Here’s a preview of the new issue of The Blue and White, on campus next week, just in time to rescue you from finals misery. In her final piece for the mag, B&W Editor Emeritus Anna Bahr considers the supposed friction between Barnard and Columbia. A Columbia College student originally asked me to write this piece. He wanted someone […]

Researchers from Columbia’s Engineering School have created a new method of cell therapy that is capable of “patching” a heart that has suffered from a heart attack and helping to regenerate tissue. It’s kind of like being Wolverine, except with less claws and sideburns. (DailyTech) Columbia researchers studying the effects of green roofs, such as […]

The end of Girl Scout cookie season always comes too soon. This is your last week to stock up Samoas. (Village Voice) It’s also Bird Week! Naturally, elegant photos of our avian affiliates flood the NYC blogosphere. Keep a lookout for our own nearest and dearest. (City Room) Is PR beating out newsrooms? This is […]

President Obama is heading to Harlem for a fundraiser at the Red Rooster tonight, and the cost of admission is a cool $30,800. It’s the Commander in Chief’s first visit to the neighborhood since taking office. Who knows, maybe PrezOb (BO?) will stop by Columbia—go go gadget POTUS Project!   Grainy Image via Wikimedia Commons