The Write Stuff: Write Now - Self-Editing Workshop
Optimize your writing process with our interactive Self-Editing Workshop! It includes built-in pauses where you will be prompted to stop, reflect, and actively rewrite sample sentences.
Announcements
“Plagued by Doubt and Viral Misinformation: The Need for Evidence-Based Use of Historical Disease Images” by Lori Jones and Richard Nevell
Mislabeled medieval “plague” images are everywhere. Jones and Nevell examine how such mistakes spread online and urge rigorous, context‑based, multidisciplinary interpretation before using such images, with accurate metadata descriptions.
[Lancet Infect Dis 2016;16(10):e235-e240]
GrantForward Is Replacing Pivot
Columbia has now launched GrantForward, a search-and-recommendation platform for faculty, researchers, students, and administrators to find research grants and other sources of funding. GrantForward will fully replace Pivot after June 30. Activate your GrantForward account today!
“Algorithmic Bias” by Abeba Birhane
What is algorithmic bias and how can we fix it? Technical tweaks in machine-learning models merely mask racism and power imbalances, warns Birhane, arguing to solve the problem we must instead address underlying issues of structural injustice.
[Open Encycl Cogn Sci 16 Mar 2026]
Upcoming Classes & Events
Oct
13
AI for Research: Crafting Research Questions (Online)
Date
Tue Oct 13, 2026
Time
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Oct
21
AI for Research: Developing Search Strategies (Online)
Date
Wed Oct 21, 2026
Time
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Past Classes & Events
The Write Stuff: Write Now - Self-Editing Workshop
Optimize your writing process with our interactive Self-Editing Workshop! It includes built-in pauses where you will be prompted to stop, reflect, and actively rewrite sample sentences.
The Write Stuff: Write Start
Explore effective strategies and valuable resources for conducting literature searches, crafting your research papers, and submitting for Institutional Review Board (IRB) review.