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Winter 2022-23

Winter 2022-23 cover of Columbia Magazine, illustration of College Walk at night by Jenny Kroik
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Can the World’s Religions Help Save Us from Ecological Peril?

Scholars and religious leaders argue that a spiritual connection to nature is essential for environmental recovery.

Features

Arts & Humanities

Drawing Connections with Wendy MacNaughton

How the illustrator, graphic journalist, and social worker brings people together through art

Science & Technology

What Declassified Government Documents Reveal About America’s Dark Secrets

At the Columbia History Lab, Matthew Connelly ’90CC uses data science to uncover long-hidden files

Health & Medicine

Learning to Live with the Voices in Your Head

By giving young people with schizophrenia more control over their care, a Columbia-led program aims to help them lead fuller lives

College Walk

On Campus

Is Objectivity in Journalism Even Possible?

A Columbia panel holds a central principle up to the light

On Campus

A New Columbia Marching Band Tunes Up

The strains of “Roar, Lion, Roar” are heard once again at sporting events

Arts & Humanities

Columbia’s Neiman Center for Print Studies Celebrates 25 Years

Kiki Smith, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Kara Walker, Dana Schutz, and other notable artists have left their imprints on the space 

On Campus

Sing Harlem Comes to Columbia

The ten-person choir raises the roof at the Forum

Science & Technology

The Need to Protect the Data in Our Brains

In Theater of Thought, Rafael Yuste explores the intersections of privacy and neurotechnology with Werner Herzog

Explorations

Health & Medicine

Unraveling Autism's Complex Genetic Roots

A new Columbia study finds sixty genes associated with the condition, including mild forms of ASD

Science & Technology

Tree Rings Solve Mystery of 19th-Century Shipwreck

Columbia scientists formally identify the Dolphin, a lost Rhode Island whaler from the 1850s

Science & Technology

The Case of the Well-Dressed Panhandler

Clothing choices matter when soliciting spare change, find Columbia Business School researchers

Books

9 Fascinating Artifacts Found Buried Under New York City

Archeologists uncover historic curiosities beneath the streets

Science & Technology

Can We Act Sooner to Save Endangered Species?

At-risk animal populations should receive protections earlier, urge Columbia researchers

Science & Technology

Gen Z Discovers LSD, and Other Science News

Research briefs from Columbia

Science & Technology

Coyotes and Other Wild Animals Move into New York City

Urban critters such as possums, skunks, and groundhogs are growing in numbers, say Columbia researchers

Health & Medicine

A Faster, Cheaper Way to Predict Birth Defects

Columbia researchers have developed a prenatal genetic test that can detect fetal abnormalities within two hours

Network

Alumni

Laura Kavanagh Climbs the Leadership Ladder at the FDNY

New York City’s first female fire commissioner is modernizing the department and inspiring a new generation of first responders

Alumni

Short Wave, a Podcast, Makes Science Accessible and Fun

The NPR program, hosted by Emily Kwong ’12CC and Aaron Scott ’09JRN, unravels the mysteries of the world

Arts & Humanities

How 3BlackDot is Fostering a Community of Influential Talent

Led by Reginald Cash ’04CC, the entertainment company works with gamers, social-media stars, and other creatives

Alumni

How to Build a Love That Lasts

Darcy Sterling ’96SW, a clinical social worker and relationship therapist, on jealousy, online dating, and dealing with conflict

Arts & Humanities

10 New Movies from Columbia Alumni Filmmakers

Alumni directors and screenwriters have lit up the big screen with notable feature films in 2022

Books

Books

A Queer Mystery in the Bible Belt

In her memoir Diary of Misfit, Casey Parks ’18JRN investigates the story of a Louisiana man with a secret identity

Books

The Secret Romance That Inspired T. S. Eliot

A review of The Hyacinth Girl, by Lyndall Gordon ’73GSAS

Books

The Complex History and Wondrous Potential of Cell Research

A review of Song of the Cell, by oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee

Books

6 Exciting New Books for Winter

From Darryl Pinckney ’88CC, Lynn Steger Strong ’14SOA, and other Columbia authors

Books

Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

Nephrologist F. Perry Wilson '06VPS demystifies the medical field and explains how patients and physicians can build better relationships

Bulletin

On Campus

Global Center Launched in Athens

Columbia community members will have opportunities to work with local academics and practitioners

On Campus

New Commission on the History of Race and Racism Established

Announcing the President’s Commission on the History of Race and Racism at Columbia University

On Campus

Institute for Ideas and Imagination Receives $7.5 Million Grant

The Institute promotes new ways of thinking about art, scholarship, and knowledge 

On Campus

New Center for Political Economy to Promote Fairer, More Equitable Growth

The new Columbia World Projects initiative will reimagine economic policies to make them fairer and more inclusive

Science & Technology

Columbia Engineering Leads Major Initiative on Smart Streetscapes

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $26 million grant to develop a new research center

On Campus

Gerald Lewis Jr. Appointed VP of Public Safety

The law-enforcement professional has led public-safety departments at several universities

On Campus

Five Columbians Named Rhodes Scholars

The scholarships provide students full support for graduate study in any discipline at Oxford University

Backstory

Science & Technology

The Columbia Telescope That Changed How We See the World

Why the Rutherfurd Telescope is legendary among astronomy aficionados

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