Woodbridge Is Basically Outside
Betsy Ladyzhets’ towels have not been fully dry for several days.
Projects
CMTS’s Camelot Bears Magnificent Fruit
Betsy reviews a Columbia student production of Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot.
Tips From A Veteran Writing Fellow
Betsy shares advice on writing and revising academic papers, gained from her three years as a Barnard Writing Fellow.
To All The Barnard Biology Students I Fellowed This Week
A short letter from Betsy to some stressed-out Barnard first-year pre-med students.
ArchaeoEcology: New interdisciplinary project shows how human communities shape biodiversity
The ArchaeoEcology Project, an interdisciplinary collaboration of archaeologists, geologists, ecologists, and cultural anthropologists, aims to increase understanding of humans’ place in ecosystems around the globe. Betsy reports from the project’s panels at the 2019 AAAS Annual Meeting.
Ranking states with the highest and lowest beer taxes
To find out where in America the government has made it most costly to drink beer, Stacker dove into data from the Tax Foundation.
Graduate Workers Union Members Circulate Petition To Vote No On Negotiation Agreement
Columbia University President Lee Bollinger and Provost John Coatsworth announced that the university is willing to negotiate with the Graduate Workers of Columbia (GWC) and Columbia Postdoctoral Workers (CPW) unions.
Clubhop: Jewish Israeli Film Club Brings Personal Stories From Israel To Columbia
Betsy attended the first event of the Columbia Jewish Israeli Film Club: a screening of ‘The Band’s Visit’ and conversation with Sasson Gabai.
Popular science myths debunked
Stacker investigated the gap between science and culture to compile 30 of the most common now-disproven scientific hypotheses that many Americans still believe today.
Best and worst states for women’s health
To get a more complete picture of women’s health in every state, Stacker calculated an index using data from the Kaiser Family Foundation’s State Profiles for Women’s Health and CDC data.
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