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Flexible 'Wallpaper' Cameras a Replacement for Expensive Lenses? Latest Creation Allows for a 360 View

Scientists are working at developing wallpaper surveillance cameras that are capable of wrapping around walls and still capturing credible snapshots.

3 Columbia University Students Die in Honduras Bus Crash

Three Columbia University students participating in a volunteer mission in Honduras were killed on Jan. 14 when a bus on which they were traveling veered off a road and fell at least 260 feet into a ravine east of the Tegucigalpa, the country's capital.

Some Health Risks Linked to Birth Month and it May Be Bad News for Those Born in October

A person's birth month could determine some of his or her health risks, USA Today reported based on a massive study from Columbia University Medical Center, in which scientists reviewed New York medical databases for 1.7 million patients.

Dr. Oz Hires Top Ranking Medical Expert to Add Expertise and Verify Scripts

Representatives for the "Dr. Oz Show" announced this week the program has hired a medical expert to assume charge of "researching and verifying scripts, evaluating expert guest and editing medical animations."

Columbia Mattress Protest: Emma Sulkowicz Brings Protest Mattress to Graduation, Is Called a 'Pretty Little Liar' on Campus

'Carry That Weight' Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz graduates and walks across the stage with her rape mattress in tow.

Columbia Student Sues For Gender Bias, Claims School Failed to Protect Him After Being Accused of Rape

Claiming that Columbia University had failed to protect him against harassment when a female student went public with accusations that he raped her despite school and law enforcement authorities rejecting her case, Paul Nungesser, a Columbia student from Germany, has sued his school.

Malia Obama Going to College in New York? President's Daughter & Michelle Obama Spotted Touring NYU and Columbia

It looks like first daughter Malia Obama might be heading to New York City in a couple of years. It looks like first daughter Malia Obama might be heading to New York City in a couple of years.

Columbia Law School Postpones Final Exams as Students Deal With Eric Garner, Michael Brown Shootings: Harvard, Georgetown Students Request Leniency

Columbia Law School has allowed its students to delay final exams due to the "trauma" following two racially-charged cases in which grand juries chose not to indict white police officers involved in the deaths of unarmed black men.

Columbia University Student Protests Rape, Demonstrates Burden by Carrying Mattress With Her Everywhere She Goes [Video]

Emma Sulkowiz, a senior at Columbia University, will carry an extra long twin mattress around campus daily in order to demonstrate the burden of victims of sexual assault for her senior thesis.

Columbia University Study Finds Latinos Underrepresented in TV, Movie Roles; Even Fewer in Top Media Positions

According to a study released by Columbia University on Tuesday, Latinos are underrepresented in mainstream U.S. media.

Weed Laws and Regulation: Research Group Calls for End of DEA Authority Over Marijuana

A new study has emerged alleging that the Drug Enforcement Administration has been obstructing the medical research of marijuana for nearly half of a century to prevent the reclassification of the drug from its current harmful designation.

Colon Cancer Awareness Month: Columbia University's Weight-loss Study Hopes to Help Survivors of the Second Leading Cancer in Hispanic Women

Let's face it, it's not always pleasant to talk about our colons -- but the bottom line is it's important, especially during Colon Cancer Awareness month in March and the disease greatly impacts Latinas."Colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cancer in Hispanic women, and the 3rd leading cause of cancer death among Hispanic women," Dr. Heather Greenlee, who is the assistant professor of Epidemiology, Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, told the Latin Post.
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