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April 28, 2021

Meet Dawood Mayom

This is part of a Columbia News series introducing members of the University's Scholarship for Displaced Students, a program administered by the Columbia Global Centers. 

COMMENCEMENT 2021

Two graduates sitting six feet apart and wearing masks.
4 Things to Know About This Year’s Virtual Ceremony

Whether you’re in Bangkok, Baton Rouge, or right on Broadway, join us online, Friday, April 30 at 10:30 a.m.

A collage of 12 graduation speakers.
Here's Every Columbia Class Day Speaker We Know (So Far)

Here's who we can expect to speak to our graduates in celebration of their accomplishments.

A collage of Columbia students celebrating graduation.
6 Photos That Are Getting Us Excited for Columbia Commencement 2021

We're asking the Class of 2021 to share photos, videos, and memories of their Columbia experiences. 

1966 commencement on Columbia's campus.
How Well Do You Know the History of Columbia’s Commencement?

From graduation tchotchkes to special speakers, test your knowledge of Columbia's Commencement.

POLITICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE

Jamal Greene and a cover of his book
Jamal Greene Shows How Rights Go Wrong

In his new bookthe constitutional law scholar argues that competing rights should be balanced through political compromise.

Women having their temperatures taken in Mumbai
COVID-19 and the Economic Agenda

What advanced countries can and should do to help the developing world and emerging markets recover from the pandemic and its economic aftermath.

 

Five students from Columbia's SIPA working on global public policy
SIPA Students Present Policy Proposals

The 2021 Global Public Policy Network conference and competition among students at peer schools worldwide addressed “The Crisis of Globalization as We Know It.”

Research & Discovery

child in dentist's chair with mouth open and dentist in white gloves and blue gown, only arm showing, bending down over him.
Oral Symptoms Common in Children With COVID-Linked Inflammatory Disorder

A small percentage of pediatric patients have developed a condition known as multi-system inflammatory syndrome, or MIS, serious enough to warrant hospitalization.

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New ‘Home-Grown’ Coronavirus Variant Found in NYC Region

So far, more than 80 cases of the variant have been identified in the tri-state area.

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Incarceration Is Strongly Linked with Premature Death in U.S.

The most common causes of death in prison population include Infectious diseases, chronic respiratory disease, drug use, and suicide.

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How Climate Change Helped Dinosaurs Migrate from South America to Greenland

A drop in atmospheric CO2 levels aided massive plant eaters on their 6,500-mile trek across North America.

Arts & Humanities

Columbia University Professor Clemence Boulouque
Professor Clemence Boulouque's new book, "Another Modernity," is about Elia Benamozegh, a 19th-century Italian rabbi and philosopher whose work influenced Christian-Jewish dialogue in 20th-century Europe.
A View of Religion That Transcends Differences

Professor Clemence Boulouque’s new book, “Another Modernity,” profiles a 19th-century rabbi who believed that Judaism presented a solution to the world’s problems.

Wango Weng, Columbia University
Wango Weng selecting film footage circa 1947, on the left, and demonstrating the art of Chinese landscape painting circa 1946, on the right.
Wango Weng's Films Get the Attention They Deserve at Columbia

The filmmaker, art historian, and collector was the subject of a recent online event organized by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the C.V. Starr East Asian Library.