Spring/Summer 2020

Gerontologist Linda P. Fried discusses the unique mental stress of social isolation on the elderly

Pioneering AIDS researcher David D. Ho joins fight against COVID-19

A Columbia-based center deploys strategies learned from fighting HIV and Ebola

The virus was said to be an indiscriminate killer. The numbers say otherwise

A Columbia psychologist and anxiety expert explains the impulse to “panic buy,” and how to satisfy our need to feel in control

Experts say habitat destruction and climate change are factors

Eli Lichter-Marck ’08CC, a California beekeeper, went searching for purpose and truth. He also found sweetness and light

Elaine Larson, a professor emerita of nursing research and epidemiology, breaks down a hygiene essential

Indian journalist Ankur Paliwal '15JRN reflects on how Columbia and New York City changed the course of his life

How EPIC, an organization of retired professors and administrators, helps its members keep active and stay curious in their senior years

Two social scientists discuss their groundbreaking research on consent, power, and assault on Columbia's campus

Local students attend a Columbia School of the Arts performance of Twelfth Night

100 years ago, Nicholas Murray Butler wanted to go to Washington. It didn’t turn out well

Columbia staff and students get creative in combating a shortage of face masks

Columbia nursing students and faculty nurse practitioners confront a new reality

The cancellation of classes — and commencement — has left the Columbia campus eerily empty

Stream, listen, and network from your home

Findings from Columbia researchers may open the door for new preventive treatments

The Montreal Protocol saved the ozone. It’s also slowing global warming

Science reveals how the insects' paper-thin wings withstand the heat of the sun

A new report details how liberals are stealing a page from Christian conservatives’ playbook

They rarely deliver the broad economic benefits they promise, finds a new study

Bearded dragons may shed light on sleep disorders, and other research news

Architects Jeffrey Montes '15GSAPP and Christopher Botham '16GSAPP are designing your home — in outer space

Columbians making headlines

Architect Donald M. Rattner '79CC explains how to style your creative workspace

Laws of Motion, founded by Carly Bigi '17BUS, creates clothes that look good on every body

With offerings from health insurance to organic dog food, alumni entrepreneurs are taking on the pet industry

Norman Goldstein ’55CC, a retired dermatologist and a body-art expert, weighs in

By Brian Greene

By Erik Larson ’78JRN 

By Kawai Strong Washburn ’08SIPA

These new books have everything that makes the YA genre great — escapism, fantasy, romance, and a hearty dose of nostalgia

Reynold Levy ’73LAW gives advice on building a career that offers both professional and personal satisfaction

New and noteworthy releases from Columbia alumni authors

Students in the program, which is focused in the humanities and social sciences, will receive a Bachelor's from each institution

The Board welcomes Dean Dakolias ’89SEAS, Jonathan Rosand ’89CC, ’94PS, and Fermi Wang ’91SEAS

Students will begin their studies at Columbia, finish at Aga Khan University in London, and earn degrees from both institutions

Members of Columbia’s vast Chinese alumni network recently donated PPE and cash

In the span of less than a year, five students have administered naloxone to overdose victims

Finnish prime minster Sanna Marin visited Columbia earlier this year

Columbia Global Centers to provide financial assistance to students who have had their education interrupted

The new school will serve as the University's “central location for climate research and teaching"

Joseph Pulitzer, the man behind the awards for journalism, literature, drama, and music, spared no expense when it came to his own writing desk