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

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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How a Broken Wheel Led to the Birth of Modern Product-Liability Law
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Alumni

How a Broken Wheel Led to the Birth of Modern Product-Liability Law

The 1916 court case MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co., heard by Judge Benjamin Cardozo 1889CC, 1890GSAS, 1915HON, is still taught in law classes today

How Columbia Suffragists Fought for the Right of Women to Vote
Photo collage by Michelle Thompson of suffragists Mabel Lee, Crystal Eastman, and Alice Paul, for Columbia Magazine fall 2020 issue
Alumni

How Columbia Suffragists Fought for the Right of Women to Vote

More than a hundred years ago, Congress ratified the Nineteenth Amendment. This is the little-known story of the women who helped make it happen

Kate McKinnon, Charlotte Buck, and Other Alumni in the News
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Kate McKinnon, Charlotte Buck, and Other Alumni in the News

Columbians making headlines

Coming Out in New York
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Coming Out in New York

Indian journalist Ankur Paliwal '15JRN reflects on how Columbia and New York City changed the course of his life

What You Should Know About Getting (and Removing) a Tattoo
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Alumni

What You Should Know About Getting (and Removing) a Tattoo

Norman Goldstein ’55CC, a retired dermatologist and a body-art expert, weighs in

Using Data Science to Tailor the Perfect Fit
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Alumni

Using Data Science to Tailor the Perfect Fit

Laws of Motion, founded by Carly Bigi '17BUS, creates clothes that look good on every body

Zen and the Art of Honeybee Maintenance
Photo collage of Eli Lichter-Marck, bees, and beehives
Alumni

Zen and the Art of Honeybee Maintenance

Eli Lichter-Marck ’08CC, a California beekeeper, went searching for purpose and truth. He also found sweetness and light

Amanda Seales, Robert A. Katzmann, and Other Alumni in the News
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Amanda Seales, Robert A. Katzmann, and Other Alumni in the News

Columbians making headlines

4 Startups for 4-Legged Friends
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Alumni

4 Startups for 4-Legged Friends

With offerings from health insurance to organic dog food, alumni entrepreneurs are taking on the pet industry

How to Survive on Survivor
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Alumni

How to Survive on Survivor

Dean Kowalski '13CC was recently named runner-up of the show's 39th season

5 Women Entrepreneurs Making the World a Better Place
Atti Worku, founder and CEO of Seeds of Africa
Alumni

5 Women Entrepreneurs Making the World a Better Place

These ambitious alumnae are using their ingenuity and goodwill to make meaningful change around the globe

12 Holiday Gift Ideas from Columbia Entrepreneurs
Farfalle earrings from Chefanie, skin oil from Fur, suitcase from Away, scarf from Grete
Alumni

12 Holiday Gift Ideas from Columbia Entrepreneurs

For the globetrotter, vinyl collector, skin-care enthusiast, and everyone else on your shopping list

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