Columbia College Young Alumni Happy Hour
2018-04-19 19:30 - 21:30 UTC
This event is open to all CC and CU young alumni (2017-2008)
You’re invited to join Columbia College Young Alumni for a fun networking happy hour with other alumni in (or interested in) the startup world!
Columbia University alumni representing startups will be on hand at the Columbia Startup Lab to meet and mingle with CC young alumni — don’t miss this great opportunity!
Companies represented (so far):

Blueprint Designathon
2018-04-22 09:30 - 19:30
OPEN TO ALL
REGISTER HERE
Barnard-Columbia Design for America and Columbia Organization of Rising Entrepreneurs (CORE) are proud to present Columbia University’s first ever large-scale, intercollegiate human centered design sprint – the Blueprint Designathon. Join us for a day of skill workshops, user research, ideation, and prototyping to compete in a social impact design challenge, with judges from IBM, Adobe, and design consultancy firms. Prizes include Adobe Cloud subscriptions, Google VR Daydream swag, restaurant vouchers, and more!
If you have any interest in entrepreneurship, social impact, user experience, design, technology, and/or creative problem solving, take part!
The Rules:

Form of a team of 4-6 people. Participants can be any year, any major, any career path, and also do not have to attend Columbia. If you do not have a team, but still want to register, you can register as an individual and be assigned to a team of other individual registrants.

Show up with your team to check-in between 9:30am – 10:00am on April 22nd for the theme reveal and a day of Human Centered Design!

Columbia BiomedX Pitch Day
2018-04-24 08:30 - 15:30
OPEN TO ALL
REGISTER HERE
April 24, 2018
8:30am – 3:30pm
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
1130 Saint Nicholas Avenue
On Tuesday, April 24th, teams of Columbia engineers, clinicians, scientists and students working to bring cutting-edge biomedical technologies to market will pitch their envisioned technologies and business opportunities to a panel of judges and invited guests for potential commercialization support. Columbia BiomedX Pitch Day is the capstone event following a semester long “boot camp,” during which project teams explored two fundamental questions:

Does the envisioned product address a true unmet clinical need?
Is there a viable business opportunity? These are the same questions judges will have in mind as they select projects to fund.

Advanced registration is required. Learn more about Columbia BiomedX here.

EdTech Job Fair Co-Sponsored by EdSurge
2018-04-24 18:00 - 21:30
OPEN TO ALL
REGISTER HERE
April 24th, 2018
6:00pm – 9:30pm
EdSurge, NYEdtech Meetup and Teachers College, Columbia University are hosting a jobs fair in New York to help you find your next role at the hottest edtech companies!
Whether you’re looking to share and apply your teaching experience with dedicated developers, hunting for some coding and biz dev talent, or just want to see what’s out there—our jobs fairs are a great place to connect!
For job seekers: Please fill out a brief form about what positions you are most interested in and a little bit more about you (including what topics you’d be most interested in learning about at the event!). If you would like to share your resume with the companies in attendance, please attach your resume to the form above! Reach out to shelby@edsurge.com with questions.
For edtech companies: We’ve got a limited number of company tables available for a small fee! Email jobs@edsurge.com with questions.
The structure of the night: The jobs fair will kick off at 6:00pm with a brief introduction. This will be followed by an informal night of networking in a couple meeting rooms that will be lined with company tables, with an option for private 1:1 meetings with companies. In an adjacent meeting room, there will be a series of short Q&A breakout sessions. The breakout sessions will give you a chance to hear more from a select group of companies on what they have in the pipeline and what types of candidates they are looking for. The EdSurge team will also be onsite with jobseeker activities chosen by you!
We want to say a big thank you to our Gold Sponsor, DaDaABCand our Silver Sponsor, Education Pioneers!

Design For Sustainable Development
2018-04-25 15:00 - 17:00
OPEN TO ALL
RSVP HERE
Wednesday, April 25th
3:00pm to 5:00pm
The Design Studio (Riverside Church Room 430)
Design thinking is a process we use at the Design Studio to help students become unstuck in the entrepreneurial ventures they are launching, or for gaining clarity on their personal trajectory. We also believe that Design Thinking has tremendous potential in helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and reduce extreme poverty around the world.
In this workshop we will focus on brainstorming, process mapping and stakeholder analysis and use design to start thinking creatively about developing potential solutions to poverty problems. This workshop will be useful for students who have summer field placements in developing countries or who have job placements abroad after graduation, or who are just interested in the intersection of design thinking and sustainable development.
Come prepared to work on development challenges relating to your upcoming field placement/internship.
If you have questions, please reach out to us at designstudio@columbia.edu.

Columbia Biomedical Device Design & Development Open House
2018-04-25 16:00 - 19:00
OPEN TO ALL
April 25, 2018
4:00 – 7:00pm
Vagelos Education Center – Milstein Lobby
104 Haven Ave
Please join Columbia BiomedX and the Department of Rehabilitation and Regenrative Medicine, for an open house showcasing some of the exciting biomedical device-related projects under development at Columbia. The event will feature demonstrations and highlights of biomedical technologies and an opportunity to establish connections to further enhance Columbia’s network of engineer-clinician teams working to develop groundbreaking innovative technologies capable of improving human health.
Who should attend?: Anyone interested in biomedical innovation in general and what it takes to move a device from the lab to the market; Those interested in surgical robotics, bedside imaging modalities, and rehab robotics in particular; Clinicians who have been nurturing an idea and want a better way to approach it and/or connect with someone who can help build an envisioned technology.
Hosts: Co-hosted by the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia Biomedical Technology Accelerator (Columbia BiomedX), and Columbia Technology Ventures

Women Entrepreneurs Leadership Forum
2018-04-26 08:30 - 12:30
OPEN TO ALL
REGISTER HERE
This half day event is designed to facilitate dialogue between aspiring and current student entrepreneurs at Barnard, Columbia College, Columbia Business School, and successful women alumnae entrepreneurs—founders, investors, and thought leaders. Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to build professional networks as you hone your entrepreneurial skills, and engage in personal leadership development.
Event Schedule:
9:00 – 9:15am : Welcome Remarks
9:15 – 10:00am: Keynote Address — You Don’t Make Mistakes, Mistakes Make You

Avani Patel – TrendSeeder, Ember, & Harvard Business School Startup Studio

10:10 – 11:10am: Choice between Panel Discussions
– Looking Ahead – Women Entrepreneurs in STEM

Pooja Badlani (BC’01), Rank & Style
Amal Abid (BC ’17), Think.It
Christina Hatwatmeh (CBS ’14), Scopio
Sonali Nigam (Mailman ’13), Mittens
Moderator: Andrea Nye (CBS ’08), East River BioSolutions

– Disrupting the Landscape – Non-Traditional Career Paths and Business Models

Andrea Wong (CBS ’19) (Knight-Bagehot Fellowship Program)
Manal Kahi (SIPA ’15), Eat Offbeat
Susannah Vila (CBS ’15), Flip
Jennifer Wright (CBS ’09), Greenbox

11:15 – 12:00pm: Ignite Style Talks

Laura Kornhauser (CBS ’17), Stratyfy
Krista Suh (BC ’09) Creator, the Pussyhat and Evil Eye Gloves and author, DIY Rules for a WTF World
Nell Derick Debevoise (CBS ’11), Inspiring Capital

12:00 – 12:15pm: Closing Remarks
12:15 – 12:30pm: Lunch
*Please note, Krista Suh will be on hand during lunch to sign copies of her new book, DIY Rules for a WTF World.
Many thanks to our donors!
Steering Committee:
Esther Ma ’92
Laurice Wong CC’20
Sponsors:
Mariana Kou ’09
Ophelia Fung ’88
Sanjay Varma ’94
Betty Woo ’88
Helen Lin Sun ’89
Amy Fong ’96
Anita Ma ’99

"Ask Me Anything", with Angel Investor and FJ Labs Founding Partner Fabrice Grinda
2018-04-26 11:00 - 12:00
French Tech NYC is organizing a Facebook Live « Ask Me Anything Session » with Angel Investor and FJ Labs Founding Partner Fabrice Grinda on 4/26 at 11 am EDT.
JOIN HERE

Hacking for Energy: The Final Presentations (Showcase)
2018-04-26 13:00 - 16:00
OPEN TO ALL
REGISTER HERE
Thursday, April 26, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Doors open at 12:30 PM)
The 10th Floor Lounge at Riverside Church, 91 Claremont Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10027
Refreshments will be served.
Join the entrepreneurial students of Hacking for Energy as they present their MVPs and business models! The students were tasked to build solutions for real energy and sustainability challenges using the Lean LaunchPad methodology. This year, 4 student teams from Columbia, NYU, and CUNY worked on challenges posed by the EPA, the NYC DEP, NYISO, and EPRI. The teams will share their solutions and the results of their customer discovery journey at a final presentation event that is open to the public.
The class will be taught next year, so if you are interested in the results or participating in the class as a student, Industry Host or mentor, we encourage you to stop by!

Design Your Future Workshop
2018-04-27 10:00 - 12:00
OPEN TO ALL
REGISTER HERE
The future can feel uncertain, so we created Design Your Future as a program where students learn to apply human-centered design to their careers and life beyond Columbia.
The goal of this program is to help you better navigate your career and life choices in the face of uncertainty.
Design Your Future gives you the tools to help you get unstuck in life. Design relies heavily on small experiments and rapid iteration. You will learn how to craft and run small experiments that can keep your work and life choices aligned with your goals. This program is highly interactive–there will be far more activities than lectures.
During the workshop you will:
▪ Reflect on strengths and passions
▪ Map out multiple future trajectories
▪ Design small experiments for your life
▪ Identify and address personal barriers
Design Your Future is open to the entire Columbia community.
Note: this program will leverage design but not teach it explicitly. If you are interested in learning how to practice human centered design or use it to launch a startup, see our other programs.

DEADLINE: Nike Circular Innovation Challenge
2018-05-01
OPEN TO ALL
Join OpenIDEO in its Open Innovation Challenge with Nike.
Nike Circular Innovation Challenge: Design with Grind!
The goal of this Challenge is to find innovators who can use Nike Grind materials, such as fiber, foam and rubber, to create products that help improve the lives of the people who use them, while reducing global waste.
Final proposals will be due by May 1, 2018.
Winning solutions will be announced in July, 2018. Winners will be considered for further partnership with Nike and receive a prize of up to $30,000.

VC Perspectives: “How VCs Evaluate Potential CEOs” and “Understanding Equity Economics as the Startup Grows”
2018-05-01 15:00 - 17:00
OPEN TO ALL
RSVP HERE
May 1, 2018
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Earl Hall – Columbia University

Columbia Technology Ventures (CTV) and venture investors Osage University Partners (OUP) invite you to join a free seminar on two topics: “The behind-the-scenes view on how VCs evaluate potential startup CEOS” and “Understanding the real economics of university startup formation”. Drawing from 25 years of venture capital experience, Osage University Partners (OUP) managing partner Marc Singer will take you through the CEO search process, how VCs evaluate potential entrepreneur, and some observations about drivers for long-term success as an entrepreneur.
The audience will assess mock candidate profiles and learn methods of diligence to choose the right leader for your startup. OUP principal John Lee will then take you step-by-step through the life of a company, illustrating the different types equity, the pros and cons of each equity type depending on different company outcomes, and the economic effect this has on founders’ shares. Data will be presented to support the conversation around founders’ equity, the right allocation between faculty vs. post docs vs. grad students, and how much equity one needs to give away to attract and keep your top talent. CTV’s Executive Director Orin Herskowitz will then lead a Q&A with both Marc and John to round out the afternoon.

The Transparency Series - Series 8, Data Visualization (Seminar and Book Signing)
2018-05-05 08:00 - 17:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
A unique set of seminars and hands-on workshops that bring new technology and design ideas to the Columbia Journalism community. The goal is simple — help students learn new ways to find and tell stories, new ways to inform and entertain. Each topic will commence with a Friday evening panel discussion and will follow with a Saturday hands-on workshop centered around building.
Students attending three of the seminar-workshops over the course of the year will receive a graduation award indicating the extra breadth they sought out during their time at the J-School.
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Join Manuel Lima for a fascinating tour through millennia of circular information design in architecture, urban planning, fine art, design, fashion, technology, religion, cartography, biology, astronomy and physics in a visual feast for infographics enthusiasts. From Venn diagrams and early celestial charts to the trefoil biohazard symbol and Target’s corporate logo, Lima provides a history of humanity’s long-lasting obsession with all things circular and a unique taxonomy of the many varieties of circle diagrams.
In addition to the presentation, Lima will be selling and signing his latest work, ‘Book of Circles’.Registration is not required to attend the event.

The Transparency Series - Series 8, Data Visualization (Workshop)
2018-05-06 10:00 - 17:00
OPEN TO COLUMBIA JOURNALISM STUDENTS
A unique set of seminars and hands-on workshops that bring new technology and design ideas to the Columbia Journalism community. The goal is simple — help students learn new ways to find and tell stories, new ways to inform and entertain. Each topic will commence with a Friday evening panel discussion and will follow with a Saturday hands-on workshop centered around building.
Students attending three of the seminar-workshops over the course of the year will receive a graduation award indicating the extra breadth they sought out during their time at the J-School.
MORE INFO
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Graphical (or pictorial) presentations of data have become an almost essential part of journalistic practice. Data visualization helps us see patterns in data, and is an important tool for finding stories. Also, outlets like The New York Times and The Guardian are publishing data visualizations that push the idea of story telling, creating new data-driven ways to inform and entertain. In this day-long workshop, Mona Chalabi will review some basic data visualization skills–guiding you through the design process. You will add annotation layers and learn to exploit what’s unique about data. During the day, we will also help you think critically about visualizations, making you a better consumer of data graphics.

DEADLINE: Techstars' FinTech program
2018-05-13
The Barclays Accelerator Powered by Techstars in NYC is recruiting their next cohort of incredible FinTech entrepreneurs. From insurtech to lending, security to blockchain, capital markets to data and analytics, don’t miss the opportunity to partner with Barclays and join Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed.Applications are open now through May 13th. Learn more and apply here or meet the team by requesting office hours here.Follow @jonzanoff or #BarclaysAccel for updates

Special Riverside Chat @ Columbia on May 15: Biotech in West Harlem
2018-05-15 18:00 - 20:00
OPEN TO ALL
REGISTER HERE
Background:
The future of life-science activities in West Harlem has never been brighter. Leaders from CUNY, Columbia, and a Harlem-based initiative will discuss current activities and future vision for this burgeoning cluster.
Event Programming:
6:00 PM Doors open
6:10-6:15 Introductions
6:15-7:00 Presentations and Q&A
7:00-8:00 Networking reception with free food and drinks
Speaker 1: Kevin Gardner, Director of the Structural Biology Initiative of the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)
Kevin Gardner is the founding director of the ASRC’s Structural Biology Initiative. He is an international leader in using combinations of structural biology methods, including NMR spectroscopy and X- ray diffraction, to probe and control how cellular proteins perceive and react to changes in the environments around them. Dr. Gardner and his research group are working with expert biochemists, chemists, cell biologists and engineers to test new applications for exciting new anti-cancer therapies and research tools. Dr. Gardner is the Einstein Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at The City College of New York. He is also involved in different roles with several biotech companies, serving as co-founder and CSO of Optologix, Inc. and helping found Peloton Therapeutics, Inc. Dr. Gardner received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University and was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Toronto. He joined UT Southwestern as the inaugural W.W. Caruth Jr. Scholar in Biomedical Research and was later named the Virginia Lazenby O’Hara Chair in Biochemistry.
Speaker 2: John Blaho, CUNY Director for Industrial-Academic Research
John Blaho has been responsible for creating and maintaining productive Sponsored Research Projects between Industrial entities and CUNY research faculty, and is currently working to increase the amount of faculty entrepreneurial activities. Since joining CUNY, he has led the creation of two new NSF IUCRC centers at the City College of CUNY and has served as the Industrial Mentor for 3 CUNY NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) teams. Dr. Blaho led the creation of and serves as the Program Director of the NYC Regional Innovation NSF I-Corps Node (NYCRIN). Finally, Dr. Blaho is the lead of the CUNY Innovation Hot Spot for the NYC Regional Economic Development Council of Empire State Development. Dr. Blaho was trained as a chemical engineer, received his Ph.D. in biochemistry, and was the PI of an academic research lab at the University of Chicago and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine of CUNY for over 25 years. Subsequently, he served a CSO function at a biotech company in Princeton, NJ.
Speaker 3: Victoria Hamilton, creator and director of Office of Research Initiatives at Columbia University
Victoria Hamilton created and currently directs of Office of Research Initiatives at Columbia University, which works across disciplines, schools, and campuses to foster interdisciplinary research collaboration- particularly among scientists, engineers, and medical researchers. The Office supports planning and building of research infrastructure, secures external funding for collaborations, and administers a seed fund for very early-stage research that falls outside the traditional boundaries. Prior to joining Columbia, Ms. Hamilton recieved a BA and an MBA from Harvard University. She was also a principal of The Washington Advisory Group, consulting with both industry and non-profits on the intersection of scientific and technical research and commerce. Previously, she was Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of General American Investors, a NYSE-listed closed end investment fund, and for ten years a senior member in SRK Management Company, a private venture capital firm.
Speaker 4: Bruce Lincoln, co-founder of Silicon Harlem
Bruce Lincoln co-founded Silicon Harlem, which is a nationally recognized for-profit social venture dedicated to transforming Harlem into a hub for technology and innovation. A member of the Mayor’s Broadband Advisory Task Force, he has been at the forefront of the equitable development of the Internet in Harlem and the City of New York. Mr. Lincoln is also a Senior Fellow at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) at the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University. In the past, Mr. Lincoln was the Senior Educational Technologist and Manager of Community Outreach at the Institute for Learning Technologies at Teachers College, Columbia University where he managed a ten-year cycle of projects that served as national models for equity and access to the socioeconomic benefits of Internet. Moreover, he served served as an advisor to the White House, was a member of the PITAC (The President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee), and served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Center for Technology, Innovation and Community Engagement (CTICE).
Submit your questions for the speakers here!
Directions to the event:
http://apam.columbia.edu/directions-davis-auditorium-cepsr
We recommend you enter from campus: From the campus entrance, walk in along College Walk, head north up the steps, go around Low Library and to the back of Uris Hall (the Business School).

Dawn of Private Space Science Symposium 2018
2018-06-02 - 2018-06-03
OPEN TO ALL
Register here
The Dawn of Private Space Science Symposium is a new platform to facilitate communication between the private space industry and scientists. The symposium brings together leading scientists, foundations, corporations, policy makers, and commercial spacelines under one roof to create opportunities for scientific research in space. This groundbreaking collaboration will enable advancement of science that will benefit our species, planet, and existence.
The 2018 theme is “Commercial Space Stations: Building an Ecosystem in Space.” This year DPSS18 will provide a forum for topics relevant to future space station planning and will open the doors for the commercial space sector, researchers, technology developers, transportation and habitation providers, government agencies, policymakers, and other interested parties to partake in building an ecosystem in space.

Women in Leadership: Expanding Influence and Leading Change (Exec Ed)
2018-06-05 - 2018-06-07
Women in Leadership: Expanding Influence and Leading Change
For More Information or to Apply Now
Click Here

Leadership for the 21st century. Inclusive organizations outperform those that are
not, yet women remain underrepresented in all levels of management. This program will help
women leaders navigate the business landscape, develop and leverage their talents, and assume
roles of greater influence.
HOW YOU WILL ADVANCE
Articulating Your Vision.
Crystalize your goals and cultivate a network of supporters who will help you achieve your mission.
Personal Advocate.
Learn strategies to successfully advocate for yourself and gain visibility for your accomplishments.
Strategic Communications.
Develop effective and productive communication tactics in an array of contexts.
Risk Assessment.
Assess your level of comfort with taking risks and adopt a new framework
for thinking about risk, uncertainty, and failure.

Studio Hours at the Design Studio (Open Collaboration Time)
2018-06-07 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-06-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-07-10 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-07-24 14:00 - 16:00
OPEN TO ALL IN THE COLUMBIA COMMUNITY
Do you have an idea and want to get personal design thinking feedback from the Design Studio? During Studio Hours, teams or individuals are invited to discuss their projects or ideas one-on-one with human-centered designers in the Studio. Teams of Columbia affiliates are also welcome to use the studio space for working independently on their entrepreneurial projects.

Next Gen Summit in NYC
2018-06-08 - 2018-06-10
Apply to attend the 2018 Next Gen Summit in New York City June 8-10! Rated the #1 conference for young entrepreneurs by Forbes, Inc., and Entrepreneur, Next Gen Summit aims to unite and empower the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders with the resources they need to succeed, including capital, a peer community, promotional opportunities and more.
NGS2018 will welcome the world’s best and brightest young entrepreneurs, where you will have the opportunities to learn and connect with founders of billion-dollar brands (Jeff Hoffman – Priceline, Mitch Modell – Modell’s), meet influencers (Patrick Lee – Rotten Tomatoes, Swan Sit – Nike), speak with press and investors (Jason Feifer – Entrepreneur Magazine, Allyson Dias – Thiel Fellowship, Techstars), rub shoulders with celebrities (NFL, MLS, WNBA athletes), receive 1:1 mentorship from industry veterans (SVPs at GoDaddy, IBM, Pepsi), and more.

CAA Family STEM Day 2018
2018-06-10 12:00 - 16:00
OPEN TO ALL
REGISTER HERE
You’re invited to the third annual Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) Family STEM Day on Columbia’s Morningside campus. The event brings together alumni, their families, and students for an exciting day of science, technology, engineering, art, and math.
You’ll have the chance to visit interactive booths for all ages; enjoy lunch, games, and giveaways; and listen to enlightening talks by astronomy Professor David Kipping and a diverse panel of STEM experts.
Exhibits will explore artificial intelligence, virtual reality, chemistry, biology, the arts, and robotics. Learn how ice flows, touch a real brain, take home your own tiny garden, and explore the states of matter using balloons, dry ice, and lots of energy!
We encourage all ages to attend, however we have specific content for ages 5-18.
View highlights from last year’s STEM Day.
Booths:
2Train Robotics team 395 (All ages welcome)
Build Your Own Robot with NORY (Ages 5-12)
The Barnard College Summer Research Institute (All ages welcome)
The BioBus (All ages welcome)
CAA Arts Access: Putting the Arts in STEM (Ages 5-14)
Department of Astronomy Showcase (All ages welcome)
Explore the World’s Cliamte and its Impact on Society (Ages 5-12)
HYPOTHEkids: Sublime Time! (Ages 5-11)
Ice Flows! (All ages welcome)
Issa’s Edible Adventures (Ages 5-11)
Learn to code with CodeAdvantage (Ages 5-13)
Pursuing a Career in STEM, advice from a CU Professor (Ages 13-18)
Solar Telescope (All ages welcome)
School of Professional Studies: Sustainability Analytics (Ages 11-18+)
Shared VR and AR: Columbia Computer Graphics and User Interfaces Lab (Ages 12-18+)
Urban Leaf – The World’s Smallest Garden (All ages welcome)
Ticket Pricing:
General Admission Child Ticket | $30 each
General Admission Adult Ticket | $35 each
General Admission Package Tickets (4+ Adults and/or Children) | $25 each
At the Door Child Ticket | $40 each
At the Door Adult Ticket | $45 each
Please Note: Discounted package pricing is available when purchasing four or more tickets. This pricing is not available at the door. Children are defined as ages 5-12, Adults are 13 +.
Thank you to our University partners: Arts Access, Barnard College, CAA Programs Committee, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia Alumni Association, The Columbia Commitment, Columbia Entrepreneurship, Columbia Science Initiative, Columbia Secondary School, Department of Astronomy, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, International Research Institute for Climate & Society, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Mailman School of Public Health, Regional Clubs and SIGs, School of Nursing, School of Professional Studies, School of Social Work, STEP Program, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Teachers College, Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute
Questions? Email alumni-events@columbia.edu.

Call for applications: Digital Health Breakthrough Network
2018-06-15
OPEN TO ALL
APPLY HERE
Have an amazing digital health innovation but struggling with figuring out how to test it? Apply to join New York City’s Digital Health Breakthrough Network and get expert help with pilot study design, implementation, and reporting from established leaders in the field: www.dhbn.nyc
How are you going to change New York’s digital health landscape? HITLAB and NYCEDC are looking for innovators who are transforming health tech to submit applications to the Digital Health Breakthrough Network. Visit www.dhbn.nycto see if your company is eligible for expert pilot research support.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Columbia GSAPP Incubator
2018-06-18
OPEN TO ALUMNI OF GSAPP (Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation), 2003 OR LATER
Application
The online application for GSAPP Incubator membership in the 2018-19 cycle is now open. GSAPP alumni from all programs who have graduated in 2003 or later are eligible for membership.
May 28, 2018: Online applications open
June 5, 2018: Information Session
June 18, 2018: Applications close
June 29, 2018: Acceptance notifications sent
September 5, 2018: Move-in and start date
A Membership Committee consisting of leaders within and outside of Columbia GSAPP reviews applications and selects members each year.
Criteria Membership is only open to GSAPP alumni who have graduated in the past 15 years and who are U.S. citizens or already have a valid visa for conducting business in the U.S. Membership requires a year-long commitment, and members are expected to work out of the Incubator as their main project during this time. Applicants must have a body of work or project positioned at the intersection of architecture, technology, culture, and the city.
More information: https://www.arch.columbia.edu/research/facilities/4-gsapp-incubator

Columbia University Opioid Symposium: Building New Collaborations Towards New Solutions
2018-06-22 10:30 - 16:00
The Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research is hosting a symposium to stimulate collaborations among researchers, industry partners and the community to advance new efforts to address the opioid crisis. The event will feature plenary speakers from local and national levels, a networking lunch, and concurrent sessions focused on the response from industry and community.
Register here.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Columbia I-Corps Summer Startup Me Up Bootcamp
2018-06-29
Open to all Columbians working on deep tech projects.
Apply here
Teams that complete the bootcamp and 20 customer discovery interviews will be eligible to interview for the NSF I-Corps program.
The bootcamp will take place in the span of 2 weeks starting July 16th. The deadline is soon approaching on June 29th. Apply here.
​Program Dates:

5 Customer Discovery Interviews due – July 16
Kickoff/Qualifier: Monday July 16th, Tuesday July 17th (morning only both days)
Online Class via Web-Ex: Wednesday – Tuesday July 24th
15 Customer Discovery Interviews Due – Wednesday August 1, 2018
Final Presentations: Wednesday August 1, 2018

XR Startup Bootcamp Info Session
2018-07-12 18:00 - 19:00
NYC Media Lab is seeking NYC university-based teams that endeavor to start new companies. The XR Startup Bootcamp will support teams working on VR/AR, voice technology and other future interfaces. The program will empower teams to adopt the “lean” startup method to search for and develop a business model for their startup concept. The program runs from September through November 2018 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Participating teams will receive mentorship from leading media and technology executives and investors from NYC Media Lab Member Companies and $10,000 in funding.
Program Eligibility: Faculty members, students (undergraduate and graduate), and/or existing startups affiliated with a NYC-based university are eligible to apply. Students who graduated in 2018 are eligible to apply.
To Register: Please email Amy Chen at amy.chen@nycmedialab.org

Venture Capital Funding 101
2018-07-17 16:00 - 18:00
When is the right time to look for VC funding? How do you get started? What are standard terms and processes? How do you prepare for the due diligence process? Join on July 17th to discuss the questions you’ve been wanting to ask if you are considering raising Venture Capital funding for your startup. Facilitator Chris Quintero will walk entrepreneurs through the basics of VC funding. Please submit questions for Chris here, no later than July 10 at 5pm.
PowerbridgeNY Office in Riverside Church
490 Riverside Drive, Room 425
New York, NY
10025
