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Farewell, Linden Trees; Hello, Cherry Blossoms
Columbia College Walk
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Farewell, Linden Trees; Hello, Cherry Blossoms

A tree replacement on College Walk lets us branch out, sit down, and plug in

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Get to Know Minouche Shafik, Columbia’s Twentieth President
Columbia President Minouche Shafik

Get to Know Minouche Shafik, Columbia’s Twentieth President

She’s a top economist, an expert on international development, a baroness, and a global citizen. How will she lead Columbia?

Is Objectivity in Journalism Even Possible?
Illustration of journalistic objectivity

Is Objectivity in Journalism Even Possible?

A Columbia panel holds a central principle up to the light

The Smart Person’s Guide to Aging
Illustrations by Kyle T. Webster of members of Columbia's EPIC program for retired academics

The Smart Person’s Guide to Aging

How EPIC, an organization of retired professors and administrators, helps its members keep active and stay curious in their senior years

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Jon Poppe Named Head Football Coach
Football coach Jon Poppe appears at a Columbia press conference announcing his appointment in December
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Jon Poppe Named Head Football Coach

Poppe has worked closely with legendary Columbia head coach Al Bagnoli, who retired last summer

Columbia Receives $6.5M Gift to Expand Cerebral-Palsy Center
Columbia clinicians Lisa Yoon and Jason Carmel work with a young patient at the Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center
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Columbia Receives $6.5M Gift to Expand Cerebral-Palsy Center

The funds will enable the center to expand its clinical offerings, grow its research programs, and create fellowships

Andrea Califano to Lead Chan Zuckerberg Biohub New York
Andrea Califano
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Andrea Califano to Lead Chan Zuckerberg Biohub New York

The center strives to find novel ways of harnessing the immune system to help fight cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and other conditions

Columbia Library Acquires Papers of Josefina Báez
Josefina Báez
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Columbia Library Acquires Papers of Josefina Báez

An influential figure in the New York City art scene for decades, Báez is the founder and director of the Ay Ombe Theatre

How Mondel Chocolates Became the Sweetest Shop on Broadway
Illustration of Mondel Chocolates
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How Mondel Chocolates Became the Sweetest Shop on Broadway

Candy is king at this eighty-year-old neighborhood staple

The Real Ghostbusters of Columbia
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The Real Ghostbusters of Columbia

More than a century ago, students and faculty sat around a trembling table. Was it real spiritual contact, or just séance fiction?

The Many Jobs of Columbia’s President
Every president of Columbia University since 1754
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The Many Jobs of Columbia’s President

Charters and Statutes, the University’s administrative rulebook, outlines the duties and responsibilities of the office

Christine Kim Garcia Named Director of Columbia Precision Medicine Initiative
Christine Garcia
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Christine Kim Garcia Named Director of Columbia Precision Medicine Initiative

She succeeds the initiative’s founding director, Tom Maniatis

Daphna Shohamy Named Director and CEO of Zuckerman Institute
Daphna Shohamy
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Daphna Shohamy Named Director and CEO of Zuckerman Institute

She leads the institute alongside founding codirector Richard Axel

Obama Oral-History Project Releases First Interviews
Barack Obama standing in a field with Obama with farmer Joe Del Bosque, who was interviewed for the oral-history project
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Obama Oral-History Project Releases First Interviews

The conversations recount the Obama administration’s efforts to address climate change

Center for Precision Psychiatry Launched with $75M Grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Sander Markx, Joseph Gogos, and Steven A. Kushner
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Center for Precision Psychiatry Launched with $75M Grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation

The center will support research into the causes and treatment of mental illness 

Claire Shipman and David Greenwald to Lead Trustees
Claire Shipman and David Greenwald
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Claire Shipman and David Greenwald to Lead Trustees

They assumed their new leadership roles on September 1

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