Columbia University, located in New York City, is one of the world's leading
institutions of higher education and research. Founded as Kings College in
1754 and a member of the Ivy League since the league's inception, in 1956,
Columbia today comprises 15 undergraduate, graduate and professional
schools. The university offers 6,350 courses in 69 academic departments and
divisions.
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Animals have evolved numerous ways to cope with feeding and defense, and one of these ways is using poisons and venoms. But how do poisons and venoms work on the chemical level, and why don't venomous or poisonous creatures poison themselves? These questions are answered by Zoltan Takacs, a postdoctoral research scientist at Columbia University, who gives a general introduction about venomous and poisonous animals in this seminar. He explains what groups of animals are venomous, why they are venomous and how that venom works.
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On September 11, 2001, over 1 million New York City public school children were beginning their fourth day of the school year when the World Trade Center was attacked. Ezra Susser, Christina Hoven, and Helene Jackson discuss the mental health impact.
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