How Do You Regulate an Industry You Don’t Understand?
Columbia researchers say we can govern AI even as we’re still learning how it works
Witches, Vampires, Werewolves — and Dogs
With his new book, John Wirenius ’90LAW brings the eccentric demonologist Montague Summers back to life
12 Famous Columbians Played by Hollywood Stars
Alumni and faculty have been portrayed by Academy Award winners, an EGOT, comedy stars …and even other Columbians
A Feminist Guide to Horror Movies
Professor Eleanor Johnson discusses classic horror, monsters, and the feminist lessons they can teach us
Recent Stories
Chatbots Have Entered the Classroom. What Happens Next?
Columbia faculty are finding innovative ways to incorporate AI into coursework without compromising academic rigor
The Final Fate of the Voting Rights Act
Recent Supreme Court rulings have hollowed out the landmark 1965 legislation, which sought to prevent racial discrimination in voting
Lucia Aniello Hacks the System
The executive producer, writer, and director shares her unusual path to the top
Abram Hewitt and the Disputed Election of 1876
How the campaign manager for Democratic nominee Samuel J. Tilden helped keep a contested presidential race in check
Scientists Reveal Malaria’s Method of Attack
A major new discovery by Columbia scientists is raising hopes that more-effective drugs could be developed
Can a Spacesuit Designed for Mars Protect Us from the Next Pandemic?
NASA veteran Lawrence Kuznetz ’64SEAS, ’65SEAS builds apparel to shield humans from earthly and extraterrestrial ills
Tech Worker by Day, NFL Cheerleader by Night
Jade Bucci ’25CC, a former Columbia computer-science major, leaps into her first season with the New England Patriots
How a College Reunion Led to a Revived Columbia Seminar
When alumni from the Class of 1966 reconnected with a beloved political-science professor, a virtual classroom was born
A Spoonful of Humor Helps the Neuroscience Go Down
Rai Sen is the founder of the Lab, an improv troupe that uses comedy to communicate science to the public
Books
Could this Rare Disease Help Cure Alzheimer’s?
In The Vanishing Family, journalist Robert Kolker ’91CC follows three generations of a family plagued by frontotemporal dementia
6 New Books for Fall 2026
From Emma Cline ’13SOA, Phillip Lopate ’64CC, and other Columbia authors
