Would You Want to Know if Alzheimer’s Were in Your Future?
New AI-based screening tools could help people who are falling through the cracks
25 Columbia Ideas and Innovations that Changed the World
From antibiotics to blood banks, radio waves to video calls, we spotlight the biggest scientific breakthroughs in medicine, technology, and more
Sigrid Nunez Takes a Walk
With nine novels and two recent film adaptations, the National Book Award-winning author is having a moment
Recent Stories
A Death Investigator Learns to Live
Barbara Butcher ’83PH spent two decades behind police tape in New York City, examining bodies. Now, she reflects on the hard lessons learned
Kiss of the Spider Woman’s Web of Columbia Connections
Several alumni are behind the upcoming musical film
How Do We Change the Way We Eat?
Our industrialized food system is harming our health and warming the planet. Columbia experts weigh in on solutions
Avery Library’s Newest Treasures
The library’s first public exhibition in five years showcased recent acquisitions from Frances Halsband, Michael Sorkin ’71GSAS, and others
It’s Easier to ‘Just Be Yourself’ When You’re Popular
Social psychologists at Columbia Business School find that people with higher social status have the privilege of acting more “authentic”
Tenement Museum President Annie Polland Opens Doors to the Immigrant Past
How the leader of the venerable Lower East Side institution preserves New York City’s multicultural history
13 ‘Green’ Buildings from Columbia Architects
These eco-friendly projects from alumni architects have all earned LEED ratings from the US Green Building Council
Writing Negative Reviews is Good for Your Health, and Other Surprising Discoveries
The latest research from Columbia scientists
The Secret Science Behind Feeling Great
Columbia biologists propose a more holistic framework for measuring health — asking not what ails you, but what makes you thrive
Books
How Do You Write the Story of Mike Tyson?
For Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson, Mark Kriegel ’86JRN had to revisit his own past as a sportswriter
Greed, Exploitation, and Elephants: The Story of a Failed Congo Conquest
A Training School for Elephants, by travel writer Sophy Roberts ’97JRN, tells the little-known tale of a Belgian king and Irish fixer in Africa
A Human History of Ancient Mesopotamia
In Between Two Rivers, Oxford historian Moudhy Al-Rashid ’05CC finds relatable slices of life in five-thousand-year-old clay tablets
The Dark and Enduring Legacy of Residential Schools
In We Survived the Night, Julian Brave NoiseCat ’15CC takes a deeply personal look at the historic efforts to erase Native culture
