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The Passing of Trustee and Chair Emeritus David Stern
During Stern's tenure, the University welcomed a new president, achieved unprecedented levels of financial stability, reinvigorated undergraduate education and strengthened ties with its neighbors.
Columbia Discoveries That Could Make 2020 Your Healthiest Year Yet
Looking for meaningful ways to make 2020 your healthiest year yet? Learn what you can do to improve your mood, get deeper sleep, and help your heart throughout this winter season.
Times Square New Year’s Celebration Honors Science Education
Jared Fox (TC'15), board member of BioBus, a mobile laboratory that provides hands-on learning to students in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx, brought in the New Year with two students and Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Join Harlem School of the Arts for a fun-filled family day. Meet faculty, sample free classes, enjoy guest performances and stick around for an interactive concert by Jazz at Lincoln Center's Jazz for Young People on Tour!
Come watch University employees go head to head in a fun Basketball Tournament. 100% of event's ticket sales will help raise money to support CCS Grantees.
Interested in a grant that can help your neighborhood? If you are part of an unstaffed resident-led group, apply to win a grant of up to $3,000 for community and school improvement projects.
Join ACT for an ice skating party and learn about their summer camp programs. All are welcome to this free, family-friendly event. Enjoy a performance by Figure Skating in Harlem, hot chocolate, raffle prizes and more.
Applications are now open for the Summer High School Academic Program for Engineers (SHAPE). HS students with an interest in STEM are encouraged to apply. If accepted, students will take college-level courses taught by full-time Columbia Engineering faculty.