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Manhattanville

Spring 2017

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Manhattanville: Reflections on a 21st-Century Campus

Columbia’s bold vision for a new city campus begins to take shape.

Features

Arts & Humanities

Labor of Love

With her latest play, Sweat, School of the Arts professor Lynn Nottage turns hard work into high art

Health & Medicine

Weighty Matters

A Q&A with Columbia medical professor Michael Rosenbaum on obesity research

Alumni

Speaking Up

Melissa Mark-Viverito ’91CC made history by becoming the first Latina elected to citywide office. In her final year as NYC Council Speaker, history has taken a turn

Alumni

The Constant Chronicler

At 98, David Perlman ’39CC, ’40JRN, a pioneer of science journalism, may just be the oldest working reporter in America

College Walk

On Campus

Old King Coal

Digging for answers about the future of fossil fuels

On Campus

Long Shot

How Basketball's Three-Pointer Was Launched From Morningside Heights

On Campus

The Short List: Spring 2017

Things to do on and around campus

Arts & Humanities

History's Burden

Taking a close look at Columbia's links to slavery

Arts & Humanities

Better Read Than Dead

MFA grads meet up for an exchange of words

On Campus

Angle of Repose

Henry Moore's "Reclining Figure" has been installed outside Havemeyer Hall

Explorations

Health & Medicine

Hoofed Healers

Dozens of US military veterans who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder will soon be encouraged to bond with horses by grooming and caring for them

Science & Technology

Study Hall: Spring 2017

Research briefs

Science & Technology

Elephant Poaching is Still a Huge Problem, New Evidence Shows

African elephants are being wiped out by poachers

Science & Technology

Lights! Camera! Algorithms?

Bringing animated characters to life requires the guidance of some good mathematicians

Health & Medicine

In Sub-Saharan Africa, Turning the Tide Against AIDS

Scientists report that the annual rates of new HIV infections in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe have fallen

Science & Technology

All the Food that's Fit to Print

Someday there might be a 3D printer ready to print dinner

Science & Technology

Is the Wealth Gap Really New?

Research suggests that the gap between rich and poor has not grown as much as is commonly believed

Network

Alumni

Cyrus Habib, Robert Kraft, and Other Alumni in the News

Columbians making headlines

Alumni

Steph Korey: From Bags to Riches

Meet the co-founder of smart-suitcase brand Away

Alumni

Alumni Podcasts Worth a Listen

"Freakonomics Radio" and other great podcasts

Alumni

Parks and Recreation

A sociologist contemplates a human ecosystem

Alumni

8 Under 30

Eight alumni were featured in Forbes’s annual “30 Under 30"

Alumni

Strong Opinions

Neil Gorsuch ’88CC has been nominated to the US Supreme Court

Books

Books

Book Review: “The Body Builders: Inside the Science of the Engineered Human”

By Adam Piore '94JRN

Books

Book Review: “The Perpetual Now”

By Michael D. Lemonick ’83JRN

Books

English in Black and White

In his latest book, Talking Back, Talking Black, John McWhorter explains the history and significance of Black English

Books

Reading List: Spring 2017

New and noteworthy releases from alumni and faculty

Books

Book Review: “The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley”

By Hannah Tinti 

Books

Book Excerpt "A Mother's Tale”

Phillip Lopate '64CC, essayist and Director of Columbia’s nonfiction writing program, reflects on his mother

Bulletin

On Campus

Chilean President Visits Columbia Research Ship

Chilean president joins Columbia University and Colombian researchers as they collaborate to study earthquakes and tsunamis

On Campus

Mark A. Cane Wins Vetlesen Prize

The oceanographer's insights into the complex forces that drive El Niño have garnered a prestigious award

On Campus

Anthropology Students Curate Museum Exhibits

Columbia students will create exhibit cases in New York City's American Museum of Natural History

On Campus

Abouzaid Receives Math Honor

The mathematics professor was recently awarded for his research in the study of the shape of space

On Campus

President Bollinger and Campus Community Speak Out Against Trump's Stance on Immigration

Leaders of forty-seven colleges and universities from across the US sign a letter opposing President Donald Trump’s immigration orders

On Campus

Collaboratory Courses Demystify Big Data for Non-Specialists

Columbia has introduced a series of courses that combine training in computer-based analytic techniques

On Campus

Jacob Lew Joins SIPA as Visiting Professor

The outgoing US treasury secretary has joined Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs as a visiting professor

On Campus

Mendelson Family Gift Supports Undergraduate Business Training

The University recently announced the establishment of the Mendelson Center for Undergraduate Business Initiatives

On Campus

5 More Reasons to Celebrate Columbia Athletics

Highlights from the 2016-17 seasons

On Campus

Library Acquires Radio Personality Bob Fass's Archive

The legendary archive of influential talk-radio host Bob Fass will soon be digitized and made available to library patrons

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