted by the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning and is recommended for professors who would like to experiment with CourseWorks and, potentially, use it in upcoming courses.

CCNMTL Faculty and Instructor Workshop: Course Management: CourseWorks (Sakai): End of Semester - 65281

admin — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:30:12 +0000

CourseWorks (Sakai): End of Semester: For instructors who wish to wrap up the current semester cleanly and prepare for next time around. This session will focus on providing students with grade and assignment feedback, evaluating analytics (in the Site Stats setting [where applicable]), and preparing/migrating course sites for future use. Participants will discuss gradebook usage with their peers and take a look at CourseWorks-SSOL grade submission techniques.

Register now for Course Management: Courseworks (Sakai): End of Semester.

For instructors who wish to wrap up the current semester cleanly and prepare for next time around. This session will focus on providing students with grade and assignment feedback, evaluating analytics (in the Site Stats setting [where applicable]), and preparing/migrating course sites for future use. Participants will discuss gradebook usage with their peers and take a look at CourseWorks-SSOL grade submission techniques.

Candace Thille: "Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative" - 65489

admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:40:13 +0000

Candace Thille, Director of the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) at Carnegie Mellon University, will present a talk about her work at OLI. Founded in 2002, the aim of OLI is to create high-quality courses and contribute original research to improve learning and transform higher education.

Candace Thille, Director of the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) at Carnegie Mellon University, will present a talk about her work at OLI. The event is free and open to members of the Columbia community with a valid University ID.

Candace Thille has been featured in numerous articles and was profiled in 2012 by The Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the 12 Tech Innovators Who Are Transforming Campuses.

OLI is a grant-funded group at Carnegie Mellon University that offers innovative online courses to anyone who wants to learn or teach. Founded in 2002, the groups aim is to create high-quality courses and contribute original research to improve learning and transform higher education. The Open Learning Initiative originated from the idea of leveraging Carnegie Mellons expertise in cognitive tutoring into whole online courses.

The 2013 John Lindenbaum Memorial Lecture - 65201

admin — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:30:16 +0000

"Chronic Psychological Stress and Cardiovascular Disease: The Biology of Adversity" Michelle A. Albert, MD MPH Vivian Beaumont Allen Endowed Chair and Professor, Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Director of Cardiovascular Research, Howard University DATE: May 15, 2013 TIME:12:00 pm-1:00 PM LOCATION: Medical Grand Rounds, Vivian and Seymour Family Heart Center, Myrna Daniels Auditorium, 1st Floor

The 2013 John Lindenbaum Memorial Lecture

Lecture title: "Chronic Psychological Stress and Cardiovascular Disease: The Biology of Adversity"

Michelle A. Albert, MD MPH
Vivian Beaumont Allen Endowed Chair and Professor, Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Director of Cardiovascular Research, Howard University

Date: May 15, 2013

Time:12:00 pm-1:00 PM

Location: Medical Grand Rounds, Vivian and Seymour Family Heart Center, Myrna Daniels Auditorium, 1st Floor

Seminar in Neurobiology - 65434

admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:40:13 +0000

Paola Arlotta, PhD, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, will speak on "Programming and Reprogramming Neuronal Diversity in the Neocortex".

Can Haitian Story-telling, Imagination and Oral History Traditions Influence Popular Environmental Risk Perception? - 65473

admin — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:45:11 +0000

Speakers: Sabine Marx, Managing Director, Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED), Columbia University; Laura Simms, Award-winning Performer, Writer, Educator; Jean Refuse, Director, Haitian American Foundation for Cultural Exchange; Moderated by Tatiana Wah, Director, Haiti Research and Policy Program, and Alex Fischer, Associate Director, Haiti Research and Policy Program, Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development (CGSD), The Earth Institute, Columbia University

The Earth Institute's Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development's (CGSD) Haiti Research and Policy Program Discussion Series presents "Can Haitian Story-telling, Imagination and Oral History Traditions Influence Popular Environmental Risk Perception?" with

Sabine Marx, Managing Director, Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED), Columbia University

Laura Simms, Award-winning Performer, Writer, Educator

Jean Refuse, Director Haitian American Foundation for Cultural Exchange

Moderated by

Tatiana Wah,Director, Haiti Research and Policy Program, and Alex Fischer, Associate Director, Haiti Research and Policy Program, Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development (CGSD), The Earth Institute, Columbia University

Haiti is a country of converging natural hazards: floods, earthquakes, erosion and hurricanes. To understand how environmental perceptions link to behavior a panel, that includes a story teller, a radio host and a risk perception psychologist, will discuss how individuals process and understand information that is critical to daily lives and livelihoods. The panel will address how communities and individuals perceive risks and what information helps them make decisions? This dialogue series focuses on how story telling and communication programs can help to shape these perceptions and inform decisions. While this discussion is focused on Haiti, the panelists will address the question in a broader framework.

Open to the public. RSVP recommended.

For more information on CGSD visit cgsd.columbia.edu/

For more information on the Haiti Research and Policy Program visit cgsd.columbia.edu/where-we-work/haiti/

For more information on the Earth Institute visit www.earth.columbia.edu

Julio Estrada - 59630

admin — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:21:30 +0000

Born in Mexico City, the child of Spanish refugees, Julio Estrada (b. 1943) is a product of cultural crossroads. Influenced in equal part by Xenakiss abstract theories and Mexican music history, by his studies of mathematics and acoustics, Estrada has published widely and been the recipient of numerous awards, including the internationally respected French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Join us as we close out the Miller season with this kaleidoscopic Portrait, culminating with the world premiere of a new commission.

Late Imperial Epistemologies: A Eurasian Studies Workshop - 65405

admin — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:10:13 +0000

Conference about Late Imperial Epistemologies in Eurasian Studies.

Please join the Harriman Institute for a conference on Late Imperial Epistemologies in Eurasia. This event is co-sponsored by the Blinken European Institute, the Middle East Institute, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, and the University Seminars.

LDEO Earth Science Colloquium: How to Constrain Low-Cloud Feedbacks Through Hierarchical Physical Modeling. - 63352

admin — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:10:16 +0000

Speaker: Tapio Schneider, Professor of Climate Dynamics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich Geological Institute.

The Earth Institute's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Earth Science Colloquium presents "How to Constrain Low-Cloud Feedbacks Through Hierarchical Physical Modeling", with Tapio Schneider, Frank J. Gilloon Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering (on leave), California Institute of Technology. Professor of Climate Dynamics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich Geological Institute. Open to the public.

Uncertainties about how clouds and particularly low clouds respond to climate change are principally behind the uncertainties in climate change projections. If low cloud cover increases as the climate warms, the increased planetary albedo implies a damping feedback on climate changes; if low cloud cover decreases as the climate warms, the reduced albedo implies an amplifying feedback. Existing theories and climate models do not even agree on the sign of low cloud cover changes as the climate warms, much less their magnitude. But now is the time to make fundamental progress: We are in a golden age of data on clouds from field studies and space-based observations, and advances in computational fluid dynamics (large-eddy simulations) now allow us to simulate cloud dynamics faithfully with resolutions of O(1 m) in domains with horizontal size O(100 km)---the size of a typical climate model grid box. To constrain and understand cloud feedbacks, we are developing a hierarchical modeling framework in which high-resolution simulations, validated with data for the present climate, are driven on the large scale by environmental conditions derived from coarser climate model simulations. Insights gained from such climatically relevant high-resolution simulations are then used to derive a unified representation of turbulent cloud and boundary-layer processes in climate models. I will present results from this approach that constrain the magnitude of how marine boundary layer clouds change with climate and provide insight into the physical processes controlling these changes.

For more information on LDEO visit www.ldeo.columbia.edu

For more information on the Earth Institute visit www.earth.columbia.edu

Department of Astronomy: Public Lecture & Stargazing - 65462

admin — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:45:11 +0000

"Exoplanets Everywhere!" by Emily Rice. Public access to rooftop telescopes and stargazing after lecture, weather permitting. Lecture occurs regardless.

Every other Friday, the Astronomy Department at Columbia University sponsors public outreach. Attendees get access to astronomical information through timely lectures by members of our department aimed at a public audience. After the thirty-minute lecture, if the weather is clear, the public can proceed to the roof of Pupin Hall and be guided by volunteers in stargazing and observing through the telescopes of Rutherfurd Observatory. A slide show and discussion with an astronomer about various astronomical images happens if the weather is cloudy. "Exoplanets Everywhere!" by CUNY College of Staten Island Assistant Professor, Emily Rice. Abstract: According to the most recent results from Kepler and other surveys, exoplanets are everywhere in the Milky Way Galaxy, and likely the entire Universe. But how close are we to finding another Earth or to answering the eternal question: are we alone in the Universe? I will explain how we came to understand the ubiquity of exoplanets, describe the complexity of the current census, and foreshadow what discoveries likely lie ahead in the coming years.

Latino Graduation 2013 - 63634

admin — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:10:16 +0000

A celebration of the accomplishments of CC, SEAS, GS, and Barnard Latino graduating seniors.

Latino Graduation has a long standing history within the university and is a celebration of the accomplishments of CC, SEAS, GS, and Barnard Latino graduates. Latino Graduation was first initiated by students who wanted the opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments and recognize the important role that Latino students have played in shaping the landscape of Columbia.

Latino Graduation is sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and is coordinated with the Latino Alumni Association of Columbia University, University Development and Alumni Relations, and the Latino Graduation Committee. This Rites of Passage ceremony provides an intimate setting for family, friends, alumni, faculty, staff, and students to recognize the accomplishments of the graduates while embracing their new important roles as Columbia and Barnard alumni.

Black Graduation 2013 - 64849

admin — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:10:16 +0000

A celebration of the accomplishments of CC, SEAS, GS, and Barnard Black graduating seniors. (Ceremony begins at 8pm.)

Please note the doors will open for guests at 7:30pm. The ceremony will begin at 8pm with a dessert reception following the ceremony.

Black Graduation has a long standing history within the university and is a celebration of the accomplishments of CC, SEAS, GS, and Barnard Black graduates. Black Graduation was first initiated by students who wanted the opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments and recognize the important role that Black students have played in shaping the landscape of Columbia. Black Graduation is sponsored and hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Black Students' Organization, and Black Alumni Council. This Rites of Passage ceremony provides an intimate setting for family, friends, alumni, faculty, staff, and students to recognize the accomplishments of the graduates while embracing their new important roles as Columbia and Barnard alumni.

Columbia University Superfund Research Program - 65469

admin — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:45:11 +0000

Speakers: Yun Zhou, Director, International Cooperation, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES); Yan Zheng, Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College, City University of New York, Adjunct Senior Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University; Joseph Graziano, Director, Columbia University Super Research Program, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Professor, Pharmacology, College of Physicians and Surgeons; Alexander van Geen, Associate Director, Columbia University Superfund Research Program, Lamont Research Professor, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University.

On behalf of Columbia University's Superfund Research Program, we would like to invite you and your colleagues to the Columbia SRP Seminar Series Monday, 20 May 2013, from 3pm to 5 pm. This seminar will not be broadcast remotely.

The seminar will take place at Columbia University's Environmental Health Sciences Conference Room (eleventh floor, room 1101), Allan Rosenfield Building, 722 West 168 Street, New York, NY.

The Seminar Series is open to everyone interested in the topic.

Ms. Yun Zhou, Director of International Cooperation at the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES), will present, "Groundwater Environmental Management and Challenges in China". Dr. Yan Zheng, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Queens College, CUNY, and Adjunct Senior Research Scientist at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory , Columbia University, will give a talk on the CU SRP Community Engagement initiatives,"MARCH: Maine Arsenic Reduction for Community Health". In addition, Dr. Joseph Graziano, Director of the CU SRP, will be giving a brief Overview of the Columbia Superfund Research Program, and Dr. Alexander van Geen, Deputy Director, will speak about, " "The international drilling program and Columbia Global Center proposal on groundwater arsenic in Asia".

If you would like more details on these presentation, you may contact Dr. Yan Zheng directly via email: yzheng@ldeo.columbia.edu.

Here is a more detailed agenda:

3:00 - 3:15 pm Dr. Joseph Graziano, Director, Columbia University Superfund Research Program, Welcome and Introduction to Columbia Superfund Research Program

3:15 - 3:30 pm    Dr. Alexander van Geen, Associate Director, Columbia University Superfund Research Program, "International drilling program and Columbia Global Center proposal on groundwater arsenic in Asia"

3:30 - 4:00 pm    Ms. Yun Zhou, Director of International Cooperation at the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES), "Groundwater Environmental Management and Challenges in China"

4:00 - 4:10 pm    Break for Refreshments

4:10 - 4:30 pm    Dr. Yan Zheng, PI, Columbia University Superfund Research Program Community Engagement Core, "MARCH: Maine Arsenic Reduction for Community Health "

4:30 - 5:00 pm Open Discussion

5:00 pm Adjourn

For more information about Columbia's Superfund Research Program projects please see our website at http://superfund.ciesin.columbia.edu.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact either Nancy LoIacono (njl2@columbia.edu or 212-305-1623) at Division of Environmental Health Sciences of the Mailman School of Public Health or Jessica Levinson at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (levinson@ldeo.columbia.edu or 845-365-8301).

Abrupt Climate Change in a Warming World (ACCWW) Symposium - 65259

admin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:30:15 +0000

Speakers:Various

Abrupt Climate Change in a Warming World (ACCWW) Symposium.

To register for this event please email: cicar@ldeo.columbia.edu

Climate Change - Recent Discoveries and Future Challenges: Abrupt Climate Change in a Warming World (ACCWW) Symposium - 65314

admin — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:30:16 +0000

Speakers: Various

The Earth Institute and Lamont-Doherty's Cooperative Institute for Climate Applications and Research (CICAR) and the NOAA Office of Atmospheric Research, Climate Program Office cordially invite you to attend "Climate Change - Recent Discoveries and Future: Abrupt Climate Change in a Warming World (ACCWW) Symposium."

The event is open to all but registration is required.

Additional event information including sessions and presenters can be found at http://cicar.ei.columbia.edu/?id=upcoming-event

For more information on CICAR visit www.cicar.ei.columbia.edu

For more information on Lamont-Doherty visit www.ldeo.columbia.edu

For more information on the Earth Institute visit www.earth.columbia.edu

Special Seminar in Neuroscience - 65263

admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:40:13 +0000

Alex Thiele, PhD, Chair in Visual Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, will speak on "Neuropharmacology of attention in the visual cortex".

University Commencement Academic Procession - 64069

admin — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:10:16 +0000

All Columbia University faculty and officers of administration are invited to march in the academic procession at University Commencement.

All Columbia University faculty and officers of administration are invited to march in the academic procession at University Commencement.

Participants in the academic procession should assemble at the designated areas in Low Memorial Library by 10:00 a.m. on the morning of University Commencement. Following the candidate procession, the academic procession will start at 10:15 a.m., formally beginning the exercises of the University Commencement ceremony.

All those marching in the procession are required to wear academic regalia. If you are participating in other ceremonies, you may already have been contacted by your school regarding regalia. If you need to rent or purchase regalia, please place your orders with the Columbia Bookstore in person or online at www.columbiabookstore.com by Monday, April, 2013.

Native Graduation 2013 - 64909

admin — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:10:16 +0000

Ceremony celebrating the accomplishments of graduating Native and Indigenous Students

Native Graduation is sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Native American Council. This ceremony provides an intimate setting for family, friends, alumni, faculty, staff, and students to recognize the accomplishments of the graduates while embracing their new important roles as Columbia alumni.

530 West 120th Street (between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway)

Seminar in Neurobiology - 65363

admin — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:10:13 +0000

Joshua D. Berke, PhD, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program at University of Michigan, will present a seminar entitled: "No Going Back Now: Basal Ganglia Dynamics in Action Selection and Suppression".