Winter 2017-18

Scrabble prodigy Mack Meller minds his Ps and Qs, catches a few Zs, and is never at a loss for words

How three women in New York are improving health care in Liberia with one simple but effective strategy

Lisa Goddard on how climate scientists can predict weather patterns months in advance, and how their work is improving people’s lives

Phillip Lopate '64CC reflects on the campus protests of 1968

Erica Jong meets Colette

Columbia’s first victory over Penn in twenty years

Film Professor Annette Insdorf celebrates 30 years of teaching

How a chunk of ancient math history got to Columbia

Can we talk about free expression?

Things to do on and around campus

Researchers are developing a painless, non-invasive alternative to liposuction

A team of Columbia architecture students re-envision New York City

Research briefs

A dislodged tectonic plate could trigger a tsunami with the capacity to devastate parts of the Alaska Peninsula

Study shows that social media is being used by foreign entities to sow divisiveness in American society.

What makes the perfect pop song, one that will rocket to the top of the Billboard charts?

Cartographers and researchers are answering the call for updated digital maps in remote locations

Energy-efficient airplanes are in our future

Whitney Museum curator Rujeko Hockley '05CC wants to showcase work that reflects an ever-diverse America

Josh Martin '14CC is the only Columbia graduate currently playing in the NFL

Two Columbia SIPA alumna founded the first startup incubator for conflict-affected populations in the Middle East

Journalist Kim Wall ’13JRN, ’15SIPA was known for her propensity to pursue offbeat stories

A Q&A with Dan Trepanier ’09CC, CEO of menswear company Articles of Style

Leigh Ledare ’08SOA is a visual artist working primarily with photography, film, and collage

Jessica Bruder '04JRN hit the road to document the experiences of transient Americans

By Daniel Alarcón ’99CC

Bill Roorbach ’90SOA threads together nine carefully crafted short stories that offer witty and deeply satisfying insights

Thomas J. Brennan '15JRN discusses his memoir Shooting Ghosts

By Mike Wallace ’64CC, ’73GSAS

The Columbia biochemist revolutionized biological research

Painting the town blue to celebrate the College of Physicians and Surgeons' 250th anniversary

Columbia University welcomes business and civic leaders Alex Navab and Li Lu to the Board of Trustees

Columbia women triumphed at the Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships this fall

The dean emeritus of the journalism school has been named the inaugural director of Columbia World Projects

The grants will enable Columbia scientists to address one of biology’s most fundamental questions