Spring/Summer 2023

How the MacArthur-winning composer and musician found his own beat at Columbia

From vintners to meadmakers, these local entrepreneurs offer fresh new takes on classic alcoholic drinks

The outgoing president discusses affirmative action, free speech on campus, and his hopes for the University’s future

Mariah Gladstone ’15SEAS, founder of Indigikitchen, is helping to revive Native American cuisine 

The University Trustees introduce Columbia's 20th president

Organizational psychologist Modupe Akinola offers practical tips for the Thor actor — and for everyone else

A look into the law library’s special collections

The latest research from Columbia

Neuroscientists are closer to solving one of the mysteries of the human brain

A Columbia study of gas versus electric stoves raises some burning questions

Bioengineers are using 3D printing to create artificial skin in all shapes and sizes

Columbia gastroenterologist Shilpa Ravella on the foods everyone should be eating — and the ones to avoid

A study reveals how urban green spaces absorb carbon dioxide and combat global warming

Columbia researchers look at the politics of despair

Columbia researchers discover that American kids use potentially toxic makeup with surprising frequency

As the founder of MyBhutan, a travel agency, Matthew DeSantis ’08SEAS celebrates the Himalayan nation’s landscape and culture

Laboratoria aims to close Latin America’s gaping gender gap in the technology field

Catch these plays and musicals from alumni directors, writers, and composers

The New York Youth Symphony wins a 2023 Grammy Award

The artist, now in her late eighties, shares a few eye-catching works installed in the tristate area

In her first book, Butts, journalist Heather Radke ’19SOA takes a serious look at a cheeky topic

Great reads from Columbia authors

In Attention Span, Gloria Mark ’91GSAS shares how technology has affected our ability to focus — and how we can get that skill back

In Bloodbath Nation, Paul Auster ’69CC, ’70GSAS looks at the history and impact of gun violence in the US

In The Possibility of Life, Jaime Green ’15SOA explores how culture, science, and sci-fi shape depictions of extraterrestrials

By Kelly Link ’91CC

The institute will create an academic environment that rewards bold experimentation and intellectual risk-taking

The prominent legal scholar and academic administrator will assume her new role on July 1

The collaboration could provide a road map for future alliances with HBCUs

The former US secretary of state is a professor of practice at SIPA and a presidential fellow at Columbia World Projects

The Center for Climate Systems Research will study the potential impact of climate change on the city's water supply

Columbia's Board of Trustees recently welcomed two new members

The program will accept its first cohort of students in the fall of 2024

The team rallied to earn a 69–64 overtime victory

A hundred years ago, the legendary baseball player hit a monstrous home run on South Field. But where did the ball really land?