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Want to Meet New York’s Pizza Rats? There’s a Tour for That

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Want to Meet New York’s Pizza Rats? There’s a Tour for That

With her “Garbage and Rats” walking tour, Suzanne Reisman ’00SIPA showcases the city that always squeaks

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Held Hostage for 444 Days: A Story of Survival

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Held Hostage for 444 Days: A Story of Survival

Forty years ago, Barry Rosen ’74GSAS was one of fifty-two Americans released from Iranian captivity

5 True-Crime and Investigative Podcasts Worth Bingeing

Podcasts Wind of Change, The Radio Murders, Welcome to Your Fantasy, Drunk Women Solving Crime, Mother Country Radicals

5 True-Crime and Investigative Podcasts Worth Bingeing

These gripping series from Columbia alumni broadcasters will keep you hitting the play button

The Columbia-Educated Priest Fighting Peru’s AIDS Epidemic

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The Columbia-Educated Priest Fighting Peru’s AIDS Epidemic

Father Joseph Fedora ’96JRN offers hope, prayers, and healing for Lima’s most vulnerable citizens

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A Childcare Network for Easy Playdate Planning

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A Childcare Network for Easy Playdate Planning

Amanda Raposo’s new tech company offers an alternative to hiring a sitter

4 Alumni Podcasts Guaranteed to Make You Feel Smarter

Farnoosh Torabi

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4 Alumni Podcasts Guaranteed to Make You Feel Smarter

From Farnoosh Torabi '03JRN, Aaron Freiwald '85CC, Preet Bharara '93LAW, and Kara Swisher '85JRN

The Oldest Person Ever to Be Named a Nobel Laureate

Arthur Ashkin

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The Oldest Person Ever to Be Named a Nobel Laureate

At ninety-six, Arthur Ashkin '47CC is still actively working

Around the World in 100 Restaurants

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Around the World in 100 Restaurants

Paul Grinberg '89BUS has dined at ninety-nine of the world’s hundred best eateries

Your Guide to this Year’s Alumni-Produced Gifts

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Your Guide to this Year’s Alumni-Produced Gifts

Shop Columbia with these nine cool presents

Bullet Points: Reflections from the Front Lines of the Gun-Violence Epidemic

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Bullet Points: Reflections from the Front Lines of the Gun-Violence Epidemic

Jennifer Mascia ’07JRN provides an insider look at the emotional toll of her chosen career

Julie Johnson

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Wine Wisdom

An interview with Napa Valley vintner Julie Johnson '79NRS

For Your Consideration

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For Your Consideration

Columbia alumni at the 2018 Emmy Awards

The Workers' Warrior

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The Workers' Warrior

Ai-Jen Poo '96CC is fighting for domestic workers' rights in the wake of #MeToo

Doctors Without Debt

P. Roy Vagelos

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Doctors Without Debt

P. Roy Vagelos ’54PS, ’90HON is changing the future of medical education in America

Tony Kushner, Jennifer Lee, and Other Alumni in the News

Playwright Tony Kushner, center, and the cast and crew of "Angels in America" accept the award for best revival of a play at the 72nd annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 10, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP)

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Tony Kushner, Jennifer Lee, and Other Alumni in the News

Alumni making headlines

Innovators With Impact

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Innovators With Impact

Meet four social entrepreneurs who are taking on injustice and inequality across New York City