Summer 2019

Some 200 works by CUIMC students, faculty, staff, and family members will be on display through 2019

Quotes from the Veon CEO on her choice of career and the need for more diversity in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields

A simulation captures the frustration of reclaiming a life after prison

A lab on wheels gives schoolchildren glimpses of the natural world

With the construction of new walkways, the sycamore outside the Mathematics building has “mulch” to be thankful for

Things to do on and around campus

The Columbia professor lived for his adopted country — and his students

Research briefs

A new robotic propulsion system could help create new kinds of robots capable of venturing into hazardous environments

A business professor studies the psychology of secrets

Research from Columbia shows where the grass is greener

Liveaction 3D footage reveals the nervous system of a fruit-fly larva as it crawls

A database reveals which American companies have been accused of knowingly harming citizens with products containing poisonous substances

Middle Easterners may have given up hunting and gathering more abruptly than previously thought, says a new study

Anxious docs are more prone to mistakes, study finds

They outperform their classmates by almost every measure. But do these accomplishments lead to professional success?

Elegance Bratton ’14GS on family, ballroom, and diversifying the film and television industries

Amanda Raposo’s new tech company offers an alternative to hiring a sitter

Meet Marie Iida ’11GSAS, the valued translator on Netflix’s hit reality show

For these Columbians, Instagram is much more than a place to share flattering selfies and proof of fun times

The chef, television personality, and Milk Street founder shares tips and a recipe

Marysol Castro ’00JRN is changing the game with the New York Mets

Columbians making headlines

The Washington Post's first Black woman reporter discusses her new memoir, Trailblazer

A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law, by Preet Bharara '93LAW

By Karen Russell '06SOA

By Robert A. Caro '68JRN

New and noteworthy releases from alumni and faculty

The effort, part of a nationwide research study, is being led by Professor Nabila El-Bassel ’89SW

The program will monitor legal proceedings against journalists, dissidents, LGBTQ people, and other vulnerable groups in countries where human rights are at risk

The course, "Attaining Higher Education," is hosted by the nonprofit online-education company edX and is free and open to all

In recognition of the gift, the medical school is renaming its cardiology unit the Seymour, Paul, and Gloria Milstein Division of Cardiology

Among its recommendations is planning for increased risk of heat-related injuries, drinking-water shortages, sunny-day flooding, and infectious disease

The Lions defeated Cornell on the final weekend of the season this spring

Author Lydia Davis's personal papers come to the Rare Book and Manuscript Library

There's a bronze sculpture of the Hungarian composer in Dodge Hall