Spring 2017

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

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

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

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

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

Things to do on and around campus

Digging for answers about the future of fossil fuels

Taking a close look at Columbia's links to slavery

MFA grads meet up for an exchange of words

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

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

African elephants are being wiped out by poachers

Research briefs

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

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

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

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

Meet the co-founder of smart-suitcase brand Away

Columbians making headlines

"Freakonomics Radio" and other great podcasts

A sociologist contemplates a human ecosystem

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

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

By Adam Piore '94JRN

New and noteworthy releases from alumni and faculty

By Hannah Tinti 

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

By Michael D. Lemonick ’83JRN

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

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

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

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

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

Highlights from the 2016-17 seasons

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

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

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

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

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