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FILTER RESULTS ►Experts in Emotion: Listen to Kevin Ochsner talking about emotion regulation
Click to listen to Columbia University's neuroscientist Dr. Kevin Ochsner talking about emotion regulation. The interview is a part of a Yale interview series. He talks about reappraisal and reframing, generating emotions, and using cognitive control. One of the processes he studies is using high-level thoughts to adjust the amygdala response; he explains in this interview.
Quiet protest staged at Teachers College graduation
Some students staged a quiet protest at Columbia University Teachers College commencement ceremonies Tuesday in New York to express their unhappiness with the choice of Merryl Tisch as a speaker and award recipient. The protesters opposed the choice of Tisch, … Continue reading ?
Corn-Producing States Face High Water-Shortage Risk
Washington, DC, New York City, Los Angeles and San Diego are among the cities most at risk for drought-induced water shortages, according to a report from the Columbia University Water Center, in conjunction with Veolia Water and Growing Blue, a collaboration of NGOs, water companies and industry groups. Joining the metro areas on the list [...]
New ‘Ghostbusters 3? Team Will Be Columbia University Physics Students
'Ghostbusters 3' will return to Raymond Stantz's roots at Columbia University - where four physics students will become the new Ghostbusters team.
The Road to an Effective Innovation Diplomacy
A drought simulator looms over a crop of corn at the Bradford Research Farm at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, on August 26, 2011. [AP File Photo]
Americans understand that one of our great national strengths is innovation. Show More Summary
Evaluating Columbia University’s Frontiers of Science course
Frontiers of Science is a course offered as part of Columbia University’s Core Curriculum. The course is controversial, with some people praising its overview of several areas of science, and others feeling that a more traditional set of introductory science courses would do the job better. Last month, the faculty in charge of the course [...]Show More Summary
Columbia University Tries To Alter Scholarship Fund For Students ‘Of The Caucasian Race’
Columbia University asked a Manhattan judge to allow them to change the requirements of a scholarship fund which limits recipients to members “of the Caucasian race.” The Lydia C. Roberts fellowship was created in 1920 when a woman donated her $500,000 estate to create the racially exclusive fund. Beyond limiting recipients to white people, the [...]
Thought and Memory
Ed Park has quite the résumé. He’s the former editor of the Voice Literary Supplement and one of the founding editors of the Believer. He’s taught creative writing at Columbia University and curates the Invisible Library, an online collection of fictional books that appear in other books. Show More Summary
Ginger Compounds May Be Effective in Treating Asthma Symptoms
Gourmands and foodies everywhere have long recognized ginger as a great way to add a little peppery zing to both sweet and savory dishes; now, a study from researchers at Columbia University shows purified components of the spicy root also may have properties that help asthma patients breathe more easily.
Computational Tool Translates Complex Data into Simplified 2-Dimensional Images
Researchers at Columbia University and Stanford University have developed a computational method that enables scientists to visualize and interpret "high-dimensional" data produced by single-cell measurement technologies such as mass cytometry. The method, published today in the online edition of Nature Biotechnology, has particular relevance to cancer research and therapeutics.
Klaus Lackner’s Artificial Trees Soak Up CO2 Emissions Faster Than Plants
As news breaks that global carbon dioxide levels are at an all-time high, one scientist is developing "artificial trees" to help cleanse the air and reduce greenhouse gas pollution. Columbia University’s Klaus Lackner has developed a carbon dioxide capturing
Assessing The Efficacy Of Different Types Of Training Programs On Cognitive Performance In Elderly Patients
Forget apples - lifting weights and doing cardio can also keep the doctors away, according a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. The study, published in theShow More Summary
Should the Whites-Only Scholarship at a Top University Be Changed?
Post by Lindsay Mannering Columbia University is petitioning to change one of their graduate school fellowships that is currently whites-only. The Lydia C. Roberts graduate fellowship stipulates that the recipient must be Caucasian and must be from Iowa. Show More Summary
Meet Kate Fridkis, Who Skipped K-12 and Is Neither Weird nor
Kate Fridkis, who didn't go to elementary or secondary school, is now 26 years old, is happily married, lives in New York City, has a master’s degree in religion from Columbia University, is a part-time chazzan (cantor) at a synagogue (a job she’s held since age 15), and is a full-time writer. I'm delighted that she agreed to this interview. read more
70's-era physics prediction finally confirmed
City College of New York Assistant Professor of Physics Cory Dean, who recently arrived from Columbia University where he was a post-doctoral researcher, and research teams from Columbia and three other institutions have definitively proven the existence of an effect known as Hofstadter's Butterfly. read more
Fishy temperature proxy
From the University of British Columbia ‘Fish thermometer’ reveals long-standing, global impact of climate change Climate change has been impacting global fisheries for the past four decades by driving species towards cooler, deeper waters, according to University of British Columbia … Continue reading ?
Columbia Is Trying To Change The Terms Of Its $840,000 Scholarship For White Kids From Iowa
NYC's Columbia University seeking to change 1920 fellowship bequest for whites from Iowa
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University is seeking to change the terms of a 93-year-old trust earmarked for white students from Iowa.
The Lydia C. Roberts...Show More Summary
Fish Species Moving North Due To Climate Change
University of British Columbia scientist William Cheung has documented a gradual shifting of some fish species further north than their typical ranges. Some tropical commercial species are being found by fishing boats in waters near New England. Show More Summary
Columbia seeks to have whites only fellowship changed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Columbia University, one of the nation's Ivy League schools, has joined an effort to have restrictions removed from a decades-old scholarship offered only to white students.
If You're Not Listening To WKCR's Reggae Show On Saturdays You Must Be A Crazy Baldhead
Each Saturday morning from 8 a.m. to noon, Carter Van Pelt and Vaughn "Allstar" host the foundation reggae show "Eastern Standard Time" on Columbia University's radio station WKCR 89.9. (It also streams live online.) The program, which...Show More Summary
