Spring 2012
Housing dreams in the age of foreclosure.
Features
Hearts & Bones
Health & Medicine
Hearts & Bones
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic is at the forefront of regenerative medicine. Can her laboratory-grown body parts really work?
The Eyes of Gotham
Alumni
The Eyes of Gotham
How did Jen Chung and Jake Dobkin, cofounders of Gothamist, turn a simple message board into the hottest news source in town?
Russian Resolution
On Campus
Russian Resolution
Timothy Frye, director of Columbia’s Harriman Institute, explains what a weakened Putin means for Russia
College Walk
Known Unknowns
Science & Technology
Known Unknowns
A Columbia class called "Ignorance" invites researchers to publicly expose the gaps in their knowledge
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?
On Campus
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?
A discussion of Mormonism and American politics at Columbia’s Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life
Explorations
Tracking Down the Alzheimer’s Executioner
Health & Medicine
Tracking Down the Alzheimer’s Executioner
A new discovery brings scientists closer to understanding how the disease spreads
How Low Can We Go?
Science & Technology
How Low Can We Go?
Columbia researchers propose what would be the city’s most ambitious land-reclamation project yet
Network
Jessica Greer Morris, Timothy Donnelly, and Other Alumni in the News
Alumni
Jessica Greer Morris, Timothy Donnelly, and Other Alumni in the News
Columbians making headlines
Books
Four Years for What?
Books
Four Years for What?
American Studies professor Andrew Delbanco discusses his book College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be
Bulletin
SIPA Dean John Coatsworth Appointed Provost
On Campus
SIPA Dean John Coatsworth Appointed Provost
The “transformational dean” at the School of International and Public Affairs enters a new role
Holder: Feds Still Investigating 2008 Economic Crash
On Campus
Holder: Feds Still Investigating 2008 Economic Crash
Eric Holder talks about the creation of a federal task forced aimed at rooting out the perpetrators of fraudulent lending and investing practices
Legendary “Cosmo” Editor Funds Media Institute
On Campus
Legendary “Cosmo” Editor Funds Media Institute
Helen Gurley Brown gives $30 million for a new center that will support tech-savvy journalism
X-Men to Reside at Columbia
On Campus
X-Men to Reside at Columbia
Columbia's Rare Book and Manuscript Library acquires Chris Claremont's Uncanny X-Men archives
Women’s Track-and-Field Team Earns Historic First
On Campus
Women’s Track-and-Field Team Earns Historic First
Columbia women take home the team title at the Ivy League championships
Mess, Mess, Mess . . . Art
On Campus
Mess, Mess, Mess . . . Art
A piece of sculpture by School of the Arts professor Sarah Sze is a pack rat's fantasy
Without Precedent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Honored at Law School
On Campus
Without Precedent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Honored at Law School
The Supreme Court Justice, who did pro bono work for the ACLU while teaching at Columbia from 1972 to 1980, returns to Morningside Heights
Barnard, this is the White House Calling
On Campus
Barnard, this is the White House Calling
President Obama will address Barnard's 2012 graduating seniors
