Ruby Topalian

Fulbright Young Professional Journalist | was @theeyemag @nbcinvestigates @POLITICO @OklahomaWatch @Trinity_News | [email protected] |🇦🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[Ruby Topalian @RubyTopalian]

For $50 million, a new Columbia dental school building could’ve been named after Jeffrey Epstein. University officials said no. Many interviews and 1000+ reviewed emails later, here’s my latest investigation for @ColumbiaSpec:

https://t.co/PqPSWqFAiD

[Ruby Topalian @RubyTopalian]

@BrumerDelilah @LAPressClub Huge congrats, Delilah!

[Joseph Zuloaga 🌁🗽 @JosephZuloaga]

Responding to my question at a Wednesday press conference, @SenPeterWelch and @ChrisVanHollen did not explicitly express confidence that Republicans would support the Land of the Free Act.

✍️ w/ @RubyTopalian, byline #180 for @ColumbiaSpec

https://t.co/xaNlTB7jzT

[Ruby Topalian @RubyTopalian]

My latest for POLITICO's @EENewsUpdates with @MikeLeeFW: Independent Permian Basin producers are slowly ramping up rig activity and clearing a backlog of faster-to-complete wells.
https://t.co/OillaajvnK

[Ruby Topalian @RubyTopalian]

@nainazaara @politico The best roommate! Meeting you was a highlight of this incredible program and I cannot wait to visit you in Houston this summer!

[Ruby Topalian @RubyTopalian]

@SophiaCai99 @james_libresco @politico This was such an amazing experience, thank you Sophia!

[Sophia Cai @SophiaCai99]

the next generation of scoopsters loading ⚡️@politico journalism institute

[Ruby Topalian @RubyTopalian]

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[Ruby Topalian @RubyTopalian]

@pmonies @deadlineclub @FrankPosillico Thank you so much, Paul!

[Ruby Topalian @RubyTopalian]

It was an honor to receive a Deadline Club Scholarship last night for my work as a student journalist. Thank you @deadlineclub, and especially @FrankPosillico, for a wonderful evening.

[The Deadline Club @deadlineclub]

This year’s Deadline Club Scholarship recipients:
@gaby_pinasco @alex_scid @RubyTopalian
Jay Doherty

[Ruby Topalian @RubyTopalian]

@KamilQadri_ @ColumbiaSpec Thank you, Kamil!

[Ruby Topalian @RubyTopalian]

For $50 million, a new Columbia dental school building could’ve been named after Jeffrey Epstein. University officials said no. Many interviews and 1000+ reviewed emails later, here’s my latest investigation for @ColumbiaSpec:

https://t.co/PqPSWqFAiD

[Oklahoma Watch @OklahomaWatch]

A rural community in eastern Oklahoma is set to be the site of the country’s largest aluminum plant. Residents don’t want it and feel like no one cares.

https://t.co/a8yELgkmJD

[NBC News @NBCNews]

UPDATE: Iran’s supreme leader is still alive "as far as I know," the country's foreign minister says in an exclusive interview with NBC News. https://t.co/9jF8jbdLS6

[NBC News @NBCNews]

LIVE UPDATES: U.S. military begins 'major combat operations in Iran,' President Trump says.

• Iran is retaliating against multiple U.S. military facilities in the Middle East, a U.S. official says

• Iranian state media reports explosions in central Tehran

• Israel declares a state of emergency https://t.co/nFWWpnh9hI

[Nadia Knoblauch @nadiaknoblauch]

This morning, DHS agents detained a @Columbia student after misrepresenting themselves to Public Safety Officers to gain access to her residence. The University is providing legal support.

✍️ for @ColumbiaSpec

https://t.co/v4jhIGXgu6

[Ruby Topalian @RubyTopalian]

Incredible archival work by @theeyemag exploring Columbia’s historical relationship with Nazi Germany. Very proud of this team.

[The Eye @theeyemag]

In 1936, Robert Burke was expelled for protesting then-University President Butler’s friendly ties with early Nazi Germany. 89 years later, the history between Columbia and the Third Reich remains unaddressed. Our latest: https://t.co/ovL5So7C8R

[Oklahoma Watch @OklahomaWatch]

More than 30 Oklahoma law enforcement agencies have signed federal agreements deputizing officers as ICE agents. A raid in Oklahoma City's Asian District in January sent shockwaves through the Vietnamese community. Some police chiefs wear masks during operations while activists track and photograph arrests they say target immigrants with legal status.

https://t.co/qxhNcPjJvW

[Ruby Topalian @RubyTopalian]

BREAKING: Columbia has "taken action" against two dental school officials who facilitated admission of Jeffrey Epstein's girlfriend after her initial rejection and solicited donations from the convicted sex offender.
https://t.co/Wb2mj8tb89

[Oklahoma Watch @OklahomaWatch]

“You want to say that it’s water under the bridge,” Shaun Powers said, recalling his battle with State Farm as his wife died of cancer. “God forgives and God forgets, but I don’t. I’ll eat a bag of Skittles and watch you burn in Hell.”

https://t.co/vB1gpeRuaR

[The Eye @theeyemag]

Professor Jae Woo Lee’s Advanced Programming is an infamous requirement for all computer science majors. Hear how 12 years ago, he came to design the curriculum he teaches today, and how the computer science industry has evolved in that time. Our latest: https://t.co/0i5CMybvjz