Josephine McGowan

Senior profile: Brandon Lewis, CC
Wed, May 22, 2013, 12:00am

Brandon Lewis served as president for Youth for Debate and was a leader in LGBTQ activism on campus, efforts that allowed him to put his public speaking skills to good use.

GSAS students to compete in world programming competition
Mon, May 6, 2013, 3:29am

What does it take to be named the world’s smartest person? Three Graduate School of Arts and Sciences students will find out this summer in a programming contest known as the Battle of the Brains.

SIPA launches global energy policy center
Thu, Apr 25, 2013, 2:04am

The School of International and Public Affairs launched its Center on Global Energy Policy on Wednesday with Mayor Michael Bloomberg as a panelist.

Professors concerned over cost of $1.15M McKinsey report on GSAS tuition
Thu, Apr 25, 2013, 1:58am

Several members of the Policy and Planning Committee, which comprises FAS faculty, say they were never told about the report and are unsure if it was worth the cost.

Students, locals march against sexual violence
Fri, Apr 19, 2013, 4:06am

Wielding bright posters featuring slogans such as “Sexual Violence Has Got to Go!” about 150 students and community members—and one dog—clapped, chanted, and whistled their way around Morningside Heights for the 25th annual Take Back the Night march.

Local youth conduct science experiments with help of laboratory on wheels
Mon, Apr 8, 2013, 5:22am

College students toured middle and high school students around the BioBus, a converted transit bus with microscopes, computers, and a cell culture lab.

New Journalism School dean Coll plans two-year Master's, tuition reductions
Thu, Apr 4, 2013, 3:19am

Steve Coll, the new dean at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism, is considering a two-year Master's program, lower tuition fees, and a more rigorous Master's project.

Earth Institute stresses water conservation
Mon, Apr 1, 2013, 1:57am

Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute, said that scientists need to find solutions to the issue of humanity’s dependence on groundwater, as well as the disasters caused by the increasing prevalence of droughts and floods.

Writing professor releases edgy, funny new collection of short stories
Mon, Mar 4, 2013, 11:04pm

Columbia writing professor Sam Lipsyte released a skillful new collection of short stories, “The Fun Parts: Stories," this March.

At data symposium, presention emphasized
Fri, Mar 1, 2013, 2:32am

A panel considered how to make data more accessible at the Research Data Symposium Wednesday.

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