Henry Willson

CUMC study: acquired traits can be inherited without DNA

The results suggest that the classical Mendelian genetic theory may not provide a complete picture of how traits are inherited and have researchers reconsidering parts of the long-discredited evolutionary theory of Lamarckism.

By Henry Willson | Feb 17 05:46 am ET

With grant, libraries make tool to simplify citations

The Columbia Libraries will organize over 1900 citation styles into one easily accessible database.

By Henry Willson | Feb 3 03:40 am ET

SLIDESHOWs: Candlelight Carol Festival at Riverside Church

By Henry Willson
Dec 20 02:44 am ET

TC admins commit to higher salaries for underfunded TAs

Teachers College TAs have expressed frustration that their pay is significantly lower than that of Columbia TAs—who are typically paid about $5,000 per class—even though they say they do just as much work.

By Henry Willson | Dec 9 03:56 am ET

Diagnostic test may help predict suicidal behavior, CU researchers find

A team of researchers led by psychiatry professor Kelly Posner has found the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale—first developed by Posner several years ago—can predict suicide attempts more effectively than any previous methods.

By Henry Willson | Dec 9 03:53 am ET

Split on health insurance points to TC, CU divide

TC doctoral candidate Rachel Rosen called Columbia’s decision to split off affiliate schools’ health insurance plans a sort of “let-them-eat-cake-ism.”

By Henry Willson | Dec 7 02:58 am ET

Smoking could lead to cocaine use

According to a recent study conducted by Columbia researchers, there's a biological reason that smoking might lead to cocaine use.

By Henry Willson | Nov 22 02:20 am ET

TC students say pay gap for TAs unfair

Core preceptors from Teachers College earn slightly more than half of what preceptors from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences earn, and students say they want more than promises that the pay gap will be closed soon.

By Henry Willson | Oct 31 12:41 am ET

Utilitarians more likely to manipulate others, B-School study says

A study examining the personalities of people who adhere to the ethical theory of utilitarianism—essentially, people who believe that the good is that which makes the most people the happiest—found that utilitarians are more likely to manipulate others to achieve their own ends.

By Henry Willson | Oct 21 02:10 am ET

Admins implement new tenure review system

The new system does away with the long-standing process of forming a special committee for each case, increasing efficiency but reducing the specialized nature of the process that determines which professors get tenure.

By Henry Willson | Oct 7 01:31 am ET

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