How to End Homelessness
Rosanne Haggerty ’89GSAPP wants us to take a closer look at one of the most complex, entrenched, and seemingly intractable social problems
The World’s Most Contagious Disease Makes a Comeback
In Booster Shots, pediatrician Adam Ratner ’97PH, ’97VPS grapples with the repercussions of the anti-vax movement
How to Revamp Your Home in 2025
Drawing from nature, history, and emerging trends, four alumni interior designers share their wisdom
Kicking It with Karate Champ Miriam Trujillo
In karate competitions around the world, this busy electrical-engineering major is creating sparks
Recent Stories
The Art of the Book Deal
How professor Samuel G. Freedman has helped more than a hundred students get coveted book contracts
Can We Solve the Parkinson’s Puzzle?
How Columbia researchers are working to treat, prevent, and ultimately cure the world’s fastest-growing neurological disorder
Did Women Rule in Ancient Peru?
Columbia archeologists are changing assumptions about pre-Incan society
The Myth of Moderate Drinking and the New Rules on Booze
Columbia epidemiologist Katherine Keyes ’10PH explains the slippery science behind alcohol’s health effects
What the Mainstream Media Got Wrong about the 2024 Election
A recent panel discussion at Columbia assessed the press’s performance
Can this Columbia Alum Fix NYC’s Rat Problem?
Shaun Abreu ’14CC, chair of the New York City Council’s sanitation committee, aims to clean up Morningside Heights and beyond
The Mobile Clinic Fighting Breast Cancer in Georgia
Surgeon Rogsbert Phillips-Reed ’77VPS takes her advocacy for women’s health on the road
Why a NYC-Area Earthquake Punched Above Its Weight
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake was the biggest to hit the New York City metro area since 1884

What Madagascar Fishing Communities Can Teach Us about Climate Survival
Indigenous groups of the island have survived centuries of environmental tumult. What is their secret?
Books
Why Tribalism Isn’t Always a Bad Thing
In Tribal, Michael Morris makes the case for one of humanity’s underappreciated superpowers
6 New Books by Columbia Authors
From Jenny Slate ’04CC, Amanda Lee Koe ’17SOA, and other alumni and faculty