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10 Lesser-known Artworks and Artifacts on the Columbia Campus
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On Campus

10 Lesser-known Artworks and Artifacts on the Columbia Campus

From sculptures to stained glass, here are ten notable artworks you might not know about

25 Columbia Ideas and Innovations that Changed the World
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Science & Technology

25 Columbia Ideas and Innovations that Changed the World

From antibiotics to blood banks, radio waves to video calls, we spotlight the biggest scientific breakthroughs in medicine, technology, and more

The Debate Over Animal Testing
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Books

The Debate Over Animal Testing

In Lab Dog, Melanie D.G. Kaplan ’02JRN delves into the history, ethics, and future of experimenting on animals

Dial M for Morningside: Hitchcock at Columbia
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Arts & Humanities

Dial M for Morningside: Hitchcock at Columbia

In 1972, film-studies professor Stefan Sharff brought his idol Alfred Hitchcock to campus to receive a Doctor of Humane Letters

Columbians in the news

Engineering professor Alexander Gaeta wins 2026 Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science

It: Welcome to Derry, co-created by Jason Fuchs '09CC, premieres on HBO 

Lions basketball player Riley Weiss named to National Player of the Year watch list

Professors Zoey Yiyuan Zhou '17SEAS and Douglas Almond win best data and metric prize at 2025 GRASFI Conference for a paper on biodiversity and carbon markets 

Aaron H. Aceves '20SOA receives 2025 Judith A. Markowitz Award for an Exceptional New LGBTQ Writer from Lambda Literary

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The Beginner’s Guide to Day of the Dead
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Books

The Beginner’s Guide to Day of the Dead

Luisa Navarro ’13JRN, author of Mexico’s Day of the Dead, explains the history and meaning behind a frequently misunderstood holiday

Online-Retail Pioneer Federico Marchetti Looks to the Future of Sustainable Style
Federico Marchetti
Alumni

Online-Retail Pioneer Federico Marchetti Looks to the Future of Sustainable Style

The former leader of Yoox Net-a-Porter discusses working with King Charles III and improving environmental practices in fashion

Sigrid Nunez Takes a Walk
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Arts & Humanities

Sigrid Nunez Takes a Walk

With nine novels and two recent film adaptations, the National Book Award-winning author is having a moment

How to Dine Like a Professional Restaurant Critic
Houston Chronicle restaurant critic Bao Ong with a bowl of ramen
Arts & Humanities

How to Dine Like a Professional Restaurant Critic

Bao Ong ’10JRN spent over a decade as a New York food columnist before relocating to Texas. Earlier this year, he became the Houston Chronicle’s restaurant critic

A Death Investigator Learns to Live
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Alumni

A Death Investigator Learns to Live

Barbara Butcher ’83PH spent two decades behind police tape in New York City, examining bodies. Now, she reflects on the hard lessons learned

How Do We Change the Way We Eat?
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Health & Medicine

How Do We Change the Way We Eat?

Our industrialized food system is harming our health and warming the planet. Columbia experts weigh in on solutions

Exploring the Hidden Gems of Rural Sri Lanka
The Pekoe Trail in Sri Lanka
Alumni

Exploring the Hidden Gems of Rural Sri Lanka

How entrepreneur Charles Conconi ’92CC is driving more economically sustainable tourism on the South Asian island

An Ancient Black Hole Collision Reverberates
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Science & Technology

An Ancient Black Hole Collision Reverberates

Columbia astronomers recently detected a faraway event that challenges existing theories about black-hole formation

13 ‘Green’ Buildings from Columbia Architects
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Arts & Humanities

13 ‘Green’ Buildings from Columbia Architects

These eco-friendly projects from alumni architects have all earned LEED ratings from the US Green Building Council 

Books

How Do You Write the Story of Mike Tyson?
Mike Tyson vs. Steve Zouski fight at the Nassau Coliseum
Books

How Do You Write the Story of Mike Tyson?

For Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson, Mark Kriegel ’86JRN had to revisit his own past as a sportswriter

Greed, Exploitation, and Elephants: The Story of a Failed Congo Conquest
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Books

Greed, Exploitation, and Elephants: The Story of a Failed Congo Conquest

A Training School for Elephants, by travel writer Sophy Roberts ’97JRN, tells the little-known tale of a Belgian king and Irish fixer in Africa

A Human History of Ancient Mesopotamia
Moudhy Al-Rashid
Books

A Human History of Ancient Mesopotamia

In Between Two Rivers, Oxford historian Moudhy Al-Rashid ’05CC finds relatable slices of life in five-thousand-year-old clay tablets

The Dark and Enduring Legacy of Residential Schools
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Books

The Dark and Enduring Legacy of Residential Schools

In We Survived the Night, Julian Brave NoiseCat ’15CC takes a deeply personal look at the historic efforts to erase Native culture 

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