18 Oscar ‘Best Picture’ Winners with Columbia Connections
Since the Golden Age of Hollywood, Columbians have contributed to some of the Academy’s most awarded movies
Lessons of Jewish History
For seventy-five years, the Institute of Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia has connected the community to the currents of Jewish thought
The Promise and Pitfalls of Psychedelic Drugs
In A Short, Strange Trip, John O’Connor ’03SOA looks at the history, impact, and mystique of magic mushrooms and the psychedelic movement
The Insider Guide to Outsider Art
Elizabeth Denny ’10GSAS is the director of the Outsider Art Fair, an annual exposition of works by self-taught artists
Recent Stories
The Deepfake Scam Era Is Upon Us. Here’s How to Get Ready.
Columbia cybersecurity expert Asaf Cidon explains the eerie rise of AI-powered email, phone, and video scams — and how anyone can fall for them
With Boots, Andy Parker Revisits the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Era
When the screenwriter and producer was asked to adapt a military memoir into a TV series, the project struck a personal chord
Want to Meet New York’s Pizza Rats? There’s a Tour for That
With her “Garbage and Rats” walking tour, Suzanne Reisman ’00SIPA showcases the city that always squeaks
Bennett Cerf and the Rise of the American Publishing House
In Nothing Random, Gayle Feldman charts the storied life and career of Random House cofounder Bennett Cerf 1920CC
Clearing the Path to Parenthood
Physicians are racing to find new treatments for infertility and recurrent miscarriages. But how far can they push the biology of reproduction?
The Scientist Teaching Cancer to Self-Destruct
“Ferroptosis,” a process discovered by biologist Brent R. Stockwell, could help defeat some of the deadliest cancers
How Frozen Visionary Jennifer Lee Got Her Disney Ending
After honing her filmmaking skills at Columbia, the writer-director went on to create one of Hollywood’s most successful franchises
Why You Can’t Always Trust Your Memory
Erin Kendall Braun ’09GS, ’18GSAS, a cognitive neuroscientist and memory expert, brings her insight to the courtroom and beyond
How Corporations Trap Us Inside ‘Convenience Cocoons’
In The Age of Extraction, law professor Tim Wu warns about the unchecked power of tech platforms to manipulate our spending habits and emotions
Books
5 New Books for Your Winter Reading List
Cozy up with new reads from Mitch Albom ’82JRN, ’83BUS, Natan Last ’21SIPA, and other Columbia authors
The Subway Vigilante
In Five Bullets, CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams ’02JRN, ’02LAW looks back at a controversial 1984 shooting
Think Like a Data Scientist — No Coding Required
In The Little Book of Data, ad-tech executive Justin Evans ’93CC shows that anyone can succeed in our information-based economy
