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The 17th annual Columbia Student Investment Management Association (CSIMA) Conference was held on Friday, February 7, 2014.

Columbia Business School economist looks into the possibility of unemployed workers tapping the disability fund when running out of unemployment benefits

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The Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York (CBSACNY) has shown its support for the School with a $10,000 current-use fellowship. The award, which will be given to a second-year student, will acknowledge academic performance and leadership in the Columbia Business School community.

Nahum Melumad, the James L. Dohr Professor of Accounting and Business Law and a faculty member in the School’s Accounting Division for more than 20 years, died on January 15.

For the second year in a row, a Columbia Business School student was awarded the YM/WREA David Winoker Scholarship. Karl Chan ’15, an officer within the school’s Real Estate Association, was named the 2013-14 scholarship recipient, which recognizes personal and professional success and charitable or community service involvement.

Adjunct Professor Alicia Glen, who started the Social Impact Real Estate Investing and Development class, was tapped by incoming Mayor Bill de Blasio to be deputy mayor for housing and economic development.

Professor Enrique Arzac was awarded for his Advanced Corporate Finance course, while Bill Duggan was honored for Napoleon’s Glance.

The sixth annual Real Estate Symposium took place on December 9, 2013, at the Columbia University Club of New York, with 200 alumni representing classes from 1959 to 2013 in attendance. Sam Zell, chairman, Equity Group Investments, delivered the keynote address.

At the panel “Uncharted Waters— Navigating Today’s Debt Markets,” experts from several major firms discussed debt investment products and opportunities.