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Columbia-Developed App Becomes Tool in Battle Against Tickborne Diseases
With the warmer spring months on the horizon and the fatigue of staying indoors reaching its peak, New Yorkers will inevitably soon start to flock to outdoor spaces. Yet, alongside the sunshine and fresh air comes the risk of ticks, which has been made more prevalent by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ticks have been steadily increasing in the United States in…
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Columbia University Students Wage Tuition Strike, Demand Pandemic Concessions
More than 1,000 Columbia University students are withholding this semester’s tuition as they demand that the Ivy League school in New York City lower its cost amid financial burdens and the move to online classes prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, NBC News reports.
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5 Best Books to Read During Covid-19—Harvard and Yale Professors and Staff Share Recommendations
The silver lining of being stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic is getting to cozy up with a good book. University professors and staff at Harvard, Yale and Columbia share what they’ve reading to pass the time.
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Columbia University VP Accused of Sex Acts With Child Under 13 at His NJ Home
The vice president for Manhattanville Development at Columbia University has been arrested on aggravated sex assault and other charges for allegedly engaging in sex acts with a child younger than 13 in New Jersey, officials say. Prosecutors said Tuesday that Marcelo Velez, identified on Columbia’s website as its “point person on all aspects of development, design and construction” for the…
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Columbia University Band Shuts Down, Cites Troubled History
The Columbia University Marching Band has decided to voluntarily shut itself down over what it called a history “grounded in prejudiced culture and traditions.”
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Columbia University Marching Band Shuts Down After Recent Accusations of Misconduct
The Columbia University Marching Band has decided to voluntarily shut itself down over what it called a history “grounded in prejudiced culture and traditions.”
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Columbia Taking Slave-Owning Doctor's Name Off Campus Dorm
Columbia University is taking the name of its medical school’s founder off of a campus dormitory because he owned slaves and once advertised a reward for the return of one who ran away
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Columbia, Barnard Cancel In-Person Classes for the Fall
Columbia University and Barnard College have joined a growing list of schools that have backed off holding in-person classes in the fall because of the coronavirus pandemic
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Anti-Tick Tricks To Keep Your Pets Safe
As more people look to spend time outside with their pets, the threat of ticks consistently looms. Kevin from the Animal Care Centers of NYC is here with tips on how to keep ticks from getting under your pet’s (and your) skin.
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36K Lives Could Have Been Saved If US Implemented Lockdown Earlier: Researchers
Thousands upon thousands of lives lost to the coronavirus could have been saved had the United States implemented a lockdown just a week before it did, according to new data by Columbia University researchers.
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Everything That Happened Today In The Fight Against Coronavirus
Get caught up with everything that happened today in the fight against Coronavirus.
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Malaria Drug Shows No Benefit in New York Coronavirus Study
A new study finds no evidence of benefit from a malaria drug widely promoted as a treatment for coronavirus infection
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Columbia University Turns Athletic Facility Complex Into Field Hospital For COVID-19 Patients
Columbia University turned its athletic facilities complex into a field hospital in just one week. John Chandler reports.
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Trump on Potential Coronavirus Treatment: ‘What Really Do We Have to Lose?'
President Donald Trump defended his statements in support of using malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for coronavirus at a press conference on Sunday, despite experts on the White House task force denying there is any scientific evidence to suggest it would be an effective remedy for the virus.
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Tessa Majors Case to Soon Go Before Grand Jury in Manhattan
A grand jury will soon begin hearing evidence in connection with the Manhattan park murder of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors, two sources familiar with the investigation told News 4 Wednesday. A 13-year-old boy has already been charged with second-degree murder in the case. Officials are looking into whether two other teens believed to be connected to the brutal killing…
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Andrew Yang's Wife Details Alleged Sexual Assault by OB-GYN in New York
The wife of Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang says she was sexually assaulted by her OB-GYN while she was pregnant with the couple’s first child.
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Columbia Student, Son of ‘Orange Is the New Black' Creator, Dies in Ski Crash
Columbia University student, Charlie Noxon, is dead after an accident at a Utah ski resort on New Year’s Eve, according to authorities and media reports. The 20-year-old is reportedly the son of Jenji Kohan, TV writer and creator of “Orange Is the New Black,” CNN first reported. Originally from Sherman Oaks, California, Noxon was pronounced dead by air ambulance...
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‘Viciously Racist' Robocalls Ring Staff Phones Following Barnard Freshman's Murder
In the wake of Tessa Majors’ death, Barnard College and Columbia University faculty have reported receiving “abhorrent and viciously racist” robocall messages from a white supremacist organization. In a message on the school’s website, Columbia said it is working with New York City police to block the racist messages that came after the 18-year-old college freshman was stabbed and...
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Teen Questioned, Released in Tessa Majors Murder Case
The teen had been on the run and police had been looking for him for some time before finally being brought into custody in the Bronx and taken to the stationhouse. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.
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Teen Wanted in Tessa Majors Murder Is Found, Questioned and Released, NYPD Says
The teenager wanted for questioning in the Manhattan park murder of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors has been found, questioned and released, authorities said in a tweet Thursday. A photo tweeted out by police with the announcement matches an image of a 14-year-old boy authorities had released earlier in the investigation in their quest to question him. Calling the apprehension…