A Physician’s Journey into the Minds of Coma Patients
In studying people with severe brain injuries, Columbia neurologist Jan Claassen hopes to better identify those likely to regain consciousness
The Meaning Behind a Strange Campus Sculpture
David Bakalar, the sculptor of Life Force on Columbia’s Revson Plaza, turned 100 this year
A Complicated History of Imperfect Revolutions
Historian Nathan Perl-Rosenthal ’11GSAS discusses his book The Age of Revolutions and the Generations Who Made It
Is Every Fingerprint Really Unique? AI Tells Us Otherwise
Columbia engineers find that prints from each of your ten digits are not entirely distinct from each other
Recent Stories
Inside Gotham Chopra’s Religion of Sports
The documentary filmmaker argues that the world of sports is a faith like any other
How Farm Animal Burps Are Fueling Global Warming
Columbia environmental scientist Catherine Ivanovich wants us to understand the impacts of the food we eat
7 Columbia Coffee Entrepreneurs You Should Know
Alumni-owned coffee shops and roasters are energizing communities through cold brew, cappuccinos, cortados, and more
Vampire Weekend Still Haunts Columbia
Only God Was Above Us reveals that the band continues to be inspired by New York City and by nostalgia for its members’ college days
Disney ‘Imagineer’ Lanny Smoot’s Lightsaber Moment
The engineer joins the National Inventors Hall of Fame
The Wild and Wonderful World of Kelly Link
The genre-bending author has helped make fantastically strange books the norm
How to Get Married at Columbia
Since 1908, alumni have been tying the knot at St. Paul’s Chapel
Scientists Go Bananas Over Baby Galaxies
Astronomers discover early galaxies shaped like curved, elongated disks
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3 Columbia Alumni Tour Guides to Show You New York City
If you’re looking for an urban adventure, consult these aficionados
Books
How Exactly Did the American Civil War Start?
In The Demon of Unrest, Erik Larson ’78JRN painstakingly reconstructs an unfortunate series of events