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Tags Research Health Science March 05, 2020 Demystifying the World of Impact Investing Columbia Startup Lab hosted a conversation between SIPA Professor Sarah Holloway and UBS Vice Chairman Jolyne Caruso-Fitzgerald on how social enterprise entrepreneurs can grow their missions. Tags Entrepreneurship Business More News Video How Big Tech Impacts Your Free Speech A Vision of the Future Through the Lens of Black History High School Students From New York City Learn Moral Philosophy at Columbia University View More Videos Research & Discovery Researchers Awarded $2 Million to Develop Drugs for New Coronavirus Four research teams at Columbia University will share the grant to mount an aggressive effort to identify potential antiviral drugs and antibodies. More Plastic on the Way: What It Means for Climate Change With the fracking boom causing low gas prices, fossil fuel firms seeking ways to bolster profits are doubling down on plastic, with huge consequences for the environment. Best Urban Design for Curbing Road Injuries A new study finds combining public transport and rail networks with low-speed city blocks is the most effective way to reduce traffic accidents. Beating the Heat Built Into the Wings of Butterflies Engineers have discovered nanostructures in butterfly wings that could inspire new cooling tech and advanced flying machines. More Research & Discovery News Arts & Humanities Left to right: architecture-planning professors Ziad Jamaleddine and Hiba Bou Akar with Amale Andraos, dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. The Post-Conflict Cities Lab Helps Architects and Planners Rebuild in the Middle East The dean and two professors from Columbia's architecture school discuss plans for the new lab and what it's like to work in the fraught region. Professor Marianne Hirsch, co-author of "School Photos in Liquid Time: Reframing Difference." A New Book Looks at the History of School Photos Professor Marianne Hirsch on the afterlife of student pictures, enduring memories and what she is reading now. Professor Rachel Adams and her son, Henry. English Professor, Inspired by Child with Down Syndrome, Pursues Science Degree at GS Rachel Adams returns to the classroom to study biology, the first step in obtaining a master's degree in genetic counseling. More Arts & Humanities News Worldwide How the Media Turned a ‘Suspect’ Survey into Trump Fodder Bill Grueskin writes about how the flawed survey on Trump's approval, conducted by Farm Journal, is misleading and isn’t remotely like a poll, as the biased coverage spreads between conservative media, the Wall Street Journal, and President Trump. Understanding the Coronavirus: Risks, Impacts and Response to the COVID-19 Disease Dr. Irwin Redlener discusses what we know now about the COVID-19 disease, how we can prevent the spread of the virus, and what the future impacts might be to public health, travel, the economy and more via the Columbia Energy Exchange podcast. What's at Stake? Learn What Columbia Faculty Have to Say About U.S. Elections Columbia experts have provided insight on a wide range of issues in this election as voters face deepening party polarization and rising concerns about inequality, education, gun control, health care, immigration, border security, and voter suppression. More Worldwide News Justice & Equity How an Inmate-Run Newspaper Transformed a Notorious Prison William Drummond, Columbia alumnus and current professor at UC Berkeley, talks about training inmates to be journalists at California's San Quentin State Prison. Misinformation, Media Manipulation and Antisemitism An annual event at the Italian Academy marking Holocaust Remembrance Day looks at online extremism. Social Media Reacts to JAY-Z's Campus Visit New York City-born rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur and philanthropist helped launch the Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter Lecture Series in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies. More Justice & Equity News Free Speech & Press The Year of Fear Columbia Journalism Review and The Delacorte Review are co-publishing a series of essays about the 2020 elections written by journalists from papers that were recently shuttered in four small towns across the United States. Celebrating Journalism at the duPont-Columbia Awards Ceremony Hosts Christiane Amanpour, of CNN, and Michael Barbaro, of The New York Times , handed out 16 journalists a 2020 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Silver Baton. Social Media for Public Officials 101 The Knight First Amendment Institute compiled a First Amendment guide for public officials using social media. More Free Speech & Press News Columbia in the News A Local Guide to the Coronavirus The New Yorker, Mar. 1, 2020 To Prevent Another Voting Debacle, Turn to Paper Balloting Boston Globe, Feb. 24, 2020 5 Principles as Pathways to Inclusive Teaching Inside Higher Ed, Feb. 19, 2020 Practical Steps Toward More Inclusive Teaching Inside Higher Ed, Feb. 19, 2020 The Year of Water Selections from Columbia's Book Arts Collection Visit the Exhibition Faculty Books Critique and Praxis By Bernard E. Harcourt Martha Graham's Cold War: The Dance of American Diplomacy By Victoria Phillips The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution By Eric Foner Inventing Tomorrow: H. G. 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