David J. Craig
Senior Editor
David edits the Explorations and Bulletin sections of Columbia Magazine and writes mainly about social science and the natural sciences. He received degrees from the University of Connecticut in sociology and English and has worked as a journalist for 20 years.
The Dot Matrix
At Columbia’s Spatial Information Design Lab, researchers are creating urban maps that make points about how we live
New Crop City
Can Dickson Despommier’s radical vision for urban agriculture take root in the United States?
What Happened to Angkor?
Columbia tree-ring scientists journey to a remote forest in Cambodia to search for clues about the demise of a lost civilization
Grave Decisions
Columbia psychologist Sheena Iyengar applies her expertise in human decision making to the most difficult question of all
Surveyors on the New Silk Road
Columbia social workers are pulling back the curtain on AIDS in Central Asia, where the epidemic is spreading faster than anywhere else in the world
Guardian Exec Emily Bell to Lead New Digital Journalism Center
The Tow Center for Digital Journalism will be launched this fall
Public-Health Expert Bobbie Berkowitz Chosen as New Nursing Dean
She starts her new job September 1
Autism, Unmasked
The causes of autism are multiple and mysterious, but Columbia scientists say the disorder's secrets will soon be revealed
Can We Talk About Overpopulation?
As numbers soar, scholars revisit a thorny debate
Review: "When Principles Pay"
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Bottom Line, by Geoffrey Heal
Flu Fighters
A team of young Columbia scientists discovered the genetic origins of H1N1 swine flu this spring. Now they’re racing to determine its deadly potential
Universities’ Boycott Wins Garment Workers Right to Unionize
The University is making sure that companies that produce apparel bearing its name and logo treat garment workers fairly