Catch up on the latest news from your Columbia alumni community this week.
SPOTLIGHT:
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What are we talking about when we talk about food? Or, more specifically, food sustainability. When we talk about food, we are really talking about the complex relationship between food, water, environment, technology, policy, and ethics.
To shine a light on this development, Columbia Engineering and Columbia Entrepreneurship brought together a panel of Columbia experts, who are contributing to the global dialogue on food, to discuss available solutions to feed a hungry planet.
Check out their discussion in our podcast here.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...
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The Ivy League made headlines in early March by announcing it would finally be adding an in-conference postseason tournament to determine its automatic berth into the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament. It will be the very last Division I conference (out of 32) to make the change.
Read our story for more information on the change, as well as some fun facts about Lion basketball.
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Columbia scientists have generated a new type of human stem cell that has half a genome. Read the full report from Columbia University Medical Center.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- Rethinking Urban Infrastructure in a New Climate Reality (April 15: San Francisco, CA)
- #Startup Columbia Festival (April 29: New York, NY)
- Asian Columbia Alumni Association (ACAA) 20th Anniversary Gala (April 30: New York, NY)
THE LOW DOWN:
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This week, the Columbia University Band Alumni Association reflected on its history. Check out their recap—and awesome photos—here.
