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Can't Concentrate? Here's How to Focus in the Digital Age

In Attention Span, Gloria Mark ’91GSAS shares how technology has affected our ability to focus — and how we can get that skill back

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A Columbia Professor Helps Chris Hemsworth Stress-Proof His Life

Organizational psychologist Modupe Akinola offers practical tips for the Thor actor — and for everyone else

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Columbia Alumni Composers You Should Know (and Stream)

These notable composers grew their music careers at Columbia

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One-Hit Wonder: Busting a Major Myth About Lou Gehrig

A hundred years ago, the legendary baseball player hit a monstrous home run on South Field. But where did the ball really land?  

Columbians in the news

Columbia president Lee C. Bollinger '71LAW discusses the future of affirmative action with the New Yorker Radio Hour

Rocco Commisso '71SEAS, '75BUS, owner of Italian soccer team ACF Fiorentina, featured on CBS's 60 Minutes

Columbia Law School professor Kathryn Judge comments on bank failures in the Associated Press

Women Talking, executive produced by Dede Gardner '90CC, wins Academy Award for best adapted screenplay. Top Gun: Maverick, directed by Joseph Kosinski '99GSAPP, wins for best sound

Columbia atmospheric scientist Adam H. Sobel publishes article about El Niño and climate change in Time

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The Single Best Way to Ease Inflammation and Boost Your Immune Health

Columbia gastroenterologist Shilpa Ravella on the foods everyone should be eating — and the ones to avoid

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Famous Musicians Who Graduated from Columbia

From doo-wop artists to indie-pop stars, our alumni include scores of music celebrities

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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

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All the President’s Interviewers

How Minouche Shafik was chosen as Columbia University's twentieth president

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Drawing Connections with Wendy MacNaughton

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

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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

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Unraveling Autism's Complex Genetic Roots

A new Columbia study finds sixty genes associated with the condition, including mild forms of ASD

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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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Can We Act Sooner to Save Endangered Species?

At-risk animal populations should receive protections earlier, urge Columbia researchers

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The Human Backside: A Scientific and Cultural History

In her first book, Butts, journalist Heather Radke ’19SOA takes a serious look at a cheeky topic

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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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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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The Secret Romance That Inspired T. S. Eliot

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

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