Iron and steel production is one of the largest and most important commodity sectors in the global economy, accounting for more than $2.5 trillion of sales and tied to millions of jobs around the world.  The 1.8 billion tons of iron and steel made every year also contribute to global warming, accounting for more than […]

Three years ago, President Macron called for "a sovereign, democratic, and united Europe". For her part, Chancellor Merkel emphasized that "Europeans must take their fate into their own hands.” Participants in this final session of the “Debating the Future of Europe” series will discuss whether Europeans have made progress towards these goals. Join Anu Bradford (European Legal […]

Ronald Rael is a designer, architectural researcher, author, entrepreneur, and thought leader in the fields of additive manufacturing and earthen architecture. He is the Eva Li Memorial Chair in Architecture and Director of the Masters of Architecture program with a joint appointment in the Department of Architecture, College of Environmental Design, and the Department of Art […]

A lecture by Alison Mears + Jonsara Ruth Moderated by Catherine Murphy Alison Mears is the current Dean of the School of Design Strategies at Parsons School of Design. Alison teaches interdisciplinary studios in SCE and in SDS projects in the BS Urban Design program. She is a registered architect who has worked in both large corporate firms and partner in […]

Food for Thought: Venture Capital Trends in Sustainability & Climate Change The environment and our impact on the earth through daily habits, corporate growth, and human progress has become increasingly important to investors at all stages. This talk will focus on trends in early-stage venture capital and what investors are looking at to combat climate […]

The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, the International Security Policy Concentration (ISP) at the School of International and Public Affairs, and the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Campus Coordinator, Bren Flanigan, present   The Future of American Diplomatic Leadership: A Conversation with Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III Moderated by Lisa Anderson, Special […]

This event will be held virtually as a Zoom webinar and streamed via YouTube Live. There will be no in-person event. To register and access live stream links, visit the event page on our website: https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/virtual-event-when-climbing-became-competitive Register here for the Zoom webinar, or tune in on YouTube Live. Please join the East Central European Center at the Harriman […]

We are excited to welcome Dr. Thomas Eschenhagen from University Medical Center Hamburg to Tissue Talks on Wednesday, March 10th at 3:00PM EST, as he presents, "3D Heart Tissues from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells for In Vitro Testing and Cardiac Repair."   ABOUT TISSUE TALKS Join us every Wednesday at 3:00PM EST for the wildly popular Tissue Talks, […]

Whether aware of it or not, we all use language and stories to understand and navigate the people and world around us. This framing is particularly important as individuals grapple with ongoing difficult and complex conversations, particularly after the past year of turbulence, especially when it comes to implicit and explicit practices of diversity, equity, […]

Please join us for a lecture: Climate Variability and Steppe Empires: New Findings and Future Directions Nicola Di Cosmo, Henry Luce Foundation Professor of East Asian History, Institute for Advanced Study; Associate Member at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Moderated by: Gray Tuttle, Leila Hadley Luce Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies, Department of East Asian […]

Columbia's Bioethics program, in conjunction with the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics in the Department of Medicine, invites you to a lecture with guest speaker Dr. Homer Venters, a physician and epidemiologist working at the intersection of incarceration, health and human rights. Dr. Venters has recently been appointed to serve on the Biden-Harris COVID-19 Health Equity […]

Lecture sponsored by Columbia's Bioethics M.S. program in conjunction with the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics in the Department of Medicine Columbia's Bioethics M.S. program, in conjunction with the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics in the Department of Medicine, invites you to a lecture with guest speaker Dr. Homer Venters, a physician and epidemiologist working at […]

The Institute for Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia University in the City of New York presents as part of the Ambedkar Initiative, the Spring 2021 web series Understanding Systemic Racism: Art and Politics 10:00-11:45AM EST “Between Radical Promise and Despair: Dalit Literature and Movement in Karnataka” Devanoora Mahadeva (writer) and Prithvi Chandra Shobhi (KREA University)  The Ambedkar […]

Columbia Mailman School of Public Health | The Dean's Grand Rounds on the Future of Public Health  Featuring: Adrienne Hollis, PhD, JD Senior Climate Justice and Health Scientist Union of Concerned Scientists Jacqueline Patterson  Senior Director, Environmental and Climate Justice NAACP Terry McGovern, JD (moderator) Harriet and Robert H. Heilbrunn Professor Population and Family Health at the […]

"Don’t Get Sick After June": A Seventy-Year Long Survival Strategy for Native Americans Navigating the Indian Health Service In the wake of the US federal government’s record-breaking shutdown in January 2019 and the onslaught of COVID-19 just a year later, the severity of Native American health disparities and the precarious reality of funding within the […]

Frame Your Future Event Series - Game Time Decision-Making in Times of Disruption   RSVP HERE   The challenges faced by business leaders to make wise decisions under pressure are enormous. The global pandemic has caused economic, human capital, and supply chain disruptions; opportunities and increased competition alike are emerging from technological innovations in 5G, […]

Mobility is central to freedom and for African Americans mobility has been denied from the beginning of the United States. Driving While Black, explores one of the most pressing racial issues of our time, examining space and how it is divided by race and what happens to black people when they travel on the road. This story, […]

This one-day conference organized by Assistant Professor Hiba Bou Akar, brings leading planning and urban scholars who are re-thinking the field of urban planning and policy from postcolonial, decolonial, and abolitionist perspectives. It asks the following two interrelated questions: What are the futures of the field of urban planning, and what futures we ought to plan […]

This Friday Forum will consider the ethical, social, and legal implications of the diverse applications of DNA technologies that impact migrants entering or resident in the United States. When migrating family members go missing or a body is found along a migration route, familial DNA testing may be used for identification. The Department of Homeland […]

The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University, presents: Panel: U.S. Foreign Policy, Geopolitics and Human Rights Leslie […]

Konstantina Zanou (Columbia University) in conversation with Claudio Fogu (UC Santa Barbara) on the occasion of the publication of his book: The Fishing Net and the Spider Web. Mediterranean Imaginaries and the Making […]