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Spring 2014

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Going Places

The Columbia Campaign sets an Ivy League record, allowing the University to break new ground.

Features

Breaking Through
Illustration
Health & Medicine

Breaking Through

What will cannabis legalization mean for public health? Columbia researchers attempt to clear the air

Define Intervention
UN
Arts & Humanities

Define Intervention

Jean-Marie Guéhenno, a SIPA professor and former diplomat, calls for rethinking the way we approach geopolitical crises

The Blue Unholies
Lincoln
Arts & Humanities

The Blue Unholies

The moody, masterly writer Jerome Charyn '59CC sings a presidential lament

Object Lessons
Billy club
Arts & Humanities

Object Lessons

J-school professor Nina Berman '85JRN discusses the evolving state of photojournalism

College Walk

Brainchildren
Illustration
Health & Medicine

Brainchildren

Visiting Columbia's family-friendly Brain Expo 

Cocoa Power
Chocolate
Arts & Humanities

Cocoa Power

Exploring chocolate's dark history at Columbia's Maison Française

Nuclear Reactions
Illustration
On Campus

Nuclear Reactions

Life after the Fukushima Daiichi disaster

Kiss Me
U-KISS band
Arts & Humanities

Kiss Me

A K-pop star on campus

Explorations

Dusty Air Contributing to Disease in Africa
Dust
Science & Technology

Dusty Air Contributing to Disease in Africa

Columbia climate scientists have discovered why outbreaks of bacterial meningitis are seasonal

Spotting Strokes
Olajide Williams
Science & Technology

Spotting Strokes

A video game that parents will want their kids to play

Psst, Bacteria: We Can Hear You!
Bacteria
Science & Technology

Psst, Bacteria: We Can Hear You!

Columbia researchers have developed a new way to monitor how bacterial cells communicate

Network

Jennifer Lee, Ursula Burns, and Other Alumni in the News
Jennifer Lee
Alumni

Jennifer Lee, Ursula Burns, and Other Alumni in the News

Columbians making headlines

Books

Review: "Unremarried Widow"
Artis Henderson and husband
Books

Review: "Unremarried Widow"

By Artis Henderson '10JRN

Book Review: "Père Marie-Benoît and Jewish Rescue"
Père Marie-Benoit
Books

Book Review: "Père Marie-Benoît and Jewish Rescue"

By Susan Zuccotti '79GSAS

Review: "Into Daylight: Poems"
Into Daylight
Books

Review: "Into Daylight: Poems"

By Jeffrey Harrison '80CC

Highs in Low
An Improbable life
Books

Highs in Low

We talk with Michael I. Sovern '53CC, author of “An Improbable Life: My 60 Years at Columbia and Other Adventures”

Book Review: "Little Failure"
Little Failure
Books

Book Review: "Little Failure"

By Gary Shteyngart

Bulletin

The Evolving University
Lee C. Bollinger
On Campus

The Evolving University

President Lee C. Bollinger discusses the progress made possible by the Columbia Campaign

Jonathan D. Schiller Poised to Lead University Trustees
Jonathan D. Schiller
On Campus

Jonathan D. Schiller Poised to Lead University Trustees

The prominent New York City attorney has been elected co-chair of the board alongside William V. Campbell ’62CC, ’64TC

Jed Foundation: Preventing Mental Illness on Campus is Everybody’s Job
John MacPhee
On Campus

Jed Foundation: Preventing Mental Illness on Campus is Everybody’s Job

The nonprofit, whose mission is to prevent mental illness, substance abuse, and suicide among college students, has announced a major initiative

In Brief: Spring 2014
Columbia Entrepreneurship
On Campus

In Brief: Spring 2014

Columbia launches entrepreneurship initiative, among other news

A Big Scoop, and then a Chill
Panel
On Campus

A Big Scoop, and then a Chill

A J-school panel weighs in on Edward Snowden’s leaks

Finals

A Warm, Fuzzy Feeling
Cartoon
On Campus

A Warm, Fuzzy Feeling

A cartoon by Edward Koren '57CC

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