Author Archives: Meghan Berry

$75K Supports J-School’s Documentary Film Program

This week, Ethan Phillips ’09JRN, ’13SIPA reports that Charles and Clydette deGroot have given $75,000 to support Columbia Journalism School’s documentary film program. Last year, with encouragement from friends who support the Journalism School, the deGroots gave $20,000 to the … Continue reading

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Taub Family Pledges $7M to Support Alzheimer’s Research

This week, CUMC reports that the Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation has pledged $7 million to advance the study and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and related neurodegenerative disorders, renewing their remarkable commitment to the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease … Continue reading

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With $100K Gift, Gaddipati Legacy Lives On at CUMC

This week, it was announced that Acutha and Lakshmia Gaddipati endowed a lectureship in their son’s honor. Sreedhar Gaddipati, M.D. was a beloved faculty member in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology who specialized in maternal fetal medicine at Columbia … Continue reading

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Carnoy ’89CC Supports Core with $1M Endowment

This week, Gene Finn reports that Lisa Carnoy ’89CC, a University Trustee since 2010, has given $1 million to endow the Contemporary Civilization program chair as part of the Core to Commencement Campaign. “Lisa is one of the co-chairs of … Continue reading

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Tamers Endow Social Enterprise Center at the Business School

Columbia Business School announced today that Sandra and Tony Tamer have made a transformative gift, endowing the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise to help develop a new generation of business leaders committed to improving society and the environment. The center will … Continue reading

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