On October 29, 2024, Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute held a symposium titled “The Neuroscience of Social Connections” at the Jerome L. Greene Science Center at 130th Street and Broadway.  The event featured faculty speakers and a series of presentations by PhD students highlighting the biological and psychological mechanisms of social interactions.

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The new Columbia Initiative in Cell Engineering and Therapy (CICET) has appointed Michael Sadelain as the inaugural director.

An overview of the Barnumbia mathematics program.

On Friday, Staff Writers Peyton Goodman and Shaina Sahu attended a seminar held by Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory on the applications of machine learning in the ocean sciences.

An 18-year-old mystery is solved?

Last Wednesday, Columbia’s Psychology Department held a colloquium featuring Dr. Dana Carney, who gave a presentation on the nuances of nonverbal behavior and communication.

Three scientists call us to action to avoid catastrophe.

Staff Writer and pre-med first-year Chloe Gong attended a pre-health summer opportunities panel organized by the Office of Preprofessional Advising.

Interesting positions await from the Department of the Interior! (Not to ruin the fun, but a quick Google search reveals this is probably a product of Sign Hacker, so no need to actually worry.)

Columbia scientists take no vacations! Defying conventional medical technology, one Columbia engineer has decided to build his way out of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. The mChip, now passing its fourth year of testing, aims to deliver the diagnostic capabilities of a full-fledged lab to patients on a hundred-dollar chip. In case that’s not impressive, […]

Jenny Slate, a CC alum, is apparently not being asked back to the SNL Cast. Analysts speculate the move may be related to her decision to drop the F-bomb in her debut performance. (NYT/HuffPo) Irrigation may help to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to an Earth Institute study. (Sify) The B-School takes 3rd […]

Columbia researchers discover a gene associated with schizophrenia (Reuters) More Columbia research indicates that you shouldn’t replace your doctor with a Twitter account. (US News and World Report) Megan McCain, CC ’07, is featured in a blog series called “Better Know Your Right Wingers”. (Campus Progress) Urban Outfitters will open on Broadway at 99th st. […]

You can’t live in sin next year. Stay tuned to Bwog for more coverage. Cigarettes will no longer be allowed to be called “light,” but will instead be conveniently color-coded. (NYT) A J-School alum was just named Times National Editor. (NYT) CU Researchers find that pretending to be happy is good for you (Daily News)

It’s only a small step towards a brave new world of medicine, but scientists in Columbia’s Biomedical Engineering Department, led by Professor Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, have successfully created part of a jaw joint from stem cells. The scientists say that the joint (at right) is the first “complex, anatomically-sized bone” created using stem cells, and will […]