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Summer 2017

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Opening Minds Behind Bars

What happens when you bring college classes to incarcerated men and women?

Features

Bold Ideas, Real Impact
Lee C. Bollinger
On Campus

Bold Ideas, Real Impact

A Q&A with President Lee C. Bollinger on turning academic breakthroughs into solutions

Supper Club
Melissa Clark
Alumni

Supper Club

New York Times food writer Melissa Clark '90BC, '94SOA invites everyone to the table

A Life in Comics: The Graphic Adventures of Karen Green
Illustration
Arts & Humanities

A Life in Comics: The Graphic Adventures of Karen Green

How a Butler librarian became Columbia’s first curator for comics and cartoons.

A League of Her Own
Jackie Robinson and family
Alumni

A League of Her Own

Sharon Robinson '76NRS delivers on her father's legacy

College Walk

Room with a View
Wallach Art Gallery
Arts & Humanities

Room with a View

The Wallach Art Gallery relocates to Manhattanville

Intelligent Designs
Brain Index installation
Arts & Humanities

Intelligent Designs

The human brain becomes art on the wall

Disturbing the Peace
Dove on microphone
Arts & Humanities

Disturbing the Peace

Standup comedians sit down for a conference

No-Spin Zone
melting ice
Science & Technology

No-Spin Zone

How to talk when we talk about science

Counting Van Dorens
Mark Van Doren
On Campus

Counting Van Dorens

Past winners of the Mark Van Doren Award for Teaching raise their glasses to the profession

Explorations

The Rove Beetles' Magical Mystery Lure
Rove beetle
Science & Technology

The Rove Beetles' Magical Mystery Lure

What looks like an ant, acts like an ant, smells like an ant, and yet is not an ant?

Deep Beneath the Dead Sea, a Harbinger of Future Drought
the Dead Sea
Science & Technology

Deep Beneath the Dead Sea, a Harbinger of Future Drought

The Middle East, like many arid regions, is expected to get even drier this century as a result of global warming

Gut Bacteria Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Bacteria
Health & Medicine

Gut Bacteria Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

A mysterious disorder that affects more than one million Americans is linked to abnormal levels of certain gut bacteria

Painted by Mr. Robot
Painting
Science & Technology

Painted by Mr. Robot

Can machines be curious and expressive? Researchers at Columbia’s Creative Machines Lab think so

Painkiller Abuse Now a Global Scourge
Illustration of pills
Health & Medicine

Painkiller Abuse Now a Global Scourge

The epidemic of prescription-drug abuse that has ravaged the US is fast becoming a global problem

The Future of Data Storage is in Our DNA
Photo
Science & Technology

The Future of Data Storage is in Our DNA

Scientists have begun experimenting with putting data onto nature’s original hard drive

New App to Help Diabetics
GluOcacle app
Health & Medicine

New App to Help Diabetics

People with type 2 diabetes may soon find it easier to manage their condition

Medical Breakthrough Could Increase Supply of Donor Organs
Illustration
Health & Medicine

Medical Breakthrough Could Increase Supply of Donor Organs

By the time donor organs are harvested, packed in ice, and transported to where they are needed, many are no longer usable

How “Citizens United” Changed Our Politics
American Flag
Science & Technology

How “Citizens United” Changed Our Politics

Since the US Supreme Court ruling, an unprecedented amount of money has poured into American elections

Network

New York through New Eyes
NYC skyline
Arts & Humanities

New York through New Eyes

Justin Davidson '90GSAS, '94SOA on the places that capture the “myth and magic and possibility” of the city he calls home

Film Forum
Erika Dilday
Arts & Humanities

Film Forum

An interview with Erika Dilday ’93JRN, ’94BUS, executive director of the Maysles Documentary Center in Harlem

Butterfly Effect
Butterfly
Alumni

Butterfly Effect

Jeffrey Glassberg ’93LAW is the founder and director of the North American Butterfly Association

C. J. Chivers, Mahir Cetiz, and Other Alumni in the News
C.J. Chivers
Alumni

C. J. Chivers, Mahir Cetiz, and Other Alumni in the News

Columbians making headlines

Books

Book Excerpt: “There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé”
"There are More Beautiful Things than Beyonce"
Books

Book Excerpt: “There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé”

By Morgan Parker ’10CC

Book Review: “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes”
"The Death and Life of the Great Lakes" cover
Books

Book Review: “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes”

By Dan Egan ’12JRN

The Road to Damascus
Alia Malek
Books

The Road to Damascus

Samuel Freedman interviews Alia Malek ’06JRN, author of “The Home That Was Our Country”

Book Review: “Barney: Grove Press and Barney Rosset”
Book
Books

Book Review: “Barney: Grove Press and Barney Rosset”

By Michael Rosenthal ’67GSAS

Book Review: "The Windfall"
"The Windfall" cover
Books

Book Review: "The Windfall"

By Diksha Basu ’14SOA

Bulletin

Tennis Team Wins Ivy Title (Again)
Columbia men's tennis team
On Campus

Tennis Team Wins Ivy Title (Again)

The Columbia men’s tennis team won its fourth consecutive Ivy League championship

John Lewis Speaks at SIPA's 70th-Anniversary Celebration
John Lewis
On Campus

John Lewis Speaks at SIPA's 70th-Anniversary Celebration

The civil-rights icon and longtime Democratic congressman from Georgia delivered a rousing speech at the School of International and Public Affairs

Vunjak-Novakovic Named University Professor
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
On Campus

Vunjak-Novakovic Named University Professor

The Columbia medical researcher and pioneer in the field of tissue engineering has been named a University Professor

The Lion of Lewisohn Hall
Peter Awn
On Campus

The Lion of Lewisohn Hall

After twenty years as dean of the School of General Studies, Peter Awn says the time is right to step aside

Columbia World Projects Will Address Pressing Global Issues
Photo of Alma Mater statue
On Campus

Columbia World Projects Will Address Pressing Global Issues

The initiative will support research projects that have the potential to make profound contributions to society

Jeannette Wing to Direct Data Science Institute
Jeannette Wing
On Campus

Jeannette Wing to Direct Data Science Institute

Jeannette Wing has been named the Avanessians Director of Columbia’s Data Science Institute and Professor of Computer Science

Campus Sustainability Plan Details Emissions Targets
Manhattanville campus
On Campus

Campus Sustainability Plan Details Emissions Targets

Columbia pledges to achieve reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions under its first campus sustainability plan

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