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Columbia Toxicologist Adam Blumenberg Launches Two Podcasts on Poisons for Spooky Season
Columbia medical toxicologist Adam Blumenberg hosts two poison podcasts: the nonfiction Toxic History! and the fictional The Consulting Toxicologist, plus other Columbia podcast recommendations for Halloween.
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Media Monitor: Luiza Jarovsky Highlights MIT Paper on "Agentic Play" Among AI Agents
Luiza Jarovsky's newsletter spotlights a new MIT paper examining "agentic play" — what happens when AI agents are left to explore on their own — and why it matters.
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Media Monitor: NPR Books Newsletter Marks Centennial of a Promising Debut Novel
NPR's Book of the Day newsletter, hosted by Andrew Limbong, spotlights a promising debut novel turning 100 and invites reader emails, following last week's nostalgic look at The Giver.
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Microplastics Are Chemically Active and Could Cause Biological Harm, Columbia Study Finds
Columbia and UC Berkeley researchers find that as plastic fragments into micro- and nanoparticles, its expanding surface generates reactive oxygen species that may damage living tissue.
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Columbia's Michael Woodford Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Woodford shares the Sveriges Riksbank Prize with Stanford's Robert E. Hall, becoming Columbia's 16th economics laureate and 89th Nobel laureate.
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Media Monitor: NPR Launches Midlife Podcast and Newsletter With Allison Aubrey
NPR is reporting that health and science correspondent Allison Aubrey has launched a new podcast and newsletter, "Your Turn with Allison Aubrey," focused on midlife transitions and living well.
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Columbia Offers Voting Guide Ahead of November 3 General Election
With Election Day less than a month away, Columbia Neighbors has published a voting resource guide covering key deadlines, early voting dates, ballot options and polling sites for New Yorkers.
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Media Monitor: NPR Books Newsletter Highlights Reader Discussion on 'The Giver'
NPR's Book of the Day newsletter, hosted by Andrew Limbong, invites readers to reflect on what "The Giver" has given them and shares listener emails about writers with long careers.
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Columbia's Hartley Hall Set for Major Renovation, Reopening Fall 2027
Columbia University is renovating the 120-year-old Hartley Hall, upgrading rooms, systems and accessibility while targeting LEED Gold certification, with the residence hall set to reopen for Fall 2027.
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Columbia Expert Explains Measles as New York Declares Disaster Emergency
Columbia pediatric infectious disease specialist Irene Frantzis explains measles transmission and complications as New York declares a disaster emergency over 108 cases and the worst U.S. measles year since 1991.
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Columbia's Institute of Global Politics Hosts 2026 Midterms Battleground States Webinar
Columbia's Institute of Global Politics hosts a webinar on the 2026 midterms, examining politics and trends in key battleground states ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
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Columbia and NOAA to Deploy Robot Sailboats for Five-Year Southern Ocean Carbon Study
Columbia and NOAA researchers will use uncrewed surface vehicles to measure how much human-produced CO2 the Southern Ocean absorbs and stores, in a project spanning five years.
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Columbia Engineering Hosts 'AI + Culture' World Leaders Forum Event
Global leaders, technologists and artists gathered at Columbia's Low Library Rotunda for an "AI + Culture" forum examining how artificial intelligence is reshaping human development and creative expression.
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Media Monitor: NPR Flags Changes to Its Online Services
NPR is alerting readers to changes to its online services, the outlet said in a newsletter update to its audience.
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Columbia Welcomes World Leaders to Morningside Campus for Forum
Columbia University hosted world leaders including Mary Robinson, Panama's President Mulino, Ukraine's First Lady Zelenska, Finland's President Stubb and Greece's PM Mitsotakis during UN General Assembly week.
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Columbia Football Opens Season With Back-to-Back Overtime Wins for First Time
Hugo Merry's 25-yard field goal lifted Columbia past Georgetown 20-17 to retain the Lou Little Cup, after the Lions beat Lafayette 40-34 in overtime a week earlier.
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Columbia Exhibition 'Drawn by a Columbian' Celebrates Alumni Cartoonists Through 2026
Columbia's Rare Book & Manuscript Library showcases early works of alumni cartoonists and artists in 'Drawn by a Columbian,' on view in the Chang Octagon Room through Dec. 14, 2026.
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Declaration of Independence Still 'Radical' and Required Reading at Columbia, Professor Says
Columbia's Marcus Folch says the Declaration of Independence remains required reading for all undergraduates and is more radical than both the Constitution and America today.
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Media Monitor: NPR's Code Switch Newsletter Signs Off After Eight Years
NPR's Code Switch newsletter is ending after eight years, with host Leah writing a farewell edition that reflects on covering race and identity and on the quieter forms of racism.
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Columbia Seismologist Warns Glacier Retreat Is Making Deadly Tsunamis More Likely
Columbia's Goran Ekstrom explains how a 200-million-ton rock collapse sent water 1,500 feet up an Alaska fjord, and why retreating glaciers make such tsunamis more likely near cruise routes.
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Sarah Ruhl to Close Zuckerman Institute Residency With Talk on Memory, Body and Theater
Playwright Sarah Ruhl ends her Alan Kanzer Writer-in-Residence term at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute with a conversation on memory, the body and theater, joined by Kathy Chalfant and Daphna Shohamy.
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Columbia University to Host Major Events as Climate Week NYC Returns Sept. 20–27
Columbia's campus becomes a hub for Climate Week NYC, hosting summits on fashion, clean air, regenerative materials, agentic AI and COP32, alongside new research on gas waste and AI data centers.
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Media Monitor: NPR Books Newsletter Recaps Writing Advice Discussion, Invites Reader Responses
NPR's Book of the Day newsletter revisits its recent feature on writing advice books by famous authors and shares reader feedback, inviting more responses by email.
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Columbia Survey Finds Student Belonging Up, Acceptance for Race and Ethnicity Down
Columbia's 2025 HEALS survey shows belonging rose to 57 percent from 50 percent, while agreement that students felt accepted for their race or ethnicity fell to 65 percent from 71 percent.
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Columbia Roundup: Emmys, Bielefeld Science Prize and More Accolades for Columbians
Columbia News monthly roundup covers awards and milestones from Aug. 26 to Sept. 17, 2026, including Primetime Emmys for two alumni and a €25,000 science prize.
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Dr. Thomas Reardon Elected to Columbia University Board of Trustees
Computational neuroscientist and Flourish CEO Dr. Thomas Reardon, a three-time Columbia alumnus and Internet Explorer pioneer, joins the university's Board of Trustees effective September 8, 2026.
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Columbia Completes First Major Renovation of Low Plaza Since 1897
Columbia University finishes a holistic renovation and historic restoration of Low Plaza and its granite steps, the landmark space's first major overhaul since it was built around 1897.
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Blood and Gene Test Combo Forecasts Alzheimer's Symptoms Years Before Onset
Columbia researchers find that combining a p-tau217 blood test with a genetic test for a high-risk APOE variant can predict when people at high risk of Alzheimer's will develop their first symptoms.
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Columbia Marks 25 Years Since 9/11 With Reflections From Those Who Were There
Columbia University commemorates the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with reflections from an FDNY battalion chief turned professor, journalism alumni who covered the attacks, and the 9/11 Memorial & Museum director.
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Columbia Fundraising Chief Susan Feagin to Step Back as Three GS Alums Hold Senior Roles
Susan Feagin, a 1974 School of General Studies graduate and Columbia’s interim development chief, will step back this month as three GS alumni hold senior leadership roles.
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