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2012 University Commencement

World Leaders Forum: Searching for the Higgs Particle

Course | Virology (Biology)

The basic thesis of the course is that all viruses adopt a common strategy. The strategy is simple:

1. Viral genomes are contained in metastable particles.

2. Genomes encode gene products that promote an infectious cycle (mechanisms for genomes to enter cells, replicate, and exit in particles).

3. Infection patterns range from benign to lethal; infections can overcome or co-exist with host defenses.

The course will emphasize the common reactions that must be completed by all viruses for successful reproduction within a host cell and survival and spread within a host population. The molecular basis of alternative reproductive cycles, the interactions of viruses with host organisms, and how these lead to disease are presented with examples drawn from a set of representative animal and human viruses, although selected bacterial viruses will be discussed.

Course | History of the World Since 1500 CE

This course presents and at the same time critiques a narrative world history after 1500 CE. The purpose of the course is to convey an understanding of how this rapidly growing field of history is being approached at three different levels: the narrative textbook level, the theoretical-conceptual level, and through discussion sections, the research level.

World Leaders Forum

Established in 2003 by Lee C. Bollinger, the World Leaders Forum is a year-round event series aimed to advance lively, uninhibited dialogue on the large economic, political, and social questions of our time.

The Forum's roster of past participants features many of heads of state, in addition to other global thought leaders from a broad spectrum of fields and all regions of the world. A few of the many remarkable past participants are Presidents Bill Clinton, Vladimir Putin of Russia, Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Václav Klaus of the Czech Republic, and the Dalai Lama.

World Leaders Forum events have garnered press coverage by news media organizations including the Associated Press, the BBC, and PBS, among others.

#occupywallstreet Series | Fall 2011

Series of events discussing #occupywallstreet, sponsored by Center for the Study of Law and Culture, Columbia University.

Conference on Mormonism and American Politics

Friday, February 3rd, 2012 to Saturday, February 4th, 2012, 9am-5pm; 9am-2pm
International Affairs Building, Room 1501
420 W 118th St.
Columbia University

Columbia Alumni Medalists 2011

Meet the 2011 Alumni Medalists. Alumni Medalists are recognized for building Columbia's community—whether regionally, online, in specific schools, or in cross-campus initiatives. Alumni Medalists are honored each fall at the CAA Alumni Medalist Gala.

Blinken European Institute Events

Columbia Goes Global: The Next 50 Years

Research Without Borders

The Columbia University Scholarly Communication Program presents a series of events on today's pivotal issues in scholarly communication. Featured speakers offer a broad range of perspectives on the forces reshaping how scholars create, share, reuse, and preserve new knowledge.