The Morningside Candidate
100 years ago, Nicholas Murray Butler ran for president of the United States. Who else could save the country?
The Miraculous Beauty and Healing Power of Ordinary Bacteria
Biomedical engineer Tal Danino finds both art and new cancer-fighting therapies in Earth's most abundant lifeforms
8 Alumni Books That Will Make You Believe in Love
Add these recent tales of the heart — some inspired by life on campus, all written by Columbia grads — to your reading list
How to Survive on "Survivor"
Dean Kowalski '13CC, an advertising sales rep at Google, was recently named runner-up of the show's 39th season
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Martin Luther King, Jr. at Columbia
In two speeches, Dr. King inspired students to sit in, speak out, and stand up
5 Women Entrepreneurs Making the World a Better Place
These ambitious alumnae are using their ingenuity and goodwill to make meaningful change around the globe
Columbia Discoveries That Could Make 2020 Your Healthiest Year Yet
Science confirms we should do more yoga, lay off the carbs, and eat earlier in the day for better health
It’s Time to Stop Obsessing about the War on Cancer
Leukemia specialist Azra Raza on why the medical field needs to focus more on early detection
How an Inmate-Run Newspaper Transformed a Notorious Prison
William Drummond '66JRN, '66SIPA, a professor at UC Berkeley, talks about his new book on the newspaper at California's San Quentin State Prison
Why the US-China Trade War is Unwise and Unwinnable
Economist and Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz explains the hidden weaknesses of the American economy
Merge Records and the Explosion of American Indie Rock
Mac McCaughan ’90CC, frontman of the band Superchunk, has been shaping independent music since 1989. He’s never sold out
Why Economists Downplay Climate Risks
They’re being too “conservative,” but not in the way you might think
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New Books for the New Year
It’s time to light a fire, grab a mug of cocoa, and cozy up with a good book. Get started with these seven new titles from fellow Columbians
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