nycedc: Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering Mayor Bloomberg and Columbia University President Bollinger today announced an agreement between the City of New York and Columbia University that will lead to the creation of a new Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering, to be located at Columbia’s Morningside Heights and Washington Heights campuses in New York City, and the hiring of dozens of new faculty within the university’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The announcement is the next milestone in the City’s groundbreaking Applied Sciences NYC initiative, which seeks to dramatically increase New York City’s capacity for applied sciences and engineering while strengthening and transforming the City’s economy for generations. Read more. Mayor Bloomberg said:  “This historic partnership is the newest element in the applied sciences initiative that is, by far, the largest and most far-reaching economic development effort City government has undertaken in modern memory. It will create tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity, and it will encourage the growth of the tech sector in New York City and solidify our leadership in the innovation economy for decades to come.” 
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Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering

Mayor Bloomberg and Columbia University President Bollinger today announced an agreement between the City of New York and Columbia University that will lead to the creation of a new Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering, to be located at Columbia’s Morningside Heights and Washington Heights campuses in New York City, and the hiring of dozens of new faculty within the university’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The announcement is the next milestone in the City’s groundbreaking Applied Sciences NYC initiative, which seeks to dramatically increase New York City’s capacity for applied sciences and engineering while strengthening and transforming the City’s economy for generations. Read more.

Mayor Bloomberg said: 

“This historic partnership is the newest element in the applied sciences initiative that is, by far, the largest and most far-reaching economic development effort City government has undertaken in modern memory. It will create tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity, and it will encourage the growth of the tech sector in New York City and solidify our leadership in the innovation economy for decades to come.” 

Introducing the CVC30

columbiavc:

We’re excited to announce the first annual CVC30, a list of Columbians who have accomplished the most interesting things in the technology, entrepreneurship, and venture industries.

From not-yet-graduated wunderkinds to venerated experts, the 2011 CVC30 is made up of alumni, faculty, staff, and students who represent a host of diverse backgrounds and experiences, much like CVC itself. 

It goes without saying that there are many, many more people who deserve to be applauded for their accomplishments this year. We hope this list will serve as a reminder that with every round of funding raised, site launched, and graduate who dares to take a non-traditional career path, Columbia and New York City are only growing in their relevance to the startup world .

Without further ado, the CVC30:

Mike Brown Partner, AOL Ventures

Bill Campbell Chairman, Intuit

Mark Davis CEO, Kohort | Venture Partner, HPVP

Chris Dixon Founder, Hunch

Michael Dwork Founder, Verterra

Roger Ehrenberg Founder, IA Ventures

Marc Glosserman Founder, Hill Country Barbecue

Seth Goldstein Founder, Turntable.fm

Ron Gonen Founder, Recyclebank

Jared Hecht Founder, Group.me

Daniel Hoffer President/CEO, CouchSurfing International

Ben Horowitz Founder, Andreesen Horowitz

Doug Imbruce Founder, Qwiki

Deborah Jackson CEO, JumpThru

Philip James Founder, Lot18 & Snooth

San Kim Founder, ShowMe

Graham Lawlor Founder, UltraLight Startups

Dave Lerner Venture Studio + Venture Lab @ Columbia

Cyrus Massoumi Founder, CEO, ZocDoc

Chris McGarry Major Gift Officer, SEAS

Jen Schnidman Medbery CEO/Founder, Drop the Chalk

Alan Patricoff Founder, Greycroft

Alessandro & Alexandra Piol Co-founders, Vedanta Capital

Adam Pritzker Founder, General Assembly

David Rose Chairman, NY Angels

Bartek Ringwelski CEO, SkillSlate

Zach Sims & Ryan Bubinski Co-founders, Codecademy

Jon Stein CEO, Betterment

Jon Steinberg President, BuzzFeed

David Whittemore Founder, ClothesHorse

Chris Wiggins Founder, HackNY

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