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September 18, 2020

Columbia Undergrads Chosen as UN 2020 Millennium Fellows

Meet two of the more than 1,400 students, representing 80 universities worldwide, who are deeply committed to social impact, sustainable development, and climate change.

Economists Joseph Stiglitz and Thomas Piketty Address Converging Crises on Inequality

The pandemic, the presidential election, globalization, climate change, and other issues are covered in a transatlantic forum.

Columbia Tests Wastewater in Residence Halls for Coronavirus

The University will routinely monitor sewage leaving student dormitories to head off outbreaks of COVID-19.

Research & Discovery

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Lockdown Led to 70% Drop in NYC COVID Spread

The study is in line with research estimating stay-at-home measures reduced COVID-19 transmission between 58 and 77 percent in Wuhan, China, Italy, and France.

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How States Expanded Federal SNAP Program During the Pandemic

A database developed by Columbia and the University of Miami provides analysis of the policies that states use to address food insecurity.

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Can Blood Plasma Fight Coronavirus?

Blood plasma donated by people who have recovered from COVID-19 is a promising therapy, but more clinical trials are needed to know if it really helps.

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Why Naming Your Neurons Can Help Cure Brain Disease

A unified classification of diverse cell types proposed by a Columbia-led team could shed light on how our brains are wired.

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Video

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Public Health Researcher: Menstrual Products are Essential Items

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A Nurse Practitioner Witnesses the Impact of Coronavirus on People of Color

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A Public Health Professor on the Many Layers of the COVID-19 Mental Health Crisis

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Arts & Humanities

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Still from Unorthodox, co-created by Anna Winger '93, image courtesy of 'The New York Times.'

Undergraduate Alumna Anna Winger '93 Wins Emmy For ‘Unorthodox’

Unorthodox, a Netflix show created by Film Studies alumna Anna Winger '93, won an Emmy for Best Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama Special, at the Emmy Awards.

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Professor Matthew Hart discusses the work of Amitav Ghosh, China Miéville and other writers in his new book, "Extraterritorial."

The Future of Fiction Is Neither National Nor Global

In his new book, Professor Matthew Hart proposes that many forthcoming novels will take place in spaces that are extraterritorial.

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Denise Cruz, a professor in the English and Comparative Literature Department, is thinking more deliberately about course design for online teaching. Photo: Stuart Lawler.

The Challenges of Making Remote Learning Relevant

Professor Denise Cruz created a welcome video and other new digital approaches for her fall semester courses.

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Documenting the Pandemic

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Free Speech & Press

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Portland’s independent journalists team up to cover the front lines

Columbia Journalism Review documents how freelance journalists in Portland are covering the protests.

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Immigration Judges Challenge Justice Department Speech Policy

The Knight First Amendment Institute filed a lawsuit on behalf of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) challenging a government policy that imposes an unconstitutional prior restraint on immigration judges seeking to speak or write publicly in their personal capacities.

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Columbia Journalism School Announces the 2020 John B. Oakes Award

The Oregonian/OregonLive has won the 2020 John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism for its compelling series, “Polluted by Money."

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Justice & Equity

Research on Recent Incarcerations for Parole Violations

The Justice Lab's new research suggests that incarcerations for parole violations are on the rise and that could have consequences for the spread of COVID-19.

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Columbia and Howard Universities Launch U.S. African American Redress Network

The pilot project documented more than 100 local efforts to redress historical racist incidents along the Atlantic Coast from Delaware to Florida.

The Justice Lab Welcomes Gladys Carrión

Gladys Carrión, a national leader in youth justice, has joined the Justice Lab as an adjunct research scholar.

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Worldwide

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The Fall of the American Counterrevolution

Law Professor Bernard Harcourt writes that President Trump’s counterinsurgency practices to control the population has triggered the revolution he dreaded.

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Saltzman Institute Welcomes New Director

Keren Yarhi-Milo is the new director of the Saltzman Institute for War and Peace Studies and the Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of War and Peace Studies.