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Federal Research Funding: Science, Policy, and the Future of American Research 

  • Monday, October 19, 7 pm, Lerner Roone Cinema
  • Join Columbia Political Union and Coda Alliance for a panel examining the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed revisions to federal research funding and their implications for universities and researchers. Speakers will include Jeanette Wing, Executive Vice President for Research and Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University; Rupak Shivakoti, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and NIH-Funded Researcher at the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health; Romany Webb, Deputy Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Research Scholar at Columbia Law School; and Adam Segal, Ira A. Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security Council on Foreign Relations.
  • No registration required. 

GS Pathways to Law: A Columbia GS to Law School Panel

  • Monday, October 19, 7 pm, Lewisohn 202 
  • Come out and join CPLS and GSSC for a panel and Q&A with three Columbia law students and alumni. The panel will focus on the unique experiences of GS students in the law school process. 
  • Register here. 

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NYC influencers and the Future of Civic Engagement

  • Monday, October 19, 6 to 8 pm, Pulitzer Hall, 3rd Floor Lecture Hall
  • This conversation will focus on the administration of Zohran Mamdani, which works closely with influencers to inform New Yorkers about voting, vaccines, pre-K, and other topics. Panelists will include Anya Schiffrin, Senior Lecturer at SIPA; Diego Leon, Content Creator at Dandy in the Bronx; Dr. Jose Vilson, Executive Director at EduColor; and Sari Beth Rosenberg, Educator and Influencer at the NYC Department of Education. 
  • Register here.

Leading and Engaging in Society – Creating Positive Change

  • Tuesday, October 20, 12 to 1:15  pm, Philosophy Hall, Room 302  
  • Join the Community Citizenship Initiative for a reflective session on the responsibilities students have as global citizens and on different social change efforts for meaningful and ethical engagement. 
  • Register here.

Italy and America 250: Cultural Exchange over the Centuries

  • Thursday, October 22, 5:15 to 7:30 pm, Italian Academy, Teatro
  • This event will explore the dynamic exchange between American and Italian cultures and reflect on the 250th anniversary of America. Opening remarks will be said by Barbara Faedda, Interim Director at the Italian Academy at Columbia University, and Giuseppe Pastorelli, Consul General of Italy in New York. Speakers include Giuseppe Gerbino, Professor of Music at Columbia University; Stanislao Pugliese, Professor of Modern European History and the Queensboro Unico Distinguished Professor of Italian and Italian American Studies at Hofstra University; Lucia Wolf, Reference Specialist Librarian, European Division at the Library of Congress; and Luca Zipoli, Assistant Professor of Transnational Italian Studies at Bryn Mawr College. 
  • Register here. 

Brazil and the United States: Trade, Tariffs, and Defense Cooperation

  • Thursday, October 22, 6:10 to 8 pm, International Affairs Building, Room 802l
  • Join the Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies and the Institute of Latin American Studies for a conversation with Jana Nelson, Head of Latin America at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Nelson has twenty years of experience working as a principal advisor to two U.S. cabinet members. In that role, she helped design U.S. foreign Policy for the western hemisphere.
  • Register here.

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