Fall 2018

P. Roy Vagelos ’54PS, ’90HON is changing the future of medical education in America 

GSAPP associate professor Kate Orff is exploring ways to harness the power of nature to combat the threats of climate change 

Meet four social entrepreneurs who are taking on injustice and inequality across New York City

A private tour of the collection of Roaree enthusiast Michael Garrett '66CC, '69LAW, '70BUS

An archaeologist digs in the archives and pieces together some Columbia history

Things to do on and around campus

At 125, Columbia University Press has its cake and eats it too

Stanley Kubrick’s photos of Columbia are on view at the Museum of the City of New York

A student-run business raises the bar

Recent quotes from Irwin Garfinkel, Lee C. Bollinger, Neil Barsky, and Frederick A. Davie

Steganography has everyday applications, too

Our taste for processed foods may be damaging our bodies in subtle ways

Research briefs

Astronomers peered deep into the heart of the galaxy and found something unexpected

Columbia researchers have discovered a surprisingly simple way to reduce urban gun violence

There's another important reason why wages in the US have stagnated

An anthropologist investigates a never-before-seen protohuman species

Climate scientists visit Barbados to study sea-level rise

Three alumni perform for Miller Theatre's thirtieth-anniversary season

Alumni making headlines

Ai-Jen Poo '96CC is fighting for domestic workers' rights in the wake of #MeToo

An installation by Huma Bhabha '89SOA is on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Columbia alumni at the 2018 Emmy Awards

An interview with Napa Valley vintner Julie Johnson '79NRS

LeanOnWe, founded by Ron Gold '91BUS, increases access to home health care

By Nafkote Tamirat ’13SOA

New and noteworthy releases from Columbia alumni and faculty

Michael Pollan's new book is on a mission to unbend the psychedelic narrative

We talk with Zach Schonbrun '11JRN, author of The Performance Cortex

Gary Shteyngart’s brilliant and bighearted new novel showcases all the author’s trademark gifts

Twelve young civic leaders from as many countries are coming to Columbia this fall

Remembering H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest '58LAW, '09HON and Florence Irving '13HON

The Community Wellness Center on Columbia’s Manhattanville campus opened this year

Introducing the Columbia-IBM Center for Blockchain and Data Transparency

The women’s archery team triumphed at the National Outdoor Collegiate Championships

The medical researcher and academic leader is also the Mary O’Neil Mundinger, DrPH, Professor of Nursing and senior vice president at Columbia University Irving Medical Center

This fall, the trustees became co-chairs of the University's board

Take a quiz on some of Columbia’s famous dropouts