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Columbia

[kuh-luhm-bee-uh] / kəˈlʌm bi ə /


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“It’s a bit of a mystery. I have this feeling—is this the whole story?” said Erica Downs, a Columbia University scholar who has researched China’s oil refineries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“The full impact has yet to be felt,” said Antoine Halff, a fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy and a former chief oil analyst at the International Energy Agency.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

About the author: Bill Grueskin is on the faculty of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Unions representing graduate workers, adjuncts and non-tenure-track instructors have organized in recent years at several campuses, including New York University, Columbia and Harvard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

People as far away as British Columbia reported hearing “booms” and explosions.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone



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