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Mud, Dung, Banana Fiber: Why Natural Building Materials Are Making a Comeback
Science & Technology

Mud, Dung, Banana Fiber: Why Natural Building Materials Are Making a Comeback

Columbia researchers led by Lola Ben-Alon are looking to the ancient past for greener, cleaner alternatives to concrete and steel

How to Pay Less for a Funeral
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How to Pay Less for a Funeral

Titan Casket, a direct-to-consumer startup, promises to ease the burden of burial costs

The Weird, Miraculous Evolution of the Female Body
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The Weird, Miraculous Evolution of the Female Body

In Eve, Cat Bohannon ’02SOA, ’22GSAS argues that medical science needs to wake up and focus on women

6 ‘Likable’ Instagram Photos Taken at Columbia
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6 ‘Likable’ Instagram Photos Taken at Columbia

Some of our favorite pics from the University’s feed in the past year

Columbians in the news

Rosemary Salomone '76GSAS, '84LAW receives Premio Pavese 2023 in nonfiction for The Rise of English: Global Politics and the Power of Language

Tifphani White-King '98CC to serve as Centennial Chair of the 2023-24 New York City Go Red for Women movement

Columbia mathematics professor Simon Brendle wins Breakthrough Prize

Cassia Moraes '15SIPA, Laura Kornhauser '17BUS, and Ido Dembin '18GSAS included on itrek25 list of emerging leaders

Krista Butvydas Bard '77GSAPP, Lithuania’s honorary consul general for Pennsylvania, awarded Knight’s Cross Order of Merit

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Get to Know Minouche Shafik, Columbia’s Twentieth President
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Get to Know Minouche Shafik, Columbia’s Twentieth President

She’s a top economist, an expert on international development, a baroness, and a global citizen. How will she lead Columbia?

The Secrets of Black Rock Forest
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The Secrets of Black Rock Forest

At an Upstate New York nature preserve, Columbia researchers are decoding the natural world in order to conserve it

Historian Beverly Gage Spies on J. Edgar Hoover
Arts & Humanities

Historian Beverly Gage Spies on J. Edgar Hoover

The author of G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century wins two major prizes for her detective work

Meet the Producers Behind Some of Broadway’s Biggest Hits
Arts & Humanities

Meet the Producers Behind Some of Broadway’s Biggest Hits

These three Columbia alumni have brought to life critically-acclaimed shows from Hamilton to A Strange Loop to Kinky Boots

Survey: 3 out of 4 Chinese-Americans Experience Racism
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Survey: 3 out of 4 Chinese-Americans Experience Racism

A surge of prejudice that emerged in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic does not seem to be abating

The Many Jobs of Columbia’s President
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The Many Jobs of Columbia’s President

Charters and Statutes, the University’s administrative rulebook, outlines the duties and responsibilities of the office

Christopher Payne Captures the Unexpected Beauty of American Factories
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Christopher Payne Captures the Unexpected Beauty of American Factories

The industrial photographer’s new book, Made in America, celebrates the rich history and fresh promise of US manufacturing

Pot Use Linked to Depression, and Other Science News
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Pot Use Linked to Depression, and Other Science News

The latest research from Columbia

It Takes a Flock: What Songbirds Can Teach Us about Strong Bonds
A group of superb starlings in grass
Science & Technology

It Takes a Flock: What Songbirds Can Teach Us about Strong Bonds

Columbia scientists shed new light on how superb starling communities survive and thrive

Books

6 of the Best New Books by Columbia Authors
Books

6 of the Best New Books by Columbia Authors

From powerful memoir to page-turning fiction

Review: Disruptions
Books

Review: Disruptions

By Steven Millhauser ’65CC

Why Music Is a Time Machine to the Past
Books

Why Music Is a Time Machine to the Past

In Time’s Echo, Jeremy Eichler ’15GSAS explores the myriad connections between music and memory

Review: Loot
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Review: Loot

By Tania James ’06SOA

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