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The Need to Protect the Data in Our Brains

In Theater of Thought, Rafael Yuste explores the intersections of privacy and neurotechnology with Werner Herzog

Science & Technology

What Declassified Government Documents Reveal About America’s Dark Secrets

At the Columbia History Lab, Matthew Connelly ’90CC uses data science to uncover long-hidden files

Arts & Humanities

Can the World’s Religions Help Save Us from Ecological Peril?

Scholars and religious leaders argue that a spiritual connection to nature is essential for environmental recovery

Arts & Humanities

Drawing Connections with Wendy MacNaughton

How the illustrator, graphic journalist, and social worker brings people together through art

Columbians in the news

Solo show for artist Cy Gavin '16SOA opens at the Gagosian gallery in New York City

Novelist Karen Russell '06SOA collaborates on musical-theater production The Night Falls

Singer Aimée Allen '02LAW nominated for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album - Vocal

Columbia psychology professor and suicide researcher Barbara Stanley dies at 73

Jesse Lou '14SEAS named Breakthrough Energy Business Fellow

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Learning to Live with the Voices in Your Head

By giving young people with schizophrenia more control over their care, a Columbia-led program aims to help them lead fuller lives

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Laura Kavanagh Climbs the Leadership Ladder at the FDNY

New York City’s first female fire commissioner is modernizing the department and inspiring a new generation of first responders

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Is Objectivity in Journalism Even Possible?

A Columbia panel holds a central principle up to the light

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Short Wave, a Podcast, Makes Science Accessible and Fun

The NPR program, hosted by Emily Kwong ’12CC and Aaron Scott ’09JRN, unravels the mysteries of the world

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Sing Harlem Comes to Columbia

The ten-person choir raises the roof at the Forum

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9 Fascinating Artifacts Found Buried Under New York City

Archeologists uncover historic curiosities beneath the streets

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A Faster, Cheaper Way to Predict Birth Defects

Columbia researchers have developed a prenatal genetic test that can detect fetal abnormalities within two hours

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10 New Movies from Columbia Alumni Filmmakers

Alumni directors and screenwriters have lit up the big screen with notable feature films in 2022

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Columbia’s Neiman Center for Print Studies Celebrates 25 Years

Kiki Smith, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Kara Walker, Dana Schutz, and other notable artists have left their imprints on the space 

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The Secret Romance That Inspired T. S. Eliot

A review of The Hyacinth Girl, by Lyndall Gordon ’73GSAS

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6 Exciting New Books for Winter

From Darryl Pinckney ’88CC, Lynn Steger Strong ’14SOA, and other Columbia authors

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A Queer Mystery in the Bible Belt

In her memoir Diary of Misfit, Casey Parks ’18JRN investigates the story of a Louisiana man with a secret identity

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Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

Nephrologist F. Perry Wilson '06VPS demystifies the medical field and explains how patients and physicians can build better relationships

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