Winter 2021-22

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

A whistle-stop tour of random curiosities and celebrity trivia

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

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

Reconstructing Columbia’s “Main Street”

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

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

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

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

Columbia neuroscientists have figured out how to visually map memory formation

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

Diversity training programs may be inadequate, say Columbia sociologists

Research briefs from University scientists

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

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

Stay up to date with these TV broadcast journalists

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

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

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

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

Grads making headlines

By Gary Shteyngart

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

By Colm Tóibín 

New works by Columbia authors

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

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

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

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

Eggers was previously the University’s executive vice provost

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

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

Her tenure will begin on March 1

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

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