Meet Hal: He's One Sick Robot
At Columbia’s School of Nursing, a medical simulation center exposes students to the emotional and practical challenges of patient care
How Many Columbians Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb?
Actually one. But relamping the reading rooms can be a tall order
A Feat of Biblical Proportions
Robert Alter ’57CC, a professor of comparative literature at UC Berkeley, has produced a 3,500-page translation of the Hebrew Bible
Radical Solutions for Baldness
Geneticist Angela Christiano’s research not only offers hope to those suffering from hair loss, it could point the way to new cancer therapies
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Luminous Paintings That Tell Dark Stories
With his bold and beautiful canvases, Cy Gavin ’16SOA grapples with some very challenging issues
How Mega-Corporations are Crippling Democracy
Tim Wu, the expert who coined the term “net neutrality,” calls for the breakup of big tech, big pharma, and big banks
The Climbing Neuroscientist
Why brain science and bouldering have more in common than you think
Let's Talk About Sex
A study finds that high-school students who are taught to communicate with their peers about sex are less likely to be sexually assaulted in college
How Congress Misreads Public Opinion
New research shows that senior congressional aides have wildly inaccurate perceptions of their constituents’ views
Your Columbia Playlist
We spotlight 10 alumni artists from Vampire Weekend to Black Uhuru, Paul Robeson to Art Garfunkel
Dutch Famine of 1944 Provides Window Into Natural Selection
A study finds new explanation for obesity and diabetes among famine survivors
Curating the Legend of Troy
Deniz Ünsal ’04GSAS guides you through a new museum dedicated to the ancient city immortalized in Homer's The Iliad
The Great Rain Robbery
An ongoing drought in the American West has been made 38 percent more severe by global warming
Engineers Avert L Train “Apocalypse”
Dean Mary C. Boyce and colleagues develop an alternative plan that avoids major subway closures
Columbia’s Role in the Paris Peace Conference
100 years later, a new exhibit looks at one of the most important treaties ever written
Spot a Tick? Snap a Pic
Citizen scientists can help combat Lyme disease with a new app
8 Must-See Documentaries to Add to Your Streaming Queue
(All with Columbians in the credits)
Don’t Mess With These Neurons!
Scientists find "aggressive" part of the hippocampus
Book Review: "Am I Dying?!"
By Christopher Kelly ’06CC, ’11PS, ’18PH and Marc Eisenberg ’91CC, ’95PS
The Science of Sleep
We talk with mindfulness expert Tzivia Gover '96SOA, the director of the Institute for Dream Studies
Must-Reading for Woke Foodies
YinLee Yuan ’02CC publishes Mold magazine, a guide to the future of responsible food production and design
The Puppets of Butler Library
Professor Brander Matthews left his theater memorabilia to Columbia — with strings attached
Marcellus Wiley on Life After Football
The former NFL star talks about his latest projects and why choosing Columbia was the right decision
Mary Sibande: Power Dresser
The South African artist honors the women in her family who were forced into domestic work during apartheid
University Creates Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies
Farah Jasmine Griffin has been named the inaugural chair
Poets Play Ball at the Alumni Center
A multigenerational reading throws some curves
Lion in the Subway
A new series of subway mosaics honors famed Bronxites, including writer and activist Audre Lorde ’60LS
