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Summer 2010

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Musings of the Spheres

Does space exploration matter? Is there life on other planets? And what about Pluto? Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson '92GSAS tells us what's up.

Features

Trial and Error
Julie Menin
Alumni

Trial and Error

Julie Menin's battle to keep a 9/11 prosecution out of Lower Manhattan

From Boots to Books
John McClelland in Afghanistan, near the border of Pakistan in 2006. Courtesy of John McClelland.
On Campus

From Boots to Books

In Columbia classrooms, the ranks of veterans are growing

2010: An Artspace Odyssey
"Portrait of Talia with Lilly on the Couch," by Van Hanos (oil on linen)
Arts & Humanities

2010: An Artspace Odyssey

Exploring the mixed-media landscape of this year's MFA thesis exhibition

Autism, Unmasked
Illustration of child with teddybear
Health & Medicine

Autism, Unmasked

The causes of autism are multiple and mysterious, but Columbia scientists say the disorder's secrets will soon be revealed

Poland's Bitter Spring
Coat of arms of Poland
On Campus

Poland's Bitter Spring

Professor John Micgiel looks at the aftermath of a plane crash that killed Polish president Lech Kaczynski and scores of other dignitaries

College Walk

Rules of the Game
Illustration of soccer stadium
On Campus

Rules of the Game

Sunil Gulati ’86GSAS, president of the US Soccer Federation, gives his economics class a golden goal

Chairman of the Boardwalk
Illustration of Atlantic City boardwalk in the 1920s
Alumni

Chairman of the Boardwalk

Edward McGinty '06SOA helps HBO's Boardwalk Empire capture Atlantic City in the 1920s

Beat the Rap
Drum set
Alumni

Beat the Rap

Talking with MBA student and Israeli hip-hop drummer Gal Sivan '10BUS

Explorations

Kudzu's March
Kudzu vines
Science & Technology

Kudzu's March

An invasive plant species found to be causing air pollution

What Holds Us Together?
Elena Aprile in lab
Science & Technology

What Holds Us Together?

Physicist Elena Aprile is close to spotting dark matter

Wired for Trauma
Illustration of soldier with head between knees
Health & Medicine

Wired for Trauma

Epidemiologist Sandro Galea discovers that altered genes may trigger post-traumatic stress

Books

Brush Up Your... Marlowe?
Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence in the fire escape scene from the original 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story
Books

Brush Up Your... Marlowe?

Reviews of Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? by James Shapiro '77CC and Shakespeare and the American Musical by Irene G. Dash '72GSAS

Book Review: "A Fine Romance"
Cover of "A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs" by David Lehman
Books

Book Review: "A Fine Romance"

Jewish Songwriters, American Songs, by David Lehman '70CC, '78GSAS

Book Review: "The First Tycoon"
Cover of "The First Tycoon" by T.J. Stiles
Books

Book Review: "The First Tycoon"

The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, by T. J. Stiles '91GSAS

Bulletin

University Opens Newest Global Centers in Paris and Mumbai
Lee C. Bollinger announces the launch of Columbia's Global Center in Europe during a March 15 Columbia Alumni Association reception for French alumni at the Hotel Ritz Paris.
On Campus

University Opens Newest Global Centers in Paris and Mumbai

The expansion is part of the University’s ongoing effort to “deepen our engagement with scholars, ideas, and challenges across the globe”

Public-Health Expert Bobbie Berkowitz Chosen as New Nursing Dean
Bobbie Berkowitz, at right, greeted PhD candidate Annie Rohan, at left, and associate dean of nursing Judy Honig on a recent visit to Columbia
On Campus

Public-Health Expert Bobbie Berkowitz Chosen as New Nursing Dean

She starts her new job September 1

Guardian Exec Emily Bell to Lead New Digital Journalism Center
Emily Bell
On Campus

Guardian Exec Emily Bell to Lead New Digital Journalism Center

The Tow Center for Digital Journalism will be launched this fall 

Libraries Land New Film, Arts, and Human-Rights Collection
Albert (with camera) and David Maysles used lightweight cameras and sound equipment to produce documentaries of unprecedented intimacy. This photo from their archives was taken in the 1960s
On Campus

Libraries Land New Film, Arts, and Human-Rights Collection

Columbia acquired archives that will benefit key areas of scholarship at the University

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