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Columbia University Events
ColumbiaDoctors at Haven Plaza Farmers Market: Breast Cancer


Venue
- Haven Plaza
- Haven Avenue between Fort Washington Avenue and 169th Street
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Presented by ColumbiaDoctors Outreach, celebrate survivorship with self-exam tutorials, mammogram access resources, and more.
Literature of & after the Vietnam War: 50 Years of Peace & Conflict

This informal seminar is open to all Columbia affiliates and neighbors and will meet:
Wednesdays, July 16, 23, 30, and August 6, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
Note: Separate registration required for each session.
The war that seemed half a world away suddenly felt very close. Daily, news of the devastation beamed directly to viewers around the world, a horror impossible to ignore as it unfolded in real-time. Columbia’s campus, unable to ignore the suffering abroad and its nation’s involvement, rose in anger—at the war and, at times, seemingly at itself. US involvement in the Vietnam War ended 50 years ago this year. The consequences of that war—for the Vietnamese people, US and Vietnamese combat veterans, and society—linger. At home, the war brought new forms of protest to campuses across the country. In many ways, we live, work, and study on a campus shaped by war. This seminar considers the literature of and related to the US war in Vietnam. How might literary engagements with this earlier moment of conflict help us navigate the current day with passion and empathy?
16 July: Introductions & Literature of the War
- Graham Greene, from The Quiet American (1955)
- Tim O’Brien, “On the Rainy River” from The Things They Carried (1990)
- Dang Thuy Tram, from Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: the Diary of Dang Thuy Tram (2005)
- Apocalypse Now, dir. Coppola (1979)
23 July: Protest! Literature Against the War
- Norman Mailer, from The Armies of the Night (1968)
- Wallace Terry, from Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans (1984)
- Simon Wall, from Peace and Freedom: The Civil Rights and Antiwar Movements in the 1960s (2006)
30 July: After War and Reflections
- Viet Thanh Nguyen, from Nothing Ever Dies (2016) and The Sympathizer (2015)
- Tobias Wolff, from In Pharaoh’s Army: Memories of the Lost War (1994)
- “Watt Raises Obstacle on Vietnam Memorial,” New York Times (13 Jan. 1982)
- “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen,” the finale to M*A*S*H (1983)
6 Aug: How does the Vietnam experience continue to shape campus culture?
- Bill Chappell, “In Columbia University’s protests of 1968 and 2024, what’s similar—and different,” NPR (29 Apr. 2024).
- Columbia College Student Council, “We Columbia University Students Urge You to Listen to Our Voices” (4 May 2024).
- Mansee Khurana, “What a 1968 Columbia Protestor Makes of Today’s Encampment,” NPR (29 Apr. 2024).
We will distribute the reading selections over email and bring hardcopies to class. There is no requirement to buy anything. We’ll start each seminar with a brief introduction, followed by some time to review/read the texts in focus. The bulk of our time will then be spent in guided conversation.
About the Instructor: Nick Utzig is assistant professor of English in the Dept. of English and World Languages at West Point. He received his PhD from Harvard University, where his research focused on representations of war in English Renaissance literature. His scholarly work appears in Shakespeare Studies, Shakespeare Bulletin, and The Journal of War and Culture Studies. Before his PhD, Nick was a US Army aviation officer and served in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Mendelian Randomization Boot Camp
Online
August 7-8, 2025 | Livestream, virtual training
The Mendelian Randomization Boot Camp is a two-day intensive combination of seminars and hands-on analytical sessions to provide an overview of the concepts, techniques, packages, data sources, and data analysis methods needed to conduct Mendelian Randomization studies.
This two-day intensive boot camp integrates motivation for Mendelian randomization studies, statistical concepts, genetic considerations, and practical examples to design, implement and interpret a Mendelian randomization analysis. Led by a scientist with several award winning papers on Mendelian randomization combined with extensive expertise in epidemiology, the workshop will integrate seminar lectures with hands-on computer sessions to put concepts into practice. Emphasis will be given to leveraging existing publicly available resources (data, tools and packages) as well as indicating the scope for new studies. The afternoon lab sessions will provide an opportunity to work hands-on with real data. Participants will learn and practice all the steps required for a successful Mendelian randomization analysis using publicly available data, including identifying suitable data sources, data extraction, data alignment, assumption checking and sensitivity analysis.
By the end of this Mendelian Randomization training, participants will be familiar with the following topics:
- Principles of Mendelian Randomization
- Implementation options
- Suitable publicly available data sources
- Data interpretation and handling
- Data analysis
- Sensitivity analysis
- Study design advantages and pitfalls
- Emerging Mendelian randomization techniques
- Use of MR-Base
Audience and Requirements
Investigators from any institution and from all career stages are welcome to attend, and we particularly encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate. There are three requirements to attend this training:
- Each participant is required have a working laptop or tablet with video and audio capabilities.
- The Boot Camp will use data sets in R/RStudio using the Posit Cloud (formerly RStudio Cloud) platform, therefore it is required that each participant has previous experience using R.
- Each participant must have a free, basic Posit Cloud (formerly RStudio Cloud) account prior to the first day of the boot camp.
Instructor
Mary Schooling, PhD, CUNY School of Public Health.
Additional Information
- Subscribe for updates on new Mendelian Randomization Boot Camp details and registration deadlines.
- Contact the Mendelian Randomization team.
Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend.
Power Outages as a Climate Change-related & Health-relevant Exposure


Venue
- Allan Rosenfield Building
- 722 W. 168 St., New York, NY 10032
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Final PhD Defense
On August 8, Vivian Do will present, “Shedding Light on Power Outages as a Climate Change-related and Health-relevant Exposure.”
Join us in person in ARB 1101 or via Zoom. In-person attendance is only available to Columbia affiliates. Affiliates outside of Columbia are welcome to attend via Zoom.
POP-UP Market at The Bollinger Forum


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- The Forum at Columbia University
- 601 W. 125th St., New York, NY 10027
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The Forum, located on the corner of 125th Street and Broadway, is a unique community gathering space that serves as the gateway to Columbia University's developing Manhattanville campus. Open to the entire university as well as the local New York City community, The Forum is a multi-use venue that houses a state-of-the-art auditorium, meeting and event spaces, and communal work areas.
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Come Shop Yara Shea Beauty at the Bollinger Forum Pop-Up Market
Monday, August 11, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday, August 14, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday, August 15, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Monday, August 18, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday, August 21, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday, August 22, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
ColumbiaDoctors at Haven Plaza Farmers Market: Whole Woman Wellness


Venue
- Haven Plaza
- Haven Avenue between Fort Washington Avenue and 169th Street
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Presented by ColumbiaDoctors Outreach, from hormonal health to pelvic floor therapy, this event empowers women at every life stage.
The Dept of Medicine’s Summer of Science series: Infectious Disease


Venue
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- 622 W. 168 St., New York, NY 10032
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Website
https://www.nyp.org/
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with Chair Ali Gharavi and Infectious Disease Chief Magda Sobieszczyk
Please join the Department of Medicine and Chair Ali Gharavi for a series of summer lectures dedicated to highlighting the most exciting research and opportunities in each division.
Lunch: 11:30 am
Lecture 12:00-1:00 pm
Join via Zoom: https://forms.gle/jZmmbMeFmhEsvU8g9
Bayesian Modeling for Environmental Health Workshop


Venue
- Allan Rosenfield Building
- 722 W. 168 St., New York, NY 10032
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August 14-15, 2025 | In-person training
The Bayesian Modeling for Environmental Health Workshop is a two-day intensive course of seminars and hands-on analytical sessions to provide an approachable and practical overview of concepts, techniques, and data analysis methods used in Bayesian modeling with applications in Environmental Health.
This two-day intensive workshop introduces the ideas of Bayesian inference and modeling in the context of Environmental Health, designed to be as approachable and friendly as possible while still providing technical and practical know-how. Led by a team of scientists with many years of diverse combined experience, the workshop will integrate seminar lectures with hands-on computer sessions to put concepts into practice. Several examples will be given using existing data, and conversations on starting new investigations with attendees’ research questions will also be encouraged. The lectures and lab sessions will give an overview of the principles of Bayesian inference, as well as how to deal with different data structures, the various software options available, different types of analyses, and current and future research.
By the end of the workshop, participants will be familiar with the following topics:
- Principles of Bayesian inference
- Practicalities of Bayesian inference
- Software options
- Priors and hyperpriors
- Different data structures (spatial, point, continuous, categorical)
- Advantages and drawbacks of Bayesian approaches
- Temporal modeling
- Spatial modeling
- Spatiotemporal modeling
- Hierarchical modeling
- Forecasting
- Software options
- Examples of use
- Examples of current and future research
AUDIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS
Investigators at all career stages are welcome to attend, and we particularly encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate. There are three requirements to attend this training:
- Basic familiarity with R and R studio (how to download R/R studio, and how to install a package) is recommended to get the most out of the workshop.
- Familiarity with spatial and temporal data structures, as well as exponential family distribution types (normal, Poisson etc.) would also be useful, though not essential.
- Each participant is required to bring a personal laptop as all lab sessions will be done on your personal laptop. Each participant will be using RStudio Cloud to carry out tasks while attending the Workshop. Instructions for the basics of RStudio Cloud.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Subscribe for updates on new Training details and registration deadlines.
- Contact the Boot Camp team.
Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend.
Immigrant Women – Resisting & Re-Existing: Double Feature

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Website
http://www.columbia.edu/

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- Haven Plaza
- Haven Avenue between Fort Washington Avenue and 169th Street
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Join us for our fifth annual installation of our uptown staple Translocal Feminist Film Series, “Immigrant Women: resisting and re-existing”. hosted by the Undocumented Women’s Fund. As the criminalization of immigrant communities intensifies and our already precarious access to basic social services is curtailed, we have curated a list of films that highlight the intersecting character of our struggles–whether those over labor rights, access to social services, and against surveillance, detention and deportation.
All screenings will be at Haven Plaza (711W 168th St NYC 10032 across from Barnes and Noble). Doors open at 6:30 and film will begin at 7:30, followed by an open discussion lead by fellow organizers and filmmakers
Join us for a special screening of Las Cocina De Las Patronas 2016, Javier Garcia and Elena 2021, Michèle Stephenson. This summer’s series centers the theme: Gender, Labor, and Immigration.

Undocumented Women’s Fund
ColumbiaDoctors at Haven Plaza Farmers Market: Fuel Right


Venue
- Haven Plaza
- Haven Avenue between Fort Washington Avenue and 169th Street
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Presented by ColumbiaDoctors Outreach, turn nutrition myths into mealtime wins! Explore farmer’s market tours, “decode your diet” consultations, and kid-friendly cooking tips. Learn how food choices impact chronic diseases and energy levels.
Dept of Medicine’s Summer of Science series: Hematology / Oncology


Venue
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- 622 W. 168 St., New York, NY 10032
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Website
https://www.nyp.org/
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with Chair Ali Gharavi and Hematology / Oncology Chief Dawn Hershman
Please join the Department of Medicine and Chair Ali Gharavi for a series of summer lectures dedicated to highlighting the most exciting research and opportunities in each division.
Lunch: 11:30 am
Lecture 12:00-1:00 pm
Life Cycle Assessment for the Health Sector
Online
August 25-26 and October 6-7, 2025 | Livestream, virtual training
The healthcare sector is large producer of greenhouse gas emissions and environmental pollution and we urgently need evidence-driven solutions to address the resulting health impacts of health system functioning. LCA literacy and competency is crucial in developing the evidence base to guide solutions in reducing the healthcare industry’s carbon footprint and is essential for anyone considering a career in sustainability, as LCA can be a valuable tool in managing the performance of a health organization.
This course will provide an introduction into the use of life cycle assessment in the healthcare sector and will provide mentorship for participants to perform their own desired LCA study through the duration of the course.
In this course, you will learn:
First round:
- Fundamentals of LCA according to ISO 14040 standards
- How to define LCA’s
- Use of SimaPro software and databases required to complete an LCA
- Process mapping and material flow assessment
- Data collection and practice with creating assumptions
- Study design advantages and pitfalls
Break:
During this time, you will work with your team (or individually, if you do not have team members) to access and assimilate the needed data identified during the first two days of the training to complete your LCA. Each team will have one more check-in meeting with program faculty and staff to assist with troubleshooting and other logistics.
Second round:
- Data synthesis and analysis
- Sensitivity and certainty analyses
- Drafting LCA reports and other dissemination strategies
- Identify best practices for interpreting and sharing LCA results
This training is designed for any individuals or teams (2-5 individuals) interested in health care sustainability who have an LCA idea in the healthcare space. Professionals at all career stages are welcome to attend, and we encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate. To register for this training, you must have:
- Basic familiarity with excel or similar data management software.
- Basic descriptive statistics experience (e.g. computing averages, standard deviations).
- Access to a working laptop or tablet with video and audio capabilities.
Subscribe for updates on new LCA Boot Camp details or registration deadlines.
Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend.