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November 25, 2020

Columbia Trustee Named Chief of Staff to Jill Biden

Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón, who is also Columbia Law School graduate, has traveled the path from humble beginnings in the Dominican Republic to the upper echelons of diplomatic service.

Our Current Immigration Crisis Through a Historical Lens

Scholars discuss recent immigration issues, xenophobia, and state violence in a department of history webinar.

Communing With Nature on the Australian Coast

A SIPA professor reflects on everything from watching the migration of humpback whales to online teaching for students whose locations span 15 time zones.

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Columbia Engineering Professor Sends Project Kits to Students Learning Remotely

The Roots of Their Research: Hear From Three Climate Scientists

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Research & Discovery

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New Gene Signature Predicts Whether Prostate Cancer is Likely to Spread

META-16 holds promise for evaluating responses to treatment and developing therapies to prevent or treat advanced cancers.

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Children Produce Different Antibodies in Response to SARS-CoV-2

The findings may explain why most children easily clear the virus from their bodies.

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Will U.S. College Students’ Lives Be Forever Transformed?

A longitudinal study will examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on millions of college students—and the choices they make for their futures.

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Helping Kids with Severe Cerebral Palsy Sit Up

Movement science researchers and mechanical engineers are testing a robotic device that shows promise for improved mobility.

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Arts & Humanities

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Tony Nominations Stacked with Columbia Alumni and Faculty

The American Theatre Wing recently announced the 74th annual Tony Award nominations, which include many Columbians.

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Nobel Prize winner in Economics and director of Columbia's Center on Capitalism and Society, Edmund Phelps.

A Nobel Laureate on Individualism and Prosperity

In his new book, economist Edmund Phelps talks about the importance of individualism for a country’s vitality.

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The Healing Power of Art

School of the Arts Dean Carol Becker explores the idea of experimental preservation with Jorge Otero-Pailos and Sam Van Aken.

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Documenting the Pandemic

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Justice & Free Speech

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Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Learn to Code

The Center for Justice and the Tamer Center have teamed up to teach coding and job skills to individuals who were incarcerated.

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Will Donald Trump start his own right-wing news channel?

Columbia Journalism Review's Mathew Ingram writes about Trump's possible launch of a media network.

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Report on Decarcerating Correctional Facilities During COVID-19

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a new study, led by Justice Lab's Bruce Western and Yale's Emily Yang, on how to reduce the prison population during COVID.

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