Check out the latest from your Columbia alumni community.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- CAA Argentina: Lunch with Political Analyst Sergio Berensztein (August 2: Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- Oxbridge Drinks (August 3: Melbourne, Australia)
- Sailing in the Long Island Sound (August 6: Stamford, CT)
- The Networking Hour (August 10: Online)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
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Teachers College alumnus Kevin Jennings was named president of the New York City Tenement Museum.
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Professor Virginia Cornish '91CC is leading Columbia researchers in developing a yeast-based tool to detect pathogens . Other notable research in the news this week includes Mailman School of Public Health scientist Rafal Tokarz developing new ways to identify the pathogens that cause tick-borne illnesses.
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The fact that plants are flowering earlier every year is typically attributed to climate change, but new findings by researchers in Columbia's Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology department show that a decline in biodiversity may also play a role, magnifying the impact of climate change not just when plants flower, but on entire ecosystems.
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Tony-winning composer Tom Kitt '96CC was featured on NY1 News this week, sharing an exclusive look at his new musical, Superhero.
- Sona Shah '16SEAS and Teresa Cauvel '16SEAS are on a mission to save millions of newborns—read how.
THE LOW DOWN:
- Experience new intellectual, cultural, and geographic heights with fellow alumni through the CAA Travel Study Program. Upcoming trips include Tahiti and French Polynesia, a wildlife expedition in Yellowstone, and a cruise to the tip of South America. Book an adventure.
