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The Extreme Heat Waves that Shouldn’t Exist
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Health & Medicine

The Extreme Heat Waves that Shouldn’t Exist

Regions accustomed to more mild climates have been recording dangerously high temperatures

What Your Digital Footprint Says About You
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Science & Technology

What Your Digital Footprint Says About You

Computer algorithms are becoming more adept at using our data to penetrate the deepest levels of our psyches

50 Years of Columbia Magazine
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50 Years of Columbia Magazine

We celebrate this half-century milestone with a look back at some of the memorable and defining moments captured in our pages

How to Make Your Skin Look Younger for Longer
Dermatologist Lian Mack
Health & Medicine

How to Make Your Skin Look Younger for Longer

Dermatologist Lian Mack ’99CC weighs in on Botox, moisturizer, and more

Columbians in the news

Maybe Happy Ending, coproduced by Ali Daylami '24SOA, wins Tony Award for best new musical, and Sunset Boulevard, coproduced by Jamie Forshaw '09SOA, David Manella '18SOA, and Kate Cannova '13SOA, wins for best musical revival

Broadcast engineer Aldo Cugnini '77SEAS, '79SEAS wins 2025 Bernard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award from the Broadcast Standards Association

Labor advocate and former fashion model Sara Ziff '11GS featured in the New York Times

Mocel Mezcal Artesanal, cofounded by Elizabeth Mendoza '14LAW, wins gold medals at San Francisco World Spirits Competition and Agavos Awards

Entertainment reporter Stacey Wilson Hunt '01JRN releases "My Hollywood Story" podcast featuring celebrity interviews

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Spring/Summer 2025 cover of Columbia Magazine, illustrated by Paul Rogers

Recent Stories

Why Your Diet Impacts Your Sleep
photo of table with nutritious food and sleep mask
Health & Medicine

Why Your Diet Impacts Your Sleep

Nutrition scientist Marie-Pierre St-Onge discusses the effects of melatonin and tryptophan and suggests what to eat for a better night’s sleep

How Robert Moog Launched Music into the Electronic Age
Collage illustration with photo of Robert Moog
Arts & Humanities

How Robert Moog Launched Music into the Electronic Age

Sixty years ago, the Columbia-trained inventor introduced a keyboard synthesizer that would change the musical soundscape

Why Are So Many Younger Adults Getting Cancer?
Illustration by Joan Wong representing cancer in young people
Health & Medicine

Why Are So Many Younger Adults Getting Cancer?

Columbia researchers are investigating ultra-processed foods, sedentary lifestyles, and other possible explanations

How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Biomedical Research
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Health & Medicine

How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Biomedical Research

Columbia researchers are using AI to unravel genetic mysteries behind cancer, Alzheimer’s, and more

4 Columbia Travel Pros to Guide Your Next Adventure
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Alumni

4 Columbia Travel Pros to Guide Your Next Adventure

Walk, hike, bike, and drive with these alumni-founded tourism companies

Artificial Intelligence vs. the Human Brain
Illustration of robots in a classroom by Sam Island
Science & Technology

Artificial Intelligence vs. the Human Brain

At Columbia’s inaugural AI Summit, experts touted the technology’s promise and agreed that robots still have a long way to go

An Artist’s Tour of Great Lakes Lighthouses
Illustration of Thames River Lighthouse
Arts & Humanities

An Artist’s Tour of Great Lakes Lighthouses

Retired architect Jim Lammers ’70GSAPP captures whimsical views of a maritime beacon

How Congestion Pricing Got Moving at Columbia
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Science & Technology

How Congestion Pricing Got Moving at Columbia

The experimental initiative for reducing city traffic was conceived by economics professor William Vickrey ’47GSAS

Scientists Edge Closer to Affordable Superconductors
Illustration of the 1 train as a molecule by Andy Kim
Science & Technology

Scientists Edge Closer to Affordable Superconductors

Novel materials could eventually power electric vehicles and more, say Columbia researchers

Books

6 New Books for Your Summer Reading List
Reading List Summer 2025
Books

6 New Books for Your Summer Reading List

From A'Lelia Bundles ’76JRN, John McWhorter, and other Columbia authors

Review: The Antidote
The Antidote by Karen Russell
Books

Review: The Antidote

By Karen Russell ’06SOA

How Guardrails and Regulations Stifled American Progress
Why Nothing Works by Marc Dunkelman
Books

How Guardrails and Regulations Stifled American Progress

In Why Nothing Works, Marc J. Dunkelman ’01CC investigates the decline of public-sector innovation from the 1960s through today

Review: The Original Daughter
The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei
Books

Review: The Original Daughter

By Jemimah Wei ’22SOA 

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