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 Dan Abrams Turned a Law Degree into a Media Empire — with a Twist
The legal analyst from TV and radio is turning his attention to wine and spirits
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
How Congestion Pricing Got Moving at Columbia
The experimental initiative for reducing city traffic was conceived by economics professor William Vickrey ’47GSAS
Recent Stories
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
A Columbian Makes the Ultimate Frisbee Hall of Fame
Mauricio Matiz ’79SEAS, ’84SEAS is one of only 132 athletes to receive the honor
Why Are So Many Younger Adults Getting Cancer?
Columbia researchers are investigating ultra-processed foods, sedentary lifestyles, and other possible explanations
The Architect of Social Security
America’s most popular social program turns 90 this year. Thank Frances Perkins 1910GSAS
Bob Dylan 1965: The Columbia Connection
With A Complete Unknown up for Oscars, we look at the contributions of two other Columbians to the legend of Dylan in that watershed year
Don't Rage Against the Machine
In The Uncanny Muse, professor David Hajdu examines the relationship between music, art, and technology
20 Movie Musicals with Columbia Connections
Since the early days of sound cinema, Columbia writers, composers, performers, and filmmakers have contributed to musicals on screen
How to End Homelessness
Rosanne Haggerty ’89GSAPP wants us to take a closer look at one of the most complex, entrenched, and seemingly intractable social problems
How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Biomedical Research
Columbia researchers are using AI to unravel genetic mysteries behind cancer, Alzheimer’s, and more
Books
A Century of Black Youth Activism
In Resist, Rita Omokha ’20JRN traces the history of young Black leaders fighting for social change from the 1920s to the present day
6 New Books by Columbia Authors
From Jenny Slate ’04CC, Amanda Lee Koe ’17SOA, and other alumni and faculty
