Barnard College News
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The chief innovation officer of a major hospital center shared her experiences in the healthcare system during COVID-19, as the final event of the Big Problems: Making Sense of 2020 lecture series.
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The computer scientist shares her thoughts on creating inclusive technology, her journey into STEM, and playing the bagpipes.
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The president and CEO of AnitaB.org shares strategies for the vital work of getting more women into computer science.
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For International Day of Climate Action (October 24), a paleoclimatologist discusses climate change, teaching in a pandemic, and studying STEM at Barnard.
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On the heels of winning the Charles H. Turner Award from the Animal Behavior Society, Chelsea Sinclair ’21 shares how neuroscience combines her love for the humanities and the sciences.
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From faculty to alumnae and a student, seven doers and thinkers are highlighted for the different ways they are contributing to society in the midst of an epidemic.
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The Summer Colloquium kept 350 community members virtually connected with more than 80 programs and events around career opportunities.
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Nine students in Barnard’s inaugural Computer Science Summer Research Program worked with Barnard and Columbia professors on projects that ranged from improving inclusivity to healthcare.
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Dr. Mia Minen ’03 and mentees — Sarah Jinich ’19, Talia Boyers ’20, Jana Jaran ’22 — discuss research and women in STEM.
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Three Beckman Scholars share their passion for STEM, Barnard mentors, and whether the pandemic has shifted their research focus.
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Professor María de la Paz Fernández’s latest research findings offer a new way for science to better understand the body’s master clock.
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For National HIV Testing Day (June 27), immunologist Lillian Seu ’05 — who coordinated HIV antiretroviral resistance testing — shares how a Barnard professor inspired her to seek a cure for cancer.
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After a seven-year campus residency, the famously smelly plant — standing more than 5 feet tall — is finally opening up.
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Beyond Barnard’s new annual event applauds graduating students and welcomes incoming cohorts to a program that gives students a seamless, custom-designed path to a world-class master’s degree in only five years.
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With this funding, the College will help grow the number of women in computer science.
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Marshaling the power of volunteers, Sara Lederman ’12 helps health care workers cope with the coronavirus pandemic.