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Columbia University Office of the Executive Vice President for Research announced the names of six teams receiving funding through Research Initiatives in Science and Engineering (RISE), one of the largest internal research grant competitions within the University. The annual award provides funds for up to six interdisciplinary faculty teams from the basic sciences, engineering, and/or medicine to pursue blossoming and extremely creative research projects. Each team’s award is worth $80,000 per year for up to two years.

MICHEAL BEST PUBLISHED IN MICROECONOMIC INSIGHTS

Economist Micheal Best wrote an essay for Microeconomic Insights that focuses on a forthcoming paper in the Review of Economic Studies entitled "Housing Market Responses to Transaction Taxes: Evidence From Notches and Stimulus in the U.K."

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ALONDRA NELSON WAS FEATURED IN A WIRED MAGAZINE ARTICLE ON FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY AND RACE

Sociologist Alondra Nelson was featured in an article in Wired Magazine examining the difficulties and pitfall of taking account of a person's race when programming facial recognition software. 

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DONALD GREEN'S RESEARCH INTO VOTER MOBILIZATION WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY VICE

Political Scientist Donald Green's research into voter mobilization via festival activities was featured in an article on Vice.