Kate Orff, a Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation professor and the director of the Urban Design program, was named one of TIME100: Most Influential People of 2023 under the “Innovators” section, joining President Joe Biden, Elon Musk, and Beyoncé on this year’s edition of the coveted annual list.

The Ambedkar Initiative, a joint initiative under the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, hosted an “American Caste” seminar in Pulitzer Hall Sunday morning, bringing in speakers of various backgrounds.

The Columbia Election Commission announced Columbia College Student Council election results for the 2023-24 academic year on Wednesday. The commission held 24 races, including one for University Senate to elect two new representatives. Of the 24, six were unopposed.

Columbia College Student Council has submitted a proposal to the Committee on Instruction to change the Latin Honors distribution requirements so that more students are able to receive these honors.

Barnard President-elect Laura Rosenbury met with Barnard faculty on Thursday morning following her announcement as the college’s ninth president, sharing brief remarks and taking questions from different faculty members. Many professors expressed optimism and confidence in Barnard’s next president.

Columbia has been named a top-producing Fulbright institution this year, marking its 18th year on the list. For the 2022-23 cycle, 15 alumni from Columbia College and one alumnus from General Studies received the award from the U.S. government’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

The School of Engineering and Applied Science launched the Center for Ubiquitous Connectivity on Jan. 1, after receiving a $35 million grant from the Joint University Microelectronics Program 2.0 initiative.

Forbes in late November named three Columbia researchers to its North American “30 Under 30 Class of 2023,” a list of the year’s “brightest young entrepreneurs, leaders, and stars.”