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Paul Auster

Fall 2012

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The Solitude of Invention

Paul Auster, one of America’s most enigmatic literary figures, has opened up about his life in a new memoir. Now he opens his front door.

Features

Walking the Walk
Columbia University College Walk
On Campus

Walking the Walk

After ten years on the job, President Lee C. Bollinger talks about Columbia’s future

Tennessee Rose
Laura Cantrell with guitar, photographed by Rayon Richards
Arts & Humanities

Tennessee Rose

The return of singer Laura Cantrell

The Brain Trust
Illustration of scientists and Columbia's Mind, Brain, and Behavior center by Mark Steele
Science & Technology

The Brain Trust

Columbia’s Mind, Brain, and Behavior Initiative is assembling the best thinkers in the world to study the most complex object in the known universe

College Walk

Freshman Orientation
Columbia campus map, illustrated by John Roman
On Campus

Freshman Orientation

A family of ducks causes brief chaos on campus

Stormy Someday
Photo of hurricane from outer space
Science & Technology

Stormy Someday

Columbia's International Research Institute for Climate and Society holds its monthly long-range forecast briefing

Space Avengers
Sci-fi/ Columbia University illustration by Cliff Cramp
Arts & Humanities

Space Avengers

Exploring Butler Library's sci-fi magazine collection

Burgers and Ballots
Illustration of ballots and ballot box
Science & Technology

Burgers and Ballots

A political science professor on what really drives voter turnout

Poem "The Deal"
Book cover: "Glaciology" by poet Jeffrey Skinner
Arts & Humanities

Poem "The Deal"

By Jeffrey Skinner '78SOA

Explorations

Genetic Fusion Linked to Brain Cancer
Columbia researchers Antonio Iavarone and Anna Lasorella
Health & Medicine

Genetic Fusion Linked to Brain Cancer

Columbia researchers uncover the cause of the most common and deadly form of brain cancer

Black-Hole Hunter
NASA scientists with the NuSTAR X-ray telescope
Science & Technology

Black-Hole Hunter

An X-ray telescope whose optics were designed at Columbia is now orbiting Earth

Network

Caryn Davies, Steven Bellovin, and Other Alumni in the News
Rower Caryn Davies accepting gold medal at 2012 Summer Olympics
Alumni

Caryn Davies, Steven Bellovin, and Other Alumni in the News

Columbians making headlines

Books

Book Review: "Ghost Dances"
Book cover: "Ghost Dances" by Josh Garrett-Davis
Books

Book Review: "Ghost Dances"

By Josh Garrett-Davis '09SOA

Cinema Purgatorio
Book cover: "Do the Movies Have a Future?" by David Denby
Books

Cinema Purgatorio

Film critic David Denby ’65CC, ’66JRN discusses his book Do the Movies Have a Future?

Book Review: "On Celestial Music"
Book cover: "On Celestial Music" by Rick Moody
Books

Book Review: "On Celestial Music"

Rick Moody '86SOA

Book Review: Fooling Houdini
Black and white photo of a magician practicing levitation in Lake Michigan during the summer of 1955
Books

Book Review: Fooling Houdini

By Alex Stone '11GSAS 

Book Review: "Running Ransom Road"
Book cover: "Running Ransom Road" by Caleb Daniloff
Books

Book Review: "Running Ransom Road"

By Caleb Daniloff '99SOA

Book Review: "The Price of Inequality"
Book cover: "The Price of Inequality" by Joseph E. Stiglitz
Books

Book Review: "The Price of Inequality"

B Joseph E. Stiglitz

Bulletin

Mailman School Introduces New Broad-Based Curriculum
Columbia Mailman School of Public Health students
On Campus

Mailman School Introduces New Broad-Based Curriculum

MPH candidates now receive leadership and management training

Sonnets on the Barrio
Latino poet Jack Agüeros in the 1960s
On Campus

Sonnets on the Barrio

Columbia’s libraries have acquired the papers of Jack Agüeros

Virginia Cornish Named Helena Rubinstein Professor
Virginia W. Cornish and G. G. Michelson at a June event celebrating Cornish's new endowed chair. Photo: Eileen Barroso
On Campus

Virginia Cornish Named Helena Rubinstein Professor

The biochemist receives a new endowed chair

In Brief: Fall 2012
Collage featuring African American texts and Manning Marable's biography of Malcolm X
On Campus

In Brief: Fall 2012

Columbia Magazine wins design awards, and other campus news

NYC Awards Columbia $15 Million for New Data-Science Institute
Columbia engineering Patricia Culligan and Kathleen McKeown
On Campus

NYC Awards Columbia $15 Million for New Data-Science Institute

The University established the Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering to support the acquisition and analysis of huge electronic data sets

Frank Lloyd Wright Papers Coming to Avery
Frank Lloyd Wright's 1957 rendering of the Arizona State Capitol
On Campus

Frank Lloyd Wright Papers Coming to Avery

Columbia and MoMA will share the pioneering architect's archives

Sreenivasan Named University’s First Chief Digital Officer
Sree Sreenivasan
On Campus

Sreenivasan Named University’s First Chief Digital Officer

The new-media expert is developing a plan to expand Columbia’s online education programs

Safwan Masri Brings Added Managerial Discipline to Global Centers
Safwan Masri of Columbia Global Centers
On Campus

Safwan Masri Brings Added Managerial Discipline to Global Centers

The Business School professor will oversee the University’s growing network of international academic hubs

Finals

House of Mirth
David Rakoff at Lit Night at the Columbia Alumni Center on April 25, 2012
Alumni

House of Mirth

Writer and humorist David Rakoff '86CC made one of his last public appearances at the Columbia Alumni Center

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