Spring/Summer 2021

Fifty years later, alumni and faculty tell us why the Supreme Court battle matters more than ever

These alumnae directors, screenwriters, and producers have found enviable success in the streaming era

Submerged cities. Food shortages. Attacks on the electrical grid. Bioterrorism. It’s time to get ready for tomorrow’s catastrophes

How professor Tommy Vaughan, a pioneer of advanced MRI systems, created an unlikely campus attraction

The Line invites former military personnel and their families to share their stories

Postcard collector Brewster Moseley ’76TC shares some of his favorite campus scenes

4 famous terms coined by Columbia Law School faculty

Alumni establish an endowment in memory of a community giant

Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run-DMC is appearing in a new series of educational music videos launched by Hip Hop Public Health

Columbia scientists are encoding digital information into E. coli cells

A new android designed at Columbia displays a “glimmer of empathy” 

Scientists offer a new take on the theory

For some bereaved adults, time does not heal. Columbia researchers are looking for answers

Some of the earliest-known dinosaurs waited millions of years before wandering out of South America

The pandemic has turned everybody’s lives upside down, and students have made profound sacrifices

Fri Forjindam ’05SOA has the enviable task of memorializing the late artist’s life and work

We speak with Clare O’Connor ’10JRN, the platform’s head of editorial content

Columbia graduates are key players in the Biden administration

Kinnos, a biotech company, has a simple but effective new disinfection tool for the pandemic era and beyond

Rakiyah Jones ’19NRS is expanding access one patient at a time

Columbians making headlines

Miles Orvell ’64CC explores how the spectacle of destruction shapes the way we process time and change

A review of Animal, Vegetable, Junk, by Mark Bittman 

By Naima Coster ’15SOA 

Psychologist Ethan Kross ’07GSAS suggests strategies to root out negative self-talk 

A review of The Doctors Blackwell, by Janice P. Nimura ’01GSAS

6 exciting new releases from Columbia authors

By Vendela Vida ’96SOA

The public-health expert will oversee the initiative, mobilizing researchers to address pressing global issues

The Columbia Student Support Initiative will support scholarships, fellowships, and other forms of financial assistance 

The University will continue to refrain from directly investing in publicly traded oil or gas companies

Introducing the the Sagol Brain Longevity Program at Columbia’s Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute

The professor of electrical engineering and computer science takes over for Mary C. Boyce

Wu was Columbia's first tenured female physics professor and one of the most influential nuclear physicists of her generation

The physician and associate professor was recently promoted in recognition of her leadership 

The program will be available for use across the nation in universities and colleges, prisons, and community settings

Columbia recently announced the election of the new members

How two guys from Columbia's WKCR launched MTV