Last night, the Roosevelt Institute here at Columbia sponsored a talk by world-renowned economist Joseph Stiglitz. Bwog sent first-year Sarah Kinney to cover the event. After getting lost in the wrong Warren building—and convincing the hosts to let her into the jam packed lecture room—she finally settled in to hear what Stiglitz had to say. Keep […]

Columbia will implement a new system to review professors for tenure. It will be more effective but less specialized than the existing one. (Spec) The Trustees of Columbia University have proposed funding a renovation of the Columbia University Medical Center subway stop. It’s about time. That elevator is the worst! (2nd. Avenue Sagas) The Nobel […]

When they’re not jamming or answering our inane questions, Columbia faculty enjoy getting dirty in the lab. Bwog takes a moment to look back on this week in science…but first, we bring you some exciting news from Stockholm. Headlines were compiled by our strictly-hands-off correspondent Zach Kagan. The Royal Swedish Academy of the Sciences recently announced the winners of this […]