TikToker Kelsey Russell, 23, is teaching Gen Z how to read newspapers to make journalism ‘sexy again’

TikToker Kelsey Russell, 23, is teaching Gen Z how to read newspapers to make journalism ‘sexy again’

Journalism is starting to be “sexy again” — and papers everywhere have this Gen Zer to thank. Columbia grad student Kelsey Russell is on a mission to be more media literate — and she’s taking her 89,000 TikTok followers on the journey with her. The sociology student got a subscription to the Sunday edition of … Read more

Marijuana users have higher levels of heavy metals in blood: study

Marijuana users have higher levels of heavy metals in blood: study

Marijuana users have elevated levels of cadmium and lead in their blood and urine compared to those who abstain, a troubling new study found.   Analyzing data from a group of more than 7,200 adults, researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that the 358 people who reported using marijuana within the past … Read more

Multivitamins could curb age-related memory loss, study says

Multivitamins could curb age-related memory loss, study says

Forego forgetfulness with one daily habit. Memory loss with aging could be curbed with the regular use of multivitamins, a new study suggests. Findings from the COSMOS-Web study, published Wednesday in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggest a link between daily multivitamin supplement use and slowing the cognitive decline that accompanies aging. “Cognitive aging … Read more

I was a teenage supermodel — now I’m valedictorian of my class at Columbia

I was a teenage supermodel — now I’m valedictorian of my class at Columbia

She’s a model student.  European catwalker Zuzanna Bijoch, 28, has strutted in fashion shows for Chanel, Gucci and Prada. Now, the Katowice, Poland, native has been named valedictorian of Columbia University’s School of General Studies’ Class of 2023 — and she’s about to make Wall Street her runway.  The 5-foot-10-inch stunner sank her modeling money into … Read more