Features
Don't Drink the Water
A Q&A with historian and public-health expert David Rosner about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan
The Revenge of Jenji Kohan
How the creator of the hit TV shows Weeds and Orange Is the New Black smoked the doubters and got the last laugh
Under the Rainbow
Today, there are thousands of LGBTQ groups on college campuses around the world. In 1966, there was only one
College Walk
Explorations
To Create a Memory, Fresh Cells Required
The majority of our brain cells have to last an entire lifetime
Big Guys, Tender Hearts
Columbia cardiologists are collaborating with the NBA to identify athletes at risk for sudden cardiac death
Now You See Earth, Now You Don't
Could a laser-powered cloaking device make planet Earth invisible to extraterrestrial invaders?
The Great Salt Debate that Wasn't
Are warnings about the sodium content of the modern American diet greatly exaggerated?
Gene-Editing Technology Could Treat Blindness
A new technique could revolutionize the treatment of some inheritable diseases.
All Work ... and Some Play
The Senior Design Expo showcased the creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills of engineering students
Behind the Scenes at Hadrian's Villa
Columbia faculty and students are leading a major excavation of the site aimed at learning more about the villa's workers
Network
"Haints at Swamp II"
Allison Janae Hamilton ’10GSAS was a finalist in the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
Miami Voice
Laurinda Spear's landscape architecture firm Aquitectonica designed the grounds of Miami's Pérez Art Museum
Pulitzer Pride
When the 2016 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced in April, four alumni were among the honorees
The Producer
The hip-hop musical phenomenon — co-produced by Jill Furman ’97BUS — made Broadway history when it was nominated for a record-breaking sixteen Tony Awards
Ask an Alum: Road to Rio
Fencer Nzingha Prescod ’15CC is twenty-three years old and already an Olympic veteran
Books
Rules of Engagement
Former US Army captain Matt Gallagher ’13SOA discusses his novel Youngblood
Bulletin
Remembering Bill Campbell
Bill Campbell was a beloved alumnus, football coach, trustee, and former Chair of the Trustees
Columbia Launches New Center for Climate and Life
Columbia has launched a new research and education initiative that focuses on how climate change affects our access to basic resources
Michael A. Nutter will Join SIPA Faculty
The former Philadelphia mayor joins the School of International and Public Affairs as a professor of professional practice
Holland Greene joins Trustee
Wanda M. Holland Greene ’89CC, ’92TC has been elected to the Trustees of Columbia University
"Hamilton" Wins 2016 Edward M. Kennedy
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical won Columbia’s 2016 Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History
Lee C. Bollinger's Term Extended
President Lee C. Bollinger has agreed to lead Columbia through 2022