Spring 2014
The Columbia Campaign sets an Ivy League record, allowing the University to break new ground.
Features
Breaking Through
Health & Medicine
Breaking Through
What will cannabis legalization mean for public health? Columbia researchers attempt to clear the air
Define Intervention
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
Arts & Humanities
The Blue Unholies
The moody, masterly writer Jerome Charyn '59CC sings a presidential lament
Object Lessons
Arts & Humanities
Object Lessons
J-school professor Nina Berman '85JRN discusses the evolving state of photojournalism
College Walk
Explorations
Dusty Air Contributing to Disease in Africa
Science & Technology
Dusty Air Contributing to Disease in Africa
Columbia climate scientists have discovered why outbreaks of bacterial meningitis are seasonal
Psst, Bacteria: We Can Hear You!
Science & Technology
Psst, Bacteria: We Can Hear You!
Columbia researchers have developed a new way to monitor how bacterial cells communicate
Books
Highs in Low
Books
Highs in Low
We talk with Michael I. Sovern '53CC, author of “An Improbable Life: My 60 Years at Columbia and Other Adventures”
Bulletin
The Evolving University
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
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
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