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Spring/Summer 2022

Spring/Summer 2022 cover of Columbia Magazine, illustration of Columbia's new Business School building in Manhattanville by Jorge Colombo
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Lazy Bears and Confused Birds: What a Warming Planet Means for Wildlife

In the Arctic, climate change is upsetting the migratory rhythms of many species, disrupting pollinators, and spelling trouble for ecosystems around the world.

Features

Brain Games: How the Mind Performs Under Pressure
Illustration of the neuroscience behind baseball performance, by Brian Stauffer
Health & Medicine

Brain Games: How the Mind Performs Under Pressure

What neuroscience and psychology can tell us about baseball – and ourselves

How COVID-19 Infected Democracy
Illustration of an authoritarian leader during the pandemic, by John W. Tomac
Books

How COVID-19 Infected Democracy

Some world leaders used the pandemic as an excuse to silence critics and roll back civil liberties. Can the damage be undone?

Second Acts: It’s Never Too Late to Go Back to School
Jarrell Daniels photographed by Jorg Meyer for Columbia Magazine
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Second Acts: It’s Never Too Late to Go Back to School

Eleven stories of life, learning, and personal reinvention

College Walk

Show of Solidarity
Columbia University Low Library lit with the colors of the Ukraine flag, in March 2022
On Campus

Show of Solidarity

Low Library was recently illuminated with Ukraine's national colors

Columbia B-School’s New Home Is Open for Business
Columbia Business School's new building in Manhattanville, 2022
On Campus

Columbia B-School’s New Home Is Open for Business

Architect Charles Renfro ’94GSAPP leads a walk-through of the new buildings in Manhattanville

A Top Scholar of Ukrainian Literature Holds Fast to Hope
Mark Andryczyk, head of the Ukrainian-studies program at Columbia University's Harriman Institute
Arts & Humanities

A Top Scholar of Ukrainian Literature Holds Fast to Hope

Mark Andryczyk of Columbia’s Harriman Institute reflects on Ukraine’s cultural resilience

6 Fascinating Finds from Columbia’s Archives
Archive picture of 1968 Columbia University campus protests
On Campus

6 Fascinating Finds from Columbia’s Archives

The Rare Book and Manuscript Library’s new director shares some of her favorites from the collection

The Trials of Solitary Confinement
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On Campus

The Trials of Solitary Confinement

Columbia’s Justice Lab takes aim at a controversial practice

Madeleine Albright, One of Columbia’s Greatest Ambassadors
Madeleine Albright on Columbia University campus in 2018
Alumni

Madeleine Albright, One of Columbia’s Greatest Ambassadors

In her final years, the former US secretary of state was a campus mainstay

Explorations

A Simple Way to Reframe Bad Memories
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Science & Technology

A Simple Way to Reframe Bad Memories

Columbia researchers on how to rewire our most embarrassing, depressing, and guilt-inducing recollections

 

Study of Sheep Poop Leads to Huge Scoop on the Vikings
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Science & Technology

Study of Sheep Poop Leads to Huge Scoop on the Vikings

Clues buried in mud bust a centuries-old myth about the ancient warriors

My Cuttlefish Teacher
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Science & Technology

My Cuttlefish Teacher

Columbia research shows how the intelligent cephalopods become masters of disguise

An Investment in Babies’ Brains, and Other Columbia Research
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Science & Technology

An Investment in Babies’ Brains, and Other Columbia Research

6 new scientific discoveries 

Why COVID-19 Sufferers Lose Their Sense of Smell
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Health & Medicine

Why COVID-19 Sufferers Lose Their Sense of Smell

Immune systems provoke a firestorm of molecular chaos, according to new Columbia research

What Causes Autism? Study of 100,000 Kids Reveals New Clues
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Health & Medicine

What Causes Autism? Study of 100,000 Kids Reveals New Clues

Psychiatrist and epidemiologist Mady Hornig discusses the possible roots of this mysterious condition

The Magic of Building with Mushrooms
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Science & Technology

The Magic of Building with Mushrooms

Fungus-based construction materials could be useful in remote settings or at the scenes of natural disasters

Network

Butler Library in 9,000 Legos
A Lego sculpture of Columbia University's Low Library by John Davisson
Alumni

Butler Library in 9,000 Legos

John Davisson '08CC reconstructs a beloved campus building

Let's Talk About Sex on YouTube
Leeza Mangaldas
Alumni

Let's Talk About Sex on YouTube

Leeza Mangaldas ’11CC has made a career out of demystifying taboos and destigmatizing sexuality

It’s Time to Start Taking Reality TV More Seriously
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Books

It’s Time to Start Taking Reality TV More Seriously

Sociologist Danielle J. Lindemann ’10GSAS takes an intellectual dive into a popular but maligned genre

An App That Actually Pays You for Your Data
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Alumni

An App That Actually Pays You for Your Data

CoinOut, founded by Jeffrey Witten ’10CC, ’15BUS, ’15LAW, lets users earn money by sharing their recent shopping history

3 Cool Card Games Created by Columbia Alumni
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Alumni

3 Cool Card Games Created by Columbia Alumni

For icebreakers, gatherings, or family nights in

A Milestone for Health Care in Burundi
Deogratias Niyizonkiza at the construction site of Village Health Works' Women's Health Pavilion in Kigutu, Burundi
Alumni

A Milestone for Health Care in Burundi

A refugee once dreamed of opening a hospital. This year, his wish will come true

Books

Why the Great Books Still Matter
Portrait of Columbia American-studies professor Roosevelt Montás by Michelle Kondrich
Books

Why the Great Books Still Matter

In Rescuing Socrates, American-studies professor Roosevelt Montás ’95CC, ’04GSAS makes the case for a liberal-arts education

Review: The School for Good Mothers
Cover of The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
Books

Review: The School for Good Mothers

By Jessamine Chan ’12SOA

Book Review: Horse
Cover of Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Books

Book Review: Horse

By Geraldine Brooks ’83JRN 

6 Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List
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Books

6 Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List

All from Columbia alumni authors

True Crimes of Greedy Masterminds
Cover of Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels, and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe
Books

True Crimes of Greedy Masterminds

A review of Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks, by Patrick Radden Keefe ’99CC

The Tricky Role of Social Media in Social-Justice Movements
Cover of The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas by Gal Beckerman
Books

The Tricky Role of Social Media in Social-Justice Movements

A review of The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas, by Gal Beckerman ’21JRN

Bulletin

Wangs Donate $11 Million for Enhanced Student Spaces, New Pedestrian Tunnel
Shirley and Walter Wang speaking at a Columbia University event
On Campus

Wangs Donate $11 Million for Enhanced Student Spaces, New Pedestrian Tunnel

Shirley Wang '93BUS is a University Trustee

Columbia Campaign Raises $5.6 Billion
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On Campus

Columbia Campaign Raises $5.6 Billion

The Columbia Commitment supports students and faculty, as well as projects that address critical global problems

Advisory Council to Promote Local Partnerships
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On Campus

Advisory Council to Promote Local Partnerships

The initiative was conceived as part of the University’s Antiracism Task Force

Student Employees, Columbia Agree to Historic Contract
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On Campus

Student Employees, Columbia Agree to Historic Contract

A union representing some three thousand student employees signed a four-year agreement 

Lions Fencers as Sharp as Ever
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On Campus

Lions Fencers as Sharp as Ever

Columbia finished the 2021–22 campaign ranked third in the nation

Columbia Business School Moves to Manhattanville
David Geffen Hall at Columbia Business School in Manhattanville
On Campus

Columbia Business School Moves to Manhattanville

The school moved into a pair of cutting-edge new buildings, Henry R. Kravis Hall and David Geffen Hall

New Scholarship Fund to Support Grads from Historically Black Colleges and Others
Robert F. Smith
On Campus

New Scholarship Fund to Support Grads from Historically Black Colleges and Others

Robert F. Smith ’94BUS has given a $10 million gift 

Backstory

The Tale of the Stowaway who Traded Antarctic Adventures for a Columbia Classroom
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Alumni

The Tale of the Stowaway who Traded Antarctic Adventures for a Columbia Classroom

The incredible story of Billy Gawronski

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