18 Oscar ‘Best Picture’ Winners with Columbia Connections
Since the Golden Age of Hollywood, Columbians have contributed to some of the Academy’s most awarded movies
Cancer Screening Rules Are Changing. Are You Up to Date?
Columbia doctors say the right testing plan still depends on your personal risks and medical history
Lessons of Jewish History
For seventy-five years, the Institute of Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia has connected the community to the currents of Jewish thought
The Insider Guide to Outsider Art
Elizabeth Denny ’10GSAS is the director of the Outsider Art Fair, an annual exposition of works by self-taught artists
Recent Stories
The Promise and Pitfalls of Psychedelic Drugs
In A Short, Strange Trip, John O’Connor ’03SOA looks at the history, impact, and mystique of magic mushrooms and the psychedelic movement
The Deepfake Scam Era Is Upon Us. Here’s How to Get Ready.
Columbia cybersecurity expert Asaf Cidon explains the eerie rise of AI-powered email, phone, and video scams — and how anyone can fall for them
With Boots, Andy Parker Revisits the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Era
When the screenwriter and producer was asked to adapt a military memoir into a TV series, the project struck a personal chord
Want to Meet New York’s Pizza Rats? There’s a Tour for That
With her “Garbage and Rats” walking tour, Suzanne Reisman ’00SIPA showcases the city that always squeaks
Bennett Cerf and the Rise of the American Publishing House
In Nothing Random, Gayle Feldman charts the storied life and career of Random House cofounder Bennett Cerf 1920CC
Clearing the Path to Parenthood
Physicians are racing to find new treatments for infertility and recurrent miscarriages. But how far can they push the biology of reproduction?
The Scientist Teaching Cancer to Self-Destruct
“Ferroptosis,” a process discovered by biologist Brent R. Stockwell, could help defeat some of the deadliest cancers
How Frozen Visionary Jennifer Lee Got Her Disney Ending
After honing her filmmaking skills at Columbia, the writer-director went on to create one of Hollywood’s most successful franchises
How Corporations Trap Us Inside ‘Convenience Cocoons’
In The Age of Extraction, law professor Tim Wu warns about the unchecked power of tech platforms to manipulate our spending habits and emotions
Books
The Myth of Competition
In Uncompete, Ruchika T. Malhotra ’10JRN touts the benefits of collaborating over competing, and gives concrete strategies for how to do it
How Reality TV Oversells the American Dream
Shows like American Idol and MasterChef give viewers an inflated sense of their own economic prospects, finds Columbia political scientist Eunji Kim
Think Like a Data Scientist — No Coding Required
In The Little Book of Data, ad-tech executive Justin Evans ’93CC shows that anyone can succeed in our information-based economy
