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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".