The Education of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Before she was a Supreme Court justice, RBG gained wisdom in Morningside Heights
When Grief Won't End
For some bereaved adults, time does not heal. Columbia researchers are looking for answers
In Pursuit of Dark Matter
Columbia physicists confront one of the most confounding mysteries in science
How to Beat Work-from-Home Burnout
Liz Wilkes ’13BUS is the founder and CEO of Exubrancy, a corporate-wellness startup
Recent Stories
7 Photos that Capture the Heartbreak of Climate Change
Photojournalist Katie Orlinsky ’12JRN has spent over six years documenting one of the most environmentally vulnerable areas of the world
Dr. King's Columbia Connections
How Martin Luther King Jr.’s advisers helped shape his message and win the battle for voting rights
Genetic Study Reveals Causes of Many Stillbirths
Every year some twenty-four thousand expectant mothers in the US lose their babies in the final stages of pregnancy
The Lost Art of Dying Well
A physician and medical ethicist argues that society has lost sight of the spiritual resources we need to confront our mortality
Columbia Grads at the Golden Globes: A Partial History
17 alumni-affiliated films that have won major awards
Meetings of the Minds
The Columbia University Seminars, one of academia’s shining (and somewhat secret) traditions, celebrates seventy-five years of free and civil dialogue
The Curator in a Time of Chaos
Through the pandemic, Wallach Art Gallery curator Betti-Sue Hertz has kept her eyes on the big picture with two new exhibitions

Scientists Decipher the Hidden Past of the "Blue-Ring Nebula"
For years, astronomers have been puzzled by a massive gas cloud that encircles a star some six thousand light-years away
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6 Fabulous Books to Read this Winter
From Sarah Smarsh '05SOA, Phillip Lopate '64CC, and other Columbia authors
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