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Columbia University names Nemat 'Minouche' Shafik as first woman president

NEW YORK — Columbia University has named Nemat “Minouche” Shafik its 20th president — and the first woman to run the school in its 268-year history, the university announced Wednesday.

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Scientists recommend 5 minutes of walking to combat your worst habit

Sitting for too long, whether on your couch or working at a desk, is very bad for your health. Here's how to combat it.

Inverse

What it takes to stop misinformation

Much like the US Capitol riots, Brazil’s violent uprising shows how quickly misinformation can degrade a democracy.

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Former Columbia gynecologist motivated by ‘sexual desires,’ prosecutors say at abuse trial

NEW YORK — Disgraced former Columbia University gynecologist Robert Hadden was motivated solely by “his own sexual desires” when he abused vulnerable patients, prosecutors charged at the start of his Manhattan Federal Court abuse trial Monday.

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Former Columbia gynecologist motivated by ‘sexual desires,’ prosecutors say at abuse trial

NEW YORK — Former Columbia University gynecologist Robert Hadden was motivated solely by “his own sexual desires” when he abused vulnerable patients, prosecutors charged at the start of his abuse trial Monday.

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Hillary Clinton joins Columbia University as a professor and fellow in global affairs

The former secretary of state will teach in the School of International and Public Affairs as well as work on global policy initiatives with Columbia World Projects.

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US makes its case for legality of Biden student debt program

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Fans celebrate Hillary Clinton as she becomes professor and presidential fellow at Columbia University

Columbia University’s president announced the news in an email to faculty on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Hillary Clinton joins Columbia U as global affairs professor

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will become a professor focusing on international affairs at Columbia University

The Independent UK

Hillary Clinton to be Columbia University professor

NEW YORK — Former U.S. Secretary of State and presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton will join the faculty at Columbia University next month, officials announced Thursday.

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You're not getting child tax credit checks anymore. Here's why

WASHINGTON — If you raised children during the pandemic, you probably remember something remarkable: getting checks in the mail, every month, from the federal government.

Los Angeles Times

Ukraine's debts: US aims to get IMF to reexamine loan fees

A provision in the recently signed defense spending bill mandates that the United States work to ease Ukraine’s debt burden at the International Monetary Fund

The Independent UK

Failure by Congress to extend federal child tax credit hurts tens of thousands of children in Illinois

Our federal lawmakers and state legislators should make it a priority to help our most vulnerable residents when they get back to work next month.

Chicago Sun-Times

Can dogs smell time? Just ask Donut the dog

After decades of wondering, an NPR reporter finally figures out how her husband's family dog knew when the school bus would arrive everyday. She did some digging — and now it all makes scents.

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The Guardian - US

Biden faces growing pressure to drop charges against Julian Assange

Biden faces a renewed push, domestically and internationally, to drop charges against Assange, who is languishing in a UK jail

Asharq Al-Awsat

MWL to Launch International Interfaith Lab

Muslim World League (MWL) partnered with Columbia University to launch the International Interfaith Lab. MWL Sec-Gen Mohammed al-Issa witnessed the signing of the agreement along with Cardinal of the Great Cathedral in New York Timothy Dolan, Chief Rabbi Arthur Schneier, university leaders, and members of the US Congress. The International…

The Guardian - UK

The UK reined in Rupert Murdoch. Why can’t we stop Vincent Bolloré in France?

The billionaire is poised to gobble up titles like Paris Match and publisher Hachette. Europe must intervene to uphold media freedom

The Independent UK

Columbia University alum sues author and professor Sheena Iyengar for gender discrimination

The Columbia graduate first worked with the book author in 2017

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The 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave was a harbinger of what's to come, study finds

This event was not a black swan event, the study finds.

The Guardian - US

‘The US can still become a fascist country’: Frances Fox Piven’s midterms postmortem

The 90-year-old sociologist on ‘vengeance politics’, cruelty and climate change as she looks back on half a century of activism

Zenger

Columbia University Study Says School Shootings Not Caused By Mental Illness

There is need to begin to focus on the cultural and social drivers, to prevent future mass school shootings.

The Conversation

Sanctions on Russia are increasing, not decreasing, its revenue

The European Union has just approved new sanctions against Russia, including a price cap on oil sales, following the United States’ Sept. 30 announcement of new economic sanctions. Both announcements are in response to Russia’s annexation of four regions of Ukraine.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: How do we stop sexual misconduct in health care? Chaperones are one solution

Last week, Columbia University and its affiliated hospitals announced a $165 million settlement to 147 patients who accused a male gynecologist of sexual abuse. The recent settlement follows an agreement last year awarding $71.5 million to 79 other patients for misconduct by the same doctor. The physician, Robert Hadden, pleaded…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mehmet Oz is facing accusations of animal abuse tied to his medical research. Here’s what you need to know

PHILADELPHIA — Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, is facing accusations over his treatment of animals following a report that dozens of his experiments at Columbia University resulted in the deaths of hundreds of dogs.

The Independent UK

John Fetterman mocks rival Dr Oz by likening him to Simpsons character

Dr Oz was scolded by Congress in 2014 for pushing allegedly bogus diet products on his show

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