Fall 2020

These four streaming platforms from alumni entrepreneurs are helping people stay active and sane 

8 ways Columbia scientists and clinicians are working to understand this complex and confounding disease

100 years ago, Congress ratified the Nineteenth Amendment. This is the little-known story of the women who helped make it happen

An expert on conflict resolution offers a new perspective on the ideological tensions that he says are tearing the US apart

Stream discussions and lectures, join a bookclub, and more

“Oh, Columbia” is a gift for the Class of 2020 and a message of hope for the future

African-American professors discuss police violence, protest, and change

A supersensitive new instrument is helping Columbia scientists study the intricacies of neurodegenerative disease

Columbia’s dean of nursing honors the Lady with the Lamp

7 recent discoveries from Columbia scientists

Studies on droughts, heat-index readings, and ice sheets show that the Earth is changing much faster than we anticipated

A new Columbia study reveals why artificial sweeteners won't satisfy your sugar cravings

The scientists are leading a multi-institution effort to increase the power of the ATLAS particle detector at the Large Hadron Collider

Two Columbia alumni working on a reservation in the rural Southwest are fighting the virus with custom strategies and a long-term vision

Architect and real-estate planner Adam Ganser ’10GSAPP is the new executive director of New Yorkers for Parks

For better or for worse, social distancing has left plenty of time for self-examination, and with it, new opportunities for personal growth

These acclaimed series from alumni are worth watching and rewatching

In the past year, photojournalist Bing Guan '17GS has captured images of major uprisings across the globe

Nancy Cohen’s new drawings capture the desolation and hope of the current moment

By Martha McPhee '94SOA

By Sophy Roberts '97JRN

By Jacob Goldstein '04JRN

Voting is a cherished American right, but more than 40 percent of eligible adults don’t do it. Erin Geiger Smith ’09JRN talks about how we got here and what the future might hold

All from Columbia-alumni authors

Columbia has established a new endowed chair with a gift from the family trust of the late abstract-expressionist painter Hans Hofmann

How has COVID-19 affected different communities? How are perceptions of the crisis changing over time? What will the city look like after the virus recedes?

The large gift from Ge Li ’94GSAS and Ning Zhao ’95GSAS will advance research and teaching in chemistry

The initiative will support a wide range of scholarly investigations into the social, economic, and cultural ramifications of the COVID-19 crisis

The number of New Yorkers experiencing food insecurity has grown dramatically this year, with an estimated two million city residents now at risk of going hungry

This year, eight faculty members and graduate-student instructors received the University’s Presidential Teaching Awards

Casas is considered one of the most important Latin American dramatists of her generation

Dmitri Basov, Angela Christiano, Andrew Millis, Molly Przeworski, and Lorraine S. Symington will formally join the academy in April 2021

The award is the largest unrestricted scientific prize for young researchers in the US

This summer, President Lee C. Bollinger issued an open letter outlining a number of initiatives Columbia is undertaking

The 1916 court case MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co., heard by Judge Benjamin Cardozo ’1889CC, 1980GSAS, 1915HON, is still taught in law classes today