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Science Education for Young Learners

Seventh grader Christabel Barbosa says she didn’t know much about engineering before she started at the Columbia Secondary School for Science, Math and Engineering. “I learned you have to take multiple steps before you start building things,” she said. “You have to understand what you are building, and you have to take things apart before you put them together.”

Much the same can be said for this novel public school, which opened its doors in September 2007.

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Mayor Bloomberg Visits Columbia to Announce Winner of Economic Development Competition

Mayor Michael Bloomberg at Columbia University (Image credit: Eileen Barroso / Columbia University)

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg traveled to Columbia today to present a $20,000 prize to Greenext Technology Solutions, the winning team of a global business contest instituted by the mayor’s office a year ago.

New York Cultural Leaders Examine Future of the City's Performing Arts

On Sept. 30, Crain’s New York Business brought a one-day symposium to the Columbia campus titled “The Future of New York City: New York’s Performing Arts at a Crossroads,” which was cohosted by the School of the Arts.