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Fall 2001

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Lee Bollinger Named Columbia’s 19th President

The president of the University of Michigan since 1997, Bollinger has been named George Rupp’s successor effective July 1, 2002

Features

The Many Lives of Moses Hadas
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Arts & Humanities

The Many Lives of Moses Hadas

Teacher, translator, scholar, rabbi, husband, and father—an affectionate portrait of Moses Hadas by his daughter Rachel Hadas

Lou Gehrig: Columbia Legend and American Hero
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Alumni

Lou Gehrig: Columbia Legend and American Hero

"Columbia Lou” got his start smashing home runs from South Field to the steps of Low Library—and went on to become one of the greatest and most beloved players in baseball history

Cournand & Richards and the Bellevue Hospital Cardiopulmonary Laboratory
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Health & Medicine

Cournand & Richards and the Bellevue Hospital Cardiopulmonary Laboratory

Just about everything modern medicine knows about the heart and lungs was made possible by the work of Frédérick Cournand and Dickinson Richards

Gilbert Highet and Classics at Columbia
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Gilbert Highet and Classics at Columbia

The prolific author, charismatic teacher, renowned scholar, and devoted Columbian made his professional life an exuberant celebration of the classics

College Walk

A Letter from President George Rupp
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On Campus

A Letter from President George Rupp

President Rupp responds to 9/11

Joseph Stiglitz Wins the Nobel Prize
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Joseph Stiglitz Wins the Nobel Prize

The economist was honored for “analyses of markets with asymmetric information”

GSAS, Dental School Name New Deans
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GSAS, Dental School Name New Deans

Announcing the appointments of Henry C. Pinkham and Ira B. Lamster

Columbia Alumni Federation Names New President
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Columbia Alumni Federation Names New President

Donna Rosenthal ’67SSW intends to make sure that more alumni get to know the organization — and, better yet, get involved

Executive Education Program Rated #1 Again
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Executive Education Program Rated #1 Again

The ranking is based on a Financial Times survey that rated the "ability of users to put into practice newly acquired skills on their return to work"

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