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Winter 2021-22

Winter 2021-22 cover of Columbia Magazine, featuring illustration by Tim O'Brien of Columbia University's "The Thinker" sculpture
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6 Things You Need to Know About Climate Change Now

With global warming no longer just a threat but a full-blown crisis, Columbia experts are on the frontlines, documenting the dangers and developing solutions.

Features

Arts & Humanities

The Peculiar Perils of Literary Translation

In balancing authenticity with readability, translators tackle a seemingly impossible art 

On Campus

Hidden Histories of Columbia

A whistle-stop tour of random curiosities and celebrity trivia

Arts & Humanities

Daniel Alarcón Tells Stories Without Borders

The writer and MacArthur fellow chronicles life in Spanish and English, through fiction and fact

Science & Technology

Cryptocurrency and the Future of Your Money

Columbia expert R.A. Farrokhnia breaks down the impact of blockchain and other financial technologies

College Walk

On Campus

How Many Bricks Does It Take to Pave College Walk?

Reconstructing Columbia’s “Main Street”

Arts & Humanities

Can Art Help Lawyers See the Bigger Picture?

Columbia Law School’s inaugural artist-in-residence offers students a new perspective on prejudice

Health & Medicine

Shaping the Future of Public Health

At 100, Columbia’s Mailman School prepares to address some major societal challenges

Arts & Humanities

This Giant Depression-Era Scrapbook Isn't in Kansas Anymore

Columbia’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library recently acquired an unusual relic

Arts & Humanities

Columbia Undergrads Roar Through College Bowl

In a head-to-head competition, three Lions take home the tournament’s top prize

Explorations

Health & Medicine

What Do Memories Look Like?

Columbia neuroscientists have figured out how to visually map memory formation

 

Science & Technology

What Old NYC Lumber Can Tell Us About Climate History

Columbia tree-ring scientists are discovering key clues in aging industrial wood

Science & Technology

A Better Way to Fight Workplace Racial Bias

Diversity training programs may be inadequate, say Columbia sociologists

Science & Technology

Cholesterol’s Cumulative Toll, and Other Columbia Discoveries

Research briefs from University scientists

Science & Technology

The Amazing Gender-Bending Behavior of Hummingbirds

Columbia scientists discover why female white-necked jacobins often masquerade as males

Network

Arts & Humanities

The Absurdly Delightful Career of American Ninja Warrior Cohost Matt Iseman

For the TV personality and doctor, saying “yes” to nearly every opportunity has paid off

Arts & Humanities

18 Columbia Alumni News Anchors to Keep You in the Know

Stay up to date with these TV broadcast journalists

Alumni

The Wild Life of Carnivore Researcher Rae Wynn-Grant

Armed with bear spray and courage, this ecologist and Columbia alumna is charting new territory

Arts & Humanities

Jim Jarmusch Shares a Strange and Wonderful Collection

A peek into Some Collages, a new book of visual art by the indie-film icon

Alumni

How Easy Solar Brings Affordable Electricity to African Homes

The startup is supplying clean, renewable power to off-the-grid households in need

Alumni

How to Conquer a Fear of Public Speaking

Natalie H. Rogers ’79SW has helped more than 13,000 people overcome stage fright

Alumni

Maggie Gyllenhaal Directs "The Lost Daughter," and Other Columbia Alumni News

Grads making headlines

Books

Books

Review: Our Country Friends

By Gary Shteyngart

Books

The Remarkable Power of Poop

In The Other Dark Matter, journalist Lina Zeldovich ’12JRN says we are wasting a valuable scientific and economic asset

Books

Review: The Magician

By Colm Tóibín 

Books

6 Books to Get You Through Winter

New works by Columbia authors

Books

Can a Terrorist Ever Be Rehabilitated?

In Home, Land, Security, National Book Award finalist Carla Power ’95JRN grapples with this thorny question

Bulletin

On Campus

Vagelos College Receives $61.7M Grant to Speed Development of New Medical Treatments

The grant is of the largest ever to Columbia’s medical school

On Campus

Duchesne Drew and Keith Goggin Elected to Board of Trustees

Drew is the president of Minnesota Public Radio and Goggin is a private investor and proprietary trader

On Campus

Columbia and Pfizer Launch Research Diversity Initiative

Improving diversity among drug-trial participants is critical, say experts

On Campus

Troy Eggers Named Dean of School of Professional Studies

Eggers was previously the University’s executive vice provost

On Campus

Dennis Mitchell Named EVP for University Life

He will oversee a wide range of programs designed to engage students on community citizenship and other issues

On Campus

Columbia Launches Climate Modeling Center

The National Science Foundation has awarded the University a five-year, $25 million grant 

On Campus

Katrina Armstrong to Lead CUIMC

Her tenure will begin on March 1

On Campus

Jeannette Wing Appointed EVP for Research

In her new position, Wing is responsible for managing Columbia’s research activities across New York campuses and abroad

Backstory

Arts & Humanities

The Battle for Grant’s Tomb

How a Columbia undergrad saved the grave of the 18th president

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