10 Great Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List
Because we’re all owed a little downtime, we’re sharing our list of summer reads by Columbia alumni
Fictional Columbia Alumni: Film Edition
18 movie (and book-to-movie) characters who graced the Morningside Heights campus
8 Companies that Make Parenting Easier
From coding lessons to toddler fashion, alumni entrepreneurs have innovative offerings for kids
The Lonely Senator
How Mike Gravel ’56GS made a risky bid to expose the Pentagon Papers and stop the Vietnam War
Recent Stories
A New Way of Looking at Cancer
Siddhartha Mukherjee wrote the book on cancer. Can he transform the way it’s treated?
The Columbia Guide to the Pentagon Papers Case
Fifty years later, alumni and faculty tell us why the Supreme Court battle matters more than ever
When Grief Won't End
For some bereaved adults, time does not heal. Columbia researchers are looking for answers
Self-Aware Robots? Engineers Edge Toward Elusive Goal
A new android designed at Columbia displays a “glimmer of empathy”
Pass the Remote: 6 Women Shaping the Future of TV
These alumnae directors, screenwriters, and producers have found enviable success in the streaming era
The Experience Designer Behind Prince’s Paisley Park
Fri Forjindam ’05SOA has the enviable task of memorializing the late artist’s life and work
The Nurse Practitioner Who Wants to Bring Concierge Health Care to All
Rakiyah Jones ’19NRS is expanding access one patient at a time
How to Prepare for a "Megadisaster"
Submerged cities. Food shortages. Attacks on the electrical grid. Bioterrorism. It’s time to get ready for tomorrow’s catastrophes
Books
Why We’re All So Captivated by Ruins
Miles Orvell ’64CC explores how the spectacle of destruction shapes the way we process time and change
This History of Food Might Ruin Your Appetite
A review of Animal, Vegetable, Junk, by Mark Bittman
The Best Way to Stop a Negative-Thought Spiral
Psychologist Ethan Kross ’07GSAS suggests strategies to root out negative self-talk
Sections
- Health & Medicine
- Science & Technology
- Arts & Humanities
- Alumni
- On Campus
- Books