More than 100 wildfires are burning in Canada and several in Minnesota, triggering eerie, smoke-filled skies and unhealthy air quality alerts throughout the Upper midwest and the northeastern U.S. this week. For many, these headlines feel like déjà vu—evoking the 2023 haze that covered swaths of the country for days.
Dan Westervelt, associate research professor at Columbia Climate School’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and an air pollution expert, discussed this year’s wildfire season, air quality in New York City, and when we can expect some relief.
“I’ve come to see the study of Buddhism as a wonderfully rich field for studying humanities, which, in its most basic sense, concerns understanding what it means to be human,” said Dominique Townsend, Jey Tsong Khapa Associate Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism.
Last year, Jacob Trevino took the helm of the Columbia Nano Initiative’s Shared Laboratories, which provide access to cutting-edge equipment and services to Columbia researchers as well as academic and industry partners around the city who are pushing the limits of nanoscience.
Savona Bailey-McClain, executive director of the West Harlem Art Fund, spoke with Columbia Neighbors about how the public art exhibition came to be and where to see it all this summer.
According to a new paper by Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor of Real Estate, the U.S. could “be in a recession” without the recent AI data center boom, but they pose a significant risk to our financial system.
Adam Elmachtoub, associate professor of industrial engineering and operations research, explains the concept of dynamic pricing and whether there is room to make it fair.
Punishments tailored to the offense itself are viewed as more humane, more appropriate, and more likely to prevent repeat bad behavior than traditional penalties, according to a new study by Columbia Business School researchers.
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“The relationship between a university and a community is based on much more than just proximity,” Mnookin told the room. “It’s based on shared aspirations, on friendships, on building trust, on the ability to work together when things are easy and also when things are challenging.” View Photo
