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Fall 2013

Winter 2013 issue
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Still from "Carrie"

Moving Pictures

Kimberly Peirce, director of the indie hit "Boys Don't Cry," focuses her powers on Carrie

Features

Shades of Green
Soldiers
Alumni

Shades of Green

Michael Christmas '00SEAS, a Marine in Afghanistan, writes home

The Carbon Eaters
Peter Kelemen
Science & Technology

The Carbon Eaters

Geochemist Peter Kelemen thinks a solution to global warming could lie beneath our feet

The Pillage Option
James Stewart
Alumni

The Pillage Option

How do you stop genocide before it starts? Legal theorist James Stewart, a former war-crimes prosecutor, has revived a forgotten strategy

College Walk

Bettor Living
Illustration
Alumni

Bettor Living

David Benefield's poker face

Convocation Conversation
Globe
On Campus

Convocation Conversation

Columbia welcomes incoming freshmen from around the world

Global Warnings
Illustration
Science & Technology

Global Warnings

Jason Bordoff, director of Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy, speaks about climate change

Mavens of Madness
Brain sculpture
Health & Medicine

Mavens of Madness

Introducing a satirical, Yiddish alternative to the "bible of psychiatry"

Speech of Angels
Illustration
Arts & Humanities

Speech of Angels

Chamber music at St. Paul's Chapel

Poem: "An Old-Fashioned Song"
John Hollander
Arts & Humanities

Poem: "An Old-Fashioned Song"

By John Hollander '50CC, '52GSAS

Explorations

Going Viral, One by One by One by One ...
Bat
Health & Medicine

Going Viral, One by One by One by One ...

Genetic-sequencing techniques may soon make it feasible for scientists to catalog all the viruses in our mammalian compatriots

Neuroscientists Discover a Major Cause of Age-Related Memory Loss
Lab
Health & Medicine

Neuroscientists Discover a Major Cause of Age-Related Memory Loss

There's strong evidence that forgetfulness in old age may be reversible

Network

Aki Ishida, Bill de Blasio, and Other Newsmakers
Asi Ikida
Alumni

Aki Ishida, Bill de Blasio, and Other Newsmakers

Columbians making headlines

Books

Book Review: “JFK’s Last Hundred Days”
JFK's Last Hundred Days
Books

Book Review: “JFK’s Last Hundred Days”

By Thurston Clarke '72BUS

Book Review: "The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power"
James Gillray, Maniac Ravings, or Little Boney in a Strong Fit, 1803
Books

Book Review: "The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power"

By Victor S. Navasky

Book Review: "At Night We Walk in Circles"
"At Night We Walk in Circles"
Books

Book Review: "At Night We Walk in Circles"

By Daniel Alarcón '99CC

Review: "Portrait Inside My Head: Essays” & “To Show and To Tell: The Craft of Literary Nonfiction”
Phillip Lopate
Books

Review: "Portrait Inside My Head: Essays” & “To Show and To Tell: The Craft of Literary Nonfiction”

Two books by Phillip Lopate '64CC

The Central Kingdom
The Great Civilized Conversation
Books

The Central Kingdom

Wm. Theodore de Bary ’41CC, ’53GSAS, ’94HON discusses his book The Great Civilized Conversation: Education for a World Community

Bulletin

A Century of Stories
Marguerite Higgins
On Campus

A Century of Stories

Columbia Journalism School celebrates its centennial 

Film Your Darlings
Daniel Radcliffe
On Campus

Film Your Darlings

Daniel Radcliffe was spotted on College Walk — not in Hogwarts robes, but 1940s tweed!

Gabelli and Samberg Pledge $40 Million for B-school's New Home
Gabelli and Samberg
On Campus

Gabelli and Samberg Pledge $40 Million for B-school's New Home

The gifts will help fund two new buildings on Manhattanville campus

In Brief: Fall 2013
Wafaa El-Sadr and Martin Chalfie
On Campus

In Brief: Fall 2013

Martin Chalfie and Wafaa El-Sadr named University Professors, and other campus news

David Madigan Picked to Lead Arts and Sciences
David Madigan
On Campus

David Madigan Picked to Lead Arts and Sciences

The Columbia statistics professor will oversee the operation of five schools in his new position

Community Impact Launches First Capital Campaign
Students cooking
On Campus

Community Impact Launches First Capital Campaign

The University's largest service organization serves more than eight thousand low-income children and adults

Brown Institute Awards First “Magic Grants”
Graphic
On Campus

Brown Institute Awards First “Magic Grants”

A new institute run jointly by Columbia and Stanford has announced its first seed grants for high-tech journalism projects

For NYC Biotech, a Real Starter-Upper
Samuel Sia and Christine Kovich
On Campus

For NYC Biotech, a Real Starter-Upper

Introducing the Harlem Biospace business incubator

Finals

French Toast
Photo
On Campus

French Toast

The Maison Française toasts its centenary 

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