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Columbia University congratulates Joachim Frank, PhD, professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics and of biological sciences, a winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017, shared with Richard Henderson and Jacques Dubochet “for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution.”
The following was shared by President Lee C. Bollinger. Dear fellow members of the Columbia community: I write to share that, following twelve years of exceptional leadership of the University’s Office of Government and Community Affairs, Executive Vice President Maxine Griffith is transitioning into a new role at the University. Maxine will serve as a Special Advisor to me, with a focus on Columbia World Projects and its engagement with issues around government, city planning, and urban design. And, she will maintain her position as Adjunct Professor of Urban Planning at the Graduate School…
As Columbia University opens the first buildings on its new Manhattanville campus, universities have become an increasingly vital source of both middle-income jobs for New Yorkers and new scientific discoveries that power the city’s growing innovation economy. Together with its peers, Columbia contributes to New York’s economy not only by attracting talented students and scholars, but also by creating a stable base of local jobs and investing in cutting-edge research and development that drives high-tech entrepreneurship.
David Dinkins, New York City’s 106th mayor and now a professor at Columbia University, celebrates his 90th birthday July 10 with a celebration at Gracie Mansion, the mayoral residence where he once lived. It will be hosted by the city’s current mayor, Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray, and attended by Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger.
WNET’s "Treasures of New York" aired on Sunday, June 15, an episode that explores the first building to open on Columbia’s new Manhattanville campus, the Jerome L. Greene Science Center. Designed by architect Renzo Piano as the home for the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, the innovative structure will provide not only a hub for Nobel Prize-winning neuroscience, but also an open, welcoming space for the wider community.
In conjunction with Congressmember Adriano Espaillat, Columbia University hosted a Career Expo on June 19 in Riverbank State Park that drew a turnout of more than 460 job seekers and nearly 60 participating organizations.
Wallach Art Gallery premiered the first exhibition in its newest location on the Manhattanville campus. The exhibition, called "Uptown", features the work of both established artists and emerging talent who live or practice north of 99th Street in Manhattan. "Uptown" was curated by the Gallery's director, Deborah Cullen, and will be open to the public from June 2 to August 20.
The Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University is pleased to present Uptown, a new triennial surveying the work of artists who live or practice north of 99th Street in New York City. Uptown showcases the work of established and midcareer artists alongside emerging talent from Harlem, El Barrio, Washington Heights and all of northern Manhattan. With this initiative, the Wallach Art Gallery joins as a partner and presenter of northern Manhattan’s vibrant art scene.
In Columbia Magazine, architect Renzo Piano writes about the master plan for the Manhattanville campus, a 21st century vision that embraces the arts, interdisciplinary research and the community.
For the more than 260 years since its foundation, Columbia has been in a state of perpetual evolution, yet always ensuring that each successive generation of students and professors have the tools they need to contribute to the body of knowledge and help solve some of the world’s greatest problems and dilemmas.
Columbia University today announced the creation of a new Center for Veteran Transition and Integration that will provide innovative educational programming and support for veterans making the transition to two- and four-year colleges, graduate and professional schools, civilian life, and the workforce.
Onetime gang member Richard Gamarra ended up in prison at age 19 and felt like he was “in a dark place.” But after meeting Columbia professor Robert Fullilove, who taught a public health course to those incarcerated upstate, Gamarra saw new possibilities for a different life. Next week he graduates with a master’s degree from Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray and New York Public Library President Tony Marx, alongside local elected officials, today honored Harry Belafonte by renaming the 115th Street Library the Harry Belafonte–115th Street Library. Harry Belafonte took part in the plaque unveiling ceremony held at the library in Harlem.
The oldest and largest higher education diversity magazine and website, INSIGHT Into Diversity, has named Columbia University a Diversity Champion. Diversity Champions are Colleges and Universities that exemplify an unyielding commitment to diversity and inclusion throughout their campus communities, across academic programs, and at the highest administrative levels. Columbia University is one of only 13 colleges and universities across the nation have been selected for this honor.
Children of all ages are now participating in free Saturday Science events at the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute’s Education Lab on Columbia’s Manhattanville campus. Held monthly throughout the school year, Saturday Science is a partnership with the mobile science lab, BioBus and one of several community education and internship programs.