Winter 2025-26

Hit with budget cuts, Columbia’s Global Alliance for Preventing Pandemics is working to get ahead of the next mass outbreak

After honing her filmmaking skills at Columbia, the writer-director went on to create one of Hollywood’s most successful franchises

At Columbia Law School’s Human Rights Institute, pro-democracy activists from four different countries shared stories of repression and resilience

At Columbia’s Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, scientists have spent the past two decades using computational models to predict neural behavior

In a course on science writing, environmental journalist Bill McKibben suggested that people are more open to hearing about clean energy than they are about climate

“Ferroptosis,” a process discovered by biologist Brent R. Stockwell, could help defeat some of the deadliest cancers

New Columbia research reveals brain mechanisms that may be at work when cops shoot unarmed Black men

Shows like American Idol and MasterChef give viewers an inflated sense of their own economic prospects, finds Columbia political scientist Eunji Kim

The latest findings from Columbia researchers

Father Joseph Fedora ’96JRN offers hope, prayers, and healing for Lima’s most vulnerable citizens

Columbians are making headlines

The mogul skier and Columbia social-work student has her eyes on the Italian alps this winter

Verdad, an app founded by Martina Guzmán ’08JRN, uses AI to find conspiracy theories broadcasted on the air

Erin Kendall Braun ’09GS, ’18GSAS, a cognitive neuroscientist and memory expert, brings her insight to the courtroom and beyond

Stream or see in theaters these notable releases from Columbia directors, screenwriters, and producers

Yoox founder Federico Marchetti ’99BUS discusses teaming up with King Charles III, publishing a memoir, and trying to make luxury fashion more environmentally friendly

By Kiran Desai ’99SOA

In Five Bullets, CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams ’00JRN, ’01LAW looks back at a controversial 1984 shooting

Cozy up with new reads from Mitch Albom ’82JRN, ’83BUS, Natan Last ’21SIPA, and other Columbia authors

In The Age of Extraction, law professor Tim Wu warns about the unchecked power of tech platforms to manipulate our spending habits and emotions 

The Columbia professor and longtime senior administrator had been fulfilling on an interim basis since February 2025

In her new position, Bernitz oversees both University Life and Columbia Health

The Li Lu Law Library, spread over three floors of Jerome L. Greene Hall, was officially dedicated on December 5

The project is led Columbia political economist Alexander Hertel-Fernandez

At Gotham Foundry, students, faculty, and private partners can develop new types of environmentally sustainable materials

The program brings Israeli researchers to the University and promotes inclusion of the Jewish community on campus

The students and alumni will pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom 

Forty years after the tragedy, Columbia sociologist Diane Vaughan reflects on her landmark work on organizational decision-making