Fall 2017

David B. Truman and the bust of '68

Things to do on and around campus

Artist Lina Puerta is inspired by the plants that creep into abandoned urban spaces and “reclaim” them

There’s nothing too wild about this little hike

Learning the nuts and bolts of investigative reporting

A 275-year-old physician has a prescription for the ages

Developing countries may benefit from a new low-cost, portable tool that helps detect pathogens and identify treatable infections

Did the father of modern philosophy actually borrow his most influential ideas from a Roman Catholic nun?

Neuroscientists from Columbia and McGill have found a way to selectively erase memories in sea slugs

Bottled scents in historic buildings may help bring the past alive

Research briefs

A study suggests that the International Union for Conservation of Nature vastly underestimates the number of species at risk of extinction

New study shows that a malfunctioning immune system may contribute to Parkinson’s disease

The emergency medical system that Americans take for granted — including 911 dispatchers and networks of first responders — doesn’t exist in many countries

Muralist David Guinn ’94CC brings fine art and unexpected vistas to the streets of Philadelphia

Hilary Novelle Hahn ’07GS is the founder of the Style Club, a fashion-apparel brand for the social-media generation

Amit Paley ’10JRN, ’11BUS is the CEO of the Trevor Project, a nonprofit focused on suicide and crisis prevention for LGBTQ youth

As the cofounder and president of Big Onion Walking Tours, Seth Kamil '93GSAS oversees 1,800 neighborhood tours every year

Artist Roxana Alger Geffen ’95CC has made a political fashion statement

An interview with Judy Martialay '68GSAS on the importance of learning new languages

Jonah Reider ’16CC operates his supper club, Pith, out of a Brooklyn townhouse

Tim Wu reviews “World Without Mind” by Franklin Foer ’96CC

In his best-selling new collection of essays, Neil deGrasse Tyson ’92GSAS breaks down complex scientific topics — from the Big Bang to dark energy

Renée Bacher ’91SOA reviews Katherine Heiny's novel

By Zinzi Clemmons '13SOA

Sally Lee interviews Judith Newman ’84GSAS, author of To Siri with Love

The cognitive scientist becomes Barnard's eighth president

The University confirmed its support for the Paris climate accord this summer

Columbia professor Andrew Millis has won the Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics

The former New York Times senior editor has been named administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes

Fredrick Harris and Sarah Cole have been appointed divisional deans in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Columbia women’s archery team won gold medals at the national outdoor collegiate championships

The exhibition features Frank Lloyd Wright drawings, architectural models, photographs, and documents dating from the 1920s to the 1950s

Remembering Wm. Theodore de Bary, 1919-2017

Knight First Amendment Institute announced the launch of the US Press Freedom Tracker

The Columbia University School of Nursing moved into a new seven-story, 68,000-square-foot building