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Spring 2019

Columbia Magazine Spring 2019 cover with Angela Christiano
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Radical Solutions for Baldness

Geneticist Angela Christiano’s research not only offers hope to those suffering from hair loss, it could point the way to new cancer therapies.

Features

Cy Gavin's Luminous Paintings Tell Dark Stories
Artist Cy Gavin in his studio
Arts & Humanities

Cy Gavin's Luminous Paintings Tell Dark Stories

With his bold and beautiful canvases, the artist grapples with some very challenging issues

Tim Wu Explains How Big Tech is Crippling Democracy
Columbia Law professor Tim Wu
Books

Tim Wu Explains How Big Tech is Crippling Democracy

The expert who coined the term “net neutrality” calls for the breakup of big tech, big pharma, and big banks

Welcome to Manhattanville
Illustration of Columbia's Manhattanville campus by Julia Rothman
On Campus

Welcome to Manhattanville

Discover arts, culture, and exceptional eats uptown

Meet Hal: He's One Sick Robot
A patient simulation robot with a breathing mask at the Columbia University School of Nursing
Health & Medicine

Meet Hal: He's One Sick Robot

At Columbia’s School of Nursing, a medical simulation center exposes students to the emotional and practical challenges of patient care

College Walk

The Climbing Neuroscientist
Columbia neuroscientist Mark Churchland on the climbing wall at the Jerome L. Greene Science Center
Health & Medicine

The Climbing Neuroscientist

Why brain science and bouldering have more in common than you think

Mary Sibande: Power Dresser
Artwork by South African artist Mary Sibande at the Leroy Neiman Douglas Gallery at Columbia University
Arts & Humanities

Mary Sibande: Power Dresser

The South African artist honors the women in her family who were forced into domestic work during apartheid

Columbia’s Role in the Paris Peace Conference
Drawing: "The Peace Palace in The Hague," by Milton Halladay
Arts & Humanities

Columbia’s Role in the Paris Peace Conference

100 years later, a new exhibit looks at one of the most important treaties ever written

The Short List: Spring 2019
Vintage poster for "Rear Window" directed by Alfred Hitchcock
On Campus

The Short List: Spring 2019

The Columbia Film Noir Festival and other campus happenings

How Many Columbians Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb?
Butler Library room 301
On Campus

How Many Columbians Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb?

Actually one. But relamping the reading rooms can be a tall order

Poets Play Ball at the Alumni Center
Harry Bauld at poetry reading
Arts & Humanities

Poets Play Ball at the Alumni Center

A multigenerational reading throws some curves

Your Columbia Playlist
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Arts & Humanities

Your Columbia Playlist

We spotlight 10 alumni artists from Vampire Weekend to Black Uhuru, Paul Robeson to Art Garfunkel

Explorations

How Congress Misreads Public Opinion
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Science & Technology

How Congress Misreads Public Opinion

New research shows that senior congressional aides have wildly inaccurate perceptions of their constituents’ views

Don’t Mess With These Neurons!
Image of mouse brain cells from the lab of Steven A. Siegelbaum
Health & Medicine

Don’t Mess With These Neurons!

Scientists find "aggressive" part of the hippocampus

Dutch Famine of 1944 Provides Window Into Natural Selection
A mother and two children during the Dutch famine of 1944
Health & Medicine

Dutch Famine of 1944 Provides Window Into Natural Selection

A study finds new explanation for obesity and diabetes among famine survivors 

Spot a Tick? Snap a Pic
A tick on a leaf
Science & Technology

Spot a Tick? Snap a Pic

Citizen scientists can help combat Lyme disease with a new app

Study Hall: Spring 2019
Study_Hall_HERO
Science & Technology

Study Hall: Spring 2019

The latest research briefs from Columbia

Engineers Avert L Train “Apocalypse”
Columbia Engineering dean Mary Boyce and Governor Andrew Cuomo lead an inspection of New York City’s 14th Street tunnel.
Science & Technology

Engineers Avert L Train “Apocalypse”

Dean Mary C. Boyce and colleagues develop an alternative plan that avoids major subway closures

The Great Rain Robbery
Lake Mead
Science & Technology

The Great Rain Robbery

An ongoing drought in the American West has been made 38 percent more severe by global warming

Let's Talk About Sex
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Health & Medicine

Let's Talk About Sex

A study finds that high-school students who are taught to communicate with their peers about sex are less likely to be sexually assaulted in college

Network

Must-Reading for Ethical Foodies
MOLD magazine founder LinYee Yuan in front of a food market
Arts & Humanities

Must-Reading for Ethical Foodies

YinLee Yuan ’02CC publishes Mold magazine, a guide to the future of responsible food production and design

The Science of Sleep
Tzivia Gover, director of the Institute for Dream Studies
Health & Medicine

The Science of Sleep

We talk with mindfulness expert Tzivia Gover '96SOA, the director of the Institute for Dream Studies

Lion in the Subway
Subway mosaic
Arts & Humanities

Lion in the Subway

A new series of subway mosaics honors famed Bronxites, including writer and activist Audre Lorde ’60LS

8 Must-See Documentaries to Add to Your Streaming Queue
Documentaries made by Columbia alumni: Chasing Coral, Shirkers, ReMastered: ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium, Three Identical Strangers, Wild Wild Country, RBG, Making a Murderer part 2, Crime + Punishment
Arts & Humanities

8 Must-See Documentaries to Add to Your Streaming Queue

(All with Columbians in the credits)

Curating the Legend of Troy
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Arts & Humanities

Curating the Legend of Troy

Deniz Ünsal ’04GSAS guides you through a new museum dedicated to the ancient city immortalized in Homer's The Iliad

Books

Book Review: "How to Hide an Empire"
Book cover: "How to Hide an Empire"
Books

Book Review: "How to Hide an Empire"

By Daniel Immerwahr ’02CC

Book Review: "Am I Dying?!"
Book cover: "Am I Dying?!"
Books

Book Review: "Am I Dying?!"

By Christopher Kelly ’06CC, ’11PS, ’18PH and Marc Eisenberg ’91CC, ’95PS

Review: Tinderbox
Book cover: "Tinderbox"
Books

Review: Tinderbox

By Robert W. Fieseler ’13JRN

A Feat of Biblical Proportions
Illustration of Robert Alter
Books

A Feat of Biblical Proportions

Robert Alter ’57CC, a professor of comparative literature at UC Berkeley, has produced a 3,500-page translation of the Hebrew Bible

Your Spring 2019 Reading List
Books by Columbia alumni: "Hark" by Sam Lipsyte, "The Free Speech Century" by Lee Bollinger and Geoffrey R. Stone, "Honorable Exit" by Thurston Clarke, "American Spy" by Lauren Wilkinson, "More than Words" by Jill Santopolo, "An Anonymous Girl" by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, "The War Before the War" by Andrew Delbanco
Books

Your Spring 2019 Reading List

New and noteworthy books from alumni and faculty

Bulletin

Fencers Repeat as Ivy Champs
Columbia fencing team with Ivy League Championship trophy
On Campus

Fencers Repeat as Ivy Champs

Big wins from the men's and women's squads

Navabs Give $6M for Student Internships
Alexander and Mary Kathryn Navab
On Campus

Navabs Give $6M for Student Internships

Beginning this summer, a new program will allow Columbia College students to intern with a variety of nonprofit and for-profit organizations

University Creates Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies
Farah Jasmine Griffin, the new chair of Columbia's African American and African Diaspora Studies department
On Campus

University Creates Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies

Farah Jasmine Griffin has been named the inaugural chair

Callamard Leads Inquiry Into Saudi Journalist’s Death
Columbia human rights scholar Agnès Callamard
On Campus

Callamard Leads Inquiry Into Saudi Journalist’s Death

The Columbia human-rights scholar has launched an investigation into the death of Jamal Khashoggi

GSAPP Dean Tapped to Design Beirut Museum of Art
Rendering for the Beirut Museum of Art (exterior)
On Campus

GSAPP Dean Tapped to Design Beirut Museum of Art

Amale Andraos, a prominent Lebanese-born architect, will design the new modern and contemporary art museum

Craigslist Founder Gives $10M for New Center of Journalism Ethics
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark
On Campus

Craigslist Founder Gives $10M for New Center of Journalism Ethics

The Center, made possible by a gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies, will advance journalism-ethics education in the digital age

The Columbia Lions are Ready to Spring
The Columbia Lions baseball team with a trophy
On Campus

The Columbia Lions are Ready to Spring

The reigning Ivy League baseball champions are sharpening their claws and licking their chops — again

Halliday and Schama Receive Knighthood
Alex Halliday and Simon Schama
On Campus

Halliday and Schama Receive Knighthood

Queen Elizabeth II recently knighted two Columbia professors

Rare Finds

The Puppets of Butler Library
Yoke thé marionette puppet from Burma
Arts & Humanities

The Puppets of Butler Library

Professor Brander Matthews left his theater memorabilia to Columbia — with strings attached

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