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U-Bar and Grill, a woman-owned casual restaurant, has signed a lease with Columbia University to open a location in Morningside Heights.
Facilities and Operations (CUFO), in partnership with the School of Professional Studies (SPS), hosted a “lunch and learn” event in October to introduce CUFO officers to SPS’s Master of Science in Construction Administration program. More than 35 Facilities and Operations staff members attended the program to familiarize themselves with an educational offering that many of their colleagues have benefited from.
inFO is a monthly email with news from across Columbia University Facilities and Operations. Check out the October 2024 edition.
Columbia Residential staff gave back to the community on October 11 by volunteering to clean up Morningside Park at an event organized by Residential’s Employee Engagement Committee in collaboration with the City Parks Foundation and Partnerships for Parks. A total of 19 staff members, including Residential building and office staff and colleagues from other Facilities and Operations departments, joined the effort.
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub New York brings together top scientists from Columbia University, The Rockefeller University, and Yale University, the CZ Biohub New York to focus on bioengineering immune cells for the early detection, prevention, and treatment of a wide variety of diseases.
Columbia University has opened the doors at 600 W. 125th Street, a new 34-story apartment building for graduate students and faculty members on the southwest corner of 125th Street and Broadway.
inFO is a monthly email with news from across Columbia University Facilities and Operations. Check out the September 2024 edition.
This summer, Columbia University Facilities and Operations hosted 5 local high school interns as part of an annual internship program in partnership with New York City Career and Technical Education. Throughout the six-week program, students gained valuable career development and practical work experience that complemented their studies and career goals, while exploring Columbia’s three main campuses and getting to know different teams in facilities management.
Columbia University signed onto the NYC Mayor's Office of Food Policy Plant-Powered Carbon Challenge in December 2023 as the first of 18 "inaugural signatories." In its first annual report, the Mayor's Office recognizes Columbia as a key participant. Read the report.
Hajis, a new deli and juice bar, will be opening in late September at the location formerly occupied by Hamilton Deli at 1129 Amsterdam Ave. (between 115th and 116th Streets).
Upside Pizza and Softside Ice Cream have signed a lease as Columbia University’s newest retail tenants to join the Morningside Heights neighborhood. Both Upside Pizza and Softside will be located at 2878A Broadway in the former Liberty House space at the corner of 112th Street. The new pizza and ice cream shops are expected to open before the end of the year.
As part of its commitment to supporting minority-, woman-, and locally-owned (MWL) businesses, Columbia University has donated new HP all-in-one printers to 75 MWL businesses and local non-profit organizations.
The Department of Public Safety, along with Facilities and Operations' Construction Business Initiatives and Columbia Community Service, is proud to support the 9th Annual Back-2-School community event hosted by the NYPD 26th Precinct Community Affairs along with Manhattan Community Board 9, by collecting school supplies and distributing them to local students on Wednesday, August 28.
You may have seen the tents on the Morningside and Manhattanville campuses earlier this month. Maybe you even participated by donating clothing, recycling electronics, or rehoming a used book or two. But do you know the history of Clean + Go Green and how the event contributes to Columbia’s sustainability goals?
Clean + Go Green is back at the Morningside and Manhattanville campuses on Wednesday, July 10 through Friday, July 12. Donate your unwanted items to create more space and help the environment.