Art, health, politics, race, ethics, and finance—justice in every sphere is on the agenda—in America, and at Columbia. Invite your alumni and prospect guests, and remember to submit events, and share your event stories here.
REMINDERS
February 8: 13th – Film Screening and Discussion
February 9: Precision Medicine, Privacy, and Family Relations
February 9 – 12: 7th Annual Athena Film Festival: A Celebration of Women and Leadership
February 11: Saturday Science: Meet the Brain
February 16: Science-on-Hudson: Extreme Weather and Climate Change (please note date change)
PICKS
February 9
4:15 – 6 p.m.
Women Creating Change | Center for the Study of Social Difference
Refugees and Gender Violence: Vulnerability and Resistance
Part of the Reframing Gendered Violence series, a two-year initiative bringing together scholars, artists, and activists to examine broadly what constitutes gendered violence. Butler Library, Room 523. (Just Societies)
6 – 8 p.m.
CUMC Black History Month Program
Medical Apartheid
A lecture with Harriet A. Washington ’13JRN medical ethicist and author of Infectious Madness:The Surprising Science of How We “Catch” Mental Illness and Medical Apartheid:The Dark History of Experimentation from Colonial Times to the Present. 50 Haven Avenue, Bard Hall, Lounge, 1st floor. (Just Societies)
6:30 – 8 p.m.
New York Society for Ethical Culture
Ethics in Action: Ethics and Wall Street
Has Wall Street learned its lesson following the 2008 financial crisis? University Professor Jeffrey Sachs, author of the new book Building the New American Economy, will lead a panel of financial and legal experts. Includes Ari Melber, MSNBC chief legal correspondent; Sheelah Kolhatkar, New Yorker writer; Jed Rakoff, US district judge for the Southern District of New York and adjunct professor at Columbia Law School; Bob Ivry, staff reporter for Bloomberg News. RSVP here. 2 West 64th Street, New York Society for Ethical Culture.
February 22
4 – 5:30 p.m.
Mailman | Office of the Dean
Precision Public Health
A Dean’s Grand Rounds with Andrea Baccarelli, chair and Leon Hess Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, and Susan Desmond-Hellman, CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Livestreamed here. Alumni Auditorium, Physicians & Surgeons, 630 West 168th St. (Precision Medicine)
5 – 7 p.m.
Institute for Research in African-American Studies | Office of Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity and Inclusion
Moving Forward: A Discussion of the 2016 Election and What’s Next
A discussion of race and rights featuring Ta-Nehisi Coates, national correspondent for The Atlantic; Jelani Cobb, J-school professor and New Yorker writer; Nikole Hannah Jones, investigative journalist at The New York Times; Patricia J. Williams, James L. Dohr Professor of Law; and moderated by Samuel Kelton Roberts, director of the Institute for Research in African-American Studies. RSVP here. Miller Theatre. (Just Societies)
February 23
1 p.m.
Complex Issues | School of the Arts
Triangle of Resistance
Miya Masaoka, MFA sound arts director, will discuss her acclaimed album Triangle of Resistance, influenced by the experience of her family during WWII in the Japanese-American internment camps. Masaoka will be joined in conversation by Tom Kalin, SoA film program professor. The Complex Issues series explores difference, visibility, and representation through recent work by Columbia faculty. RSVP here. Dodge Hall, the LeRoy Neiman Gallery. (Just Societies)
For RSVP, ticket availability, and other details, follow the links. We always appreciate hearing from you about future events.