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Spring 2013

Spring 2013

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Justice's Son

The interconnected world of NAACP president Benjamin Todd Jealous

Features

A Shot in the Light
Telescope
Science & Technology

A Shot in the Light

NASA-backed scientists, led at Columbia by Amber Miller, are aiming a new telescope at a most distant target

Looking for the Telltale Gene
Baby
Health & Medicine

Looking for the Telltale Gene

A new genetic test allows parents to peer into their unborn children's medical future. Are we ready for this knowledge?

The Pickup Artists
Robin Nagle
Alumni

The Pickup Artists

What does trash tell us about ourselves? Anthropologist Robin Nagle '94GSAS put on the uniform and found out

We Call on Spring: A Short Story
Painting
Arts & Humanities

We Call on Spring: A Short Story

By Belinda McKeon '10SOA

College Walk

For Our Eyes Only
Illustration
Arts & Humanities

For Our Eyes Only

Looking back at the career of Ernest L. Cuneo '27CC, sketch artist for the first James Bond film

Driving Mr. Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Arts & Humanities

Driving Mr. Wright

Archives of Frank Lloyd Wright come to Avery Library

A Life in Full
Joshua Prager illustration
Alumni

A Life in Full

Journalist Joshua Prager '94CC, a former quadriplegic, writes a healing memoir

The Agent Tango
Low Library
On Campus

The Agent Tango

An evening at the MFA Writing Program alumni/agents mixer in Low Library

Poem: "On Marriage"
Rings
Arts & Humanities

Poem: "On Marriage"

By Moira Egan '92SOA

Explorations

Protecting the Grid from the Bomb
Photo
Science & Technology

Protecting the Grid from the Bomb

Columbia engineers investigate how to avoid a cascading nuclear disaster

Network

Liz Magic Laser, Beau Willimon, and Other Alumni in the News
Liz Magic Laser
Alumni

Liz Magic Laser, Beau Willimon, and Other Alumni in the News

Columbians making headlines

Books

Book Review: “The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards”
The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards
Books

Book Review: “The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards”

By Kristopher Jansma '06SOA

Book Review “How to Get into the Twin Palms”
"How to Get Into the Twin Palms"
Books

Book Review “How to Get into the Twin Palms”

By Karolina Waclawiak '10SOA

Book Review: "Petrochemical America"
Petrochemical America
Books

Book Review: "Petrochemical America"

By Richard Misrach and Kate Orff

Book Review: "Governing the World"
"Governing the World"
Books

Book Review: "Governing the World"

By Mark Mazower

Review: The Flamethrowers
"The Flamethrowers"
Books

Review: The Flamethrowers

By Rachel Kushner '01SOA

The Conversion of the Mother
The Testament of Mary
Books

The Conversion of the Mother

Colm Tóibín discusses his book “The Testament of Mary”

Fatal Flaws
Books
Books

Fatal Flaws

A review of "The Injustice System" by Clive Stafford Smith '84LAW and "Manifest Injustice" by Barry Siegel '72JRN

Book Review: Vampires in the Lemon Grove
"Vampires in the Lemon Grove"
Books

Book Review: Vampires in the Lemon Grove

By Karen Russell '06SOA

Bulletin

Learn Africa, says Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee
Leymah Gbowee
On Campus

Learn Africa, says Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee

The winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize spoke at the February 18 World Leaders Forum

Staging History, as Kennedy Would Like It
Drama masks
On Campus

Staging History, as Kennedy Would Like It

Two playwrights share one of the nation's most generous prizes in creative writing

Nairobi and Rio Bring Global Centers to Eight
Opening of the Columbia Global Center in Nairobi
On Campus

Nairobi and Rio Bring Global Centers to Eight

Columbia establishes two new overseas academic hubs

Pulitzer Winner Named to Head Journalism School
Steve Coll
On Campus

Pulitzer Winner Named to Head Journalism School

The J-School welcomes Steve Coll, a two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize

Manhattanville, Ready to Rise
Construction site
On Campus

Manhattanville, Ready to Rise

Construction for the new Greene Science Center is underway

Columbia Portraits to Inform Alumni Programming
Question mark
On Campus

Columbia Portraits to Inform Alumni Programming

A new survey offers an opportunity for alumni to influence programs offered to graduates

Yoruba Spoken Here: Ivies Share Access to Rare Language Courses
Students
On Campus

Yoruba Spoken Here: Ivies Share Access to Rare Language Courses

Introducing a novel course-sharing effort between Columbia, Cornell, and Yale

Finals

Card, Discard
Butler Library
On Campus

Card, Discard

An upgrade to Butler Library's room 310 

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