Welcome back to Columbia and to Science Fair, Bwog’s weekly roundup of science events happening around campus. I am excited to be your Science Editor for another year, and I hope the new academic year has been treating you well so far. As always, email bwog.science@gmail.com if you want your event featured.

Columbia’s COP30 Priorities

• Monday, October 27, 4:30 pm to 6 pm
• Online via Zoom.
• Learn the greater impact of Columbia’s research, policy engagement, and educational leadership in terms of climate analysis. Speakers will focus on finance, food systems, climate extremes, adaption, resilience, and energy. It aims to show the role of universities in advancing accountable, transparent, and equitable climate solutions. Learn more.

Arsenic Contamination and Community-Based Research

• Tuesday, October 28, 7 pm to 8 pm
• In person in Milstein 614. Registration Required.
• In this speaker event hosted by People of the Environment (an undergraduate environmental humanities publication and club), Dr. Benjamin Bostick will discuss agricultural contamination and how communities respond and research. He is a geochemist at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory who studies soil and water dynamics, focusing on metals which affect both human and environmental health.

How does the Geometry of Brain Activity Shape Behavior?

• Thursday, October 30, 4:30 pm to 6 pm
• In person at The Library within the Italian Academy. Registration Required.
• Valeria Fascianelli, Alexander Bodini Fellow in Developmental and Adolescent Psychiatry, will present a talk exploring the neural geometry of emotions, highlighting the implications for the brain and how it varies between individuals.

Barnard CS Social Hour

• Thursday, October 30, 6 pm to 7 pm
• In person in Milstein 514.
• Join the Barnard CS department to meet other majors and students interested in CS!

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