Winter 2018-19

The little-known tale of Whit Burnett, Martha Foley, and the soon-to-be famous student who almost flunked his first class

Deep-sea sediment provides a trove of information about our planet’s past and future

Jennifer Mascia ’07JRN provides an insider look at the emotional toll of her chosen career

Gerontologist Linda P. Fried shares the secrets to living a longer, healthier, and happier life

Celebrating the "NY Indie Guy"

Things to do on and around campus

A new building makes a splash in Manhattanville

The British Astronomer Royal prognosticates about the future of our planet

Poets pay tribute to the poetry professor

What if steel companies could recycle waste material and repurpose it for other industrial uses? 

Research briefs from alumni and faculty

Farmers in India could ameliorate water shortage and malnutrition by switching from rice to other grains

A new weapon against one of the world's most dangerous insects

Columbia sociologists reveal why it has been so difficult to organize workers at places like Walmart

Astronomers report evidence of a moon around a Jupiter-like planet called Kepler-1625b

The African elephant-nose fish recognizes unimportant internal stimuli and summarily blocks them out

Columbia researchers are developing what would be the first wearable diagnostic device for traumatic brain injury

A study by Columbia researchers concludes that the benefits of reduced flight times are outweighed by the effects on residents below

Shivani Siroya ’06PH is fighting global poverty with tech company Tala

Columbians making headlines

From Farnoosh Torabi '03JRN, Aaron Freiwald '85CC, Preet Bharara '93LAW, and Kara Swisher '85JRN

Shop Columbia with these nine cool presents

At ninety-six, Arthur Ashkin '47CC is still actively working

An interview with opera expert Fred Plotkin '80JRN

Paul Grinberg '89BUS has dined at ninety-nine of the world’s hundred best eateries

By Sarah Smarsh ’05SOA

By Ursula K. Le Guin '52GSAS

By Deborah Eisenberg

By Valeria Luiselli '15GSAS

Neil deGrasse Tyson ’92GSAS discusses his latest book

New and noteworthy releases from alumni and faculty

The center has been renamed in honor of its founding director, a longtime Columbia professor and leading historian of Iran

The Columbia women’s cross-country team won its second straight Ivy League Heptagonal Championship title

Columbia’s new Institute for Ideas and Imagination comes to Reid Hall

The former US secretary of state visited campus this fall to honor the late Czech playwright and political dissident

A two-year study has resulted in a set of proposals for closing salary gaps, spurring academic advancement, and improving the overall work environment