On June 11, WHO officially declared that the global incidence of H1N1 had met the criteria for official classification as a ‘pandemic’, the first such designation in 41 years. Our collective knowledge of this agent’s epidemiology is rapidly evolving as would be expected with any novel pathogen. But despite the inability to provide many definitive […]
Indoor Air Quality: Molds-Leaks-Response
From Columbia’s Environmental Health & Safety newsletter, Safety Matters: Molds are environmentally ubiquitous organisms that routinely populate indoor and outdoor environments; nearly anywhere one looks for mold, it will be found. For this reason, testing for molds is not recommended when aberrant mold amplification is suspected. Following water leaks or other events that create conditions […]
CCNMTL Case Study Commended at Maternal Survival Conference in Ethiopia
A case study developed by CCNMTL and faculty partners from Columbia University’s Averting Maternal Death and Disability (AMDD) Program received overwhelmingly positive reviews at a recent African regional conference, Human Resources for Maternal Survival: Task-Shifting to Non-Physician Clinicians, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. CCNMTL piloted the case study at the conference in preparation for devising a […]
CCNMTL Launches Mobile Portal for Columbia on iTunes U
iPhone and iPod Touch users now have direct access to Columbia on iTunes U on their mobile devices, making Columbia podcasts readily available for download and play without the need of a desktop computer. With the release of the iPhone 3.0 software, iPhone and iPod Touch users can navigate to iTunes U via the iTunes […]
Registration Opens for the CCNMTL Fall Premiere 2009
CCNMTL will host its annual Fall Premiere on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 from 11am-12pm in 203 Butler Library. Columbia faculty and instructors, librarians, teaching assistants, and CCNMTL partners are invited to attend this one-hour event and explore the latest teaching technologies offered at Columbia University. During the Fall Premiere, you’ll see demonstrations of new, collaborative tools […]
Staff Activities
The Music & Arts Library donated duplicate and withdrawn scores to The Drawing Center in Soho for use in The Big Draw, the annual public art event co-produced with The River to River Festival which was held this year on July 21. Held at the World Financial Center Winter Garden, the public was invited to […]
IEEE Foundation Grants $25,000 to RBML
The IEEE Foundation awarded a grant of $25,000 to the RBML to support the processing of the Edwin H. Armstrong Papers. Edwin H. Armstrong’s innovations and inventions are fundamental to modern radio and television. This project will conserve, organize, and provide access to his papers. […]
Kress Supports the Andrew Alpern Catalogue
The Samuel H. Kress Foundation has contributed $9,000 towards the Avery Library’s publication of the forthcoming Catalogue of the Andrew Alpern Collection of Drawing Instruments, which contains 18th to 20th century drawing instruments that span over 250 years of architectural craftsmanship. The collection was assembled gradually over 40 years as an outgrowth of the architectural […]
Booth Ferris Awards Columbia $200,000
Columbia University has received a $200,000 grant from the Booth Ferris Foundation to support the Integrated Science Library to be housed in the University’s new Northwest Corner Building for interdisciplinary science research. The library, scheduled to open in 2010, will feature a digital science center providing research and data support for students and faculty in […]
NHPRC renews support for The Selected Papers of John Jay
Columbia’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library received a one-year $150,000 grant from the National Historical Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC) for continued support of The Selected Papers of John Jay project. Work on the project has been supported by the NHPRC since 2004. For the full press release, please go to: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/news/libraries/2009/2009-07-31.nhprc.html […]