No longer merely the study of thirteen mainland British colonies, “Early America” foregrounds Native and non-British actors like never before. Major themes include: the contesting of areas across the continent, everyday experiences of faith and work, race, class, and gender, rise and fall of empires, founding of the American republic, viewing U.S. history from a global perspective.
The course aims to acquaint students with important recent work in 20th -Century U.S. history. We will read one book each week along with supplemental material, focusing especially this term on the postwar period. We also seek to identify what makes a work of history distinctive and important.
Required for all graduate students in pharmacology. Prerequisite: familiarity with basic biochemistry and molecular biology. Introduction to molecular approaches to target identification and drug development and delivery for cellular and subcellular processes that contribute to human disease. The principles of drug-receptor interactions; ion channels as molecular targets of neurohormones and drugs; structure and function of G-protein coupled receptors; cytoplasmic signaling molecules including receptor and non-receptor tyrosine kinases and serine-threonine kinases; neuro-psychopharmacology; the pharmacology of inflammation; and novel approaches to gene-targeted pharmacology. Integration of molecular processes and human disease including cancer, neuro degenerative disease; cardiovascular disease, and psychiatric disorders is stressed.
Open only to students in the Integrated Program.
This seminar will be concerned with the right way of conceiving of the relation between the metaphysics of some domain on the one hand, and the mental representation, in intentional contents, and in language, of elements of that domain on the other. Is the metaphysics philosophically prior in the order of explanation to the theory intentional content and the theory of meaning? Or is some other account of the order of explanation correct? And what are the ramifications of different answers to these questions? The seminar will consider these issues both in general terms, and as they arise in particular domains, including: magnitudes; time; the self; abstract objects (we may also be able to cover other areas). The seminar will serve both as an introduction to the issues, with relevant background reading assigned, and as a presentation of some new positions on the issues.
All matriculated graduate students are required to attend the seminar as long as they are in residence. No degree credit is granted. The seminar is the principal medium of communication among those with biomedical engineering interests within the University. Guest speakers from other institutions, Columbia faculty, and students within the Department who are advanced in their studies frequently offer sessions.
Prerequisites: The instructor's permission. Prospective students should write an email of no more than 300 words to all three instructors (ab41@columbia.edu,stout@princeton.edu,a philip.gorski@yale.edu) stating their reason for wanting to take the course and providing their relevant background (previous courses taken, etc.).
This 3-hour seminar considers religion’s relationship to politics in the context of modern struggles for freedom and equality, in particular: the English Revolution, the early writings of Marx, Swaraj, the civil rights movement, and liberation theology. Co-taught with Prof. Jeffrey Stout of Princeton and Prof. Philip Gorski of Yale.
This is a graduate seminar on the history and dynamics of state and paramilitary violence directed against civilian populations in the Ottoman Empire throughout the nineteenth century. The focus will be on some of the most prominent massacres of the period, namely Chios in 1822, Syria in 1860, Bulgaria in 1876, and the Armenian massacres of the 1890s. A particular effort will be made to integrate contemporary Ottoman archival documentation into the course material in order to address what remains the most understudied dimension of the question.
Prerequisites: the instructor's permission (for graduate students outside Philosophy). Prerequisite for all undergraduates:
PHIL V3353
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An examination of contemporary theories of domination and oppression.
1/28/2016: Types of support and review processes for research and training activities: Government Agencies. 2/4/2016: a) Types of support and review processes for research and training activities: Voluntary Health Organizations, Foundations, Industry, Clinical Trials, and Development, b) Identifying sources of funding. 2/11/2016: Planning and organizing a research proposal - NIH R01 application used as a reference. 2/25/2016: Planning and organizing a fellowship/career development proposal - NIH F30/F31/F32 and K01/K07/K08/K23/K25 applications used as references. 3/10/ 2016: "How to Write": Discussion of proper grammar and composition. Critical review of selected writing pieces. 3/31/2016: Experiences of a peer reviewer and an "Inside Look" at an extramural grant review panel . 4/14/2016: Practice of seeking grant support: Tips from experienced researchers at Columbia.
3, 6, 9, or 12 pts. A candidate for the Eng.Sc.D. degree must register for 12 points of doctoral research instruction. Registration for APAM E9800 may not be used to satisfy the minimum residence requirement for the degree.
A candidate for the Eng.Sc.D. degree in biomedical engineering must register for 12 points of doctoral research instruction. Registration may not be used to satisfy the minimum residence requirement for the degree.
A candidate for the Eng.Sc.D. degree in biomedical engineering must register for 12 points of doctoral research instruction. Registration may not be used to satisfy the minimum residence requirement for the degree.
A candidate for the Eng.Sc.D. degree in biomedical engineering must register for 12 points of doctoral research instruction. Registration may not be used to satisfy the minimum residence requirement for the degree.
A candidate for the Eng.Sc.D. degree in biomedical engineering must register for 12 points of doctoral research instruction. Registration may not be used to satisfy the minimum residence requirement for the degree.
A candidate for the Eng.Sc.D. degree in civil engineering must register for 12 points of doctoral research instruction. Registration in CIEN E9800 may not be used to satisfy the minimum residence requirement for the degree.