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Christopher Tedeschi, an emergency physician at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, discusses the warning signs o...
19/07/2024

Christopher Tedeschi, an emergency physician at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, discusses the warning signs of heat stroke and related conditions.

Christopher Tedeschi, a Columbia emergency physician, discusses the warning signs of heat stroke and related conditions

During the silent-film era, women weren’t just stars – they were also directors, writers, producers, editors, camera ope...
03/06/2024

During the silent-film era, women weren’t just stars – they were also directors, writers, producers, editors, camera operators, and stop-motion animators. Learn about the Columbia Women Film Pioneers Project, founded by professor Jane Gaines to highlight women in the early film industry.

With the Women Film Pioneers Project, professor Jane Gaines highlights the women who helped shape the early film industry.

Go Go Quincy, cofounded by Columbia Business School alumnus Ryan Greene ’21, guides older adults through our ever-changi...
30/05/2024

Go Go Quincy, cofounded by Columbia Business School alumnus Ryan Greene ’21, guides older adults through our ever-changing digital world.

Cofounded by Ryan Greene ’21BUS, the company guides older adults through our ever-changing digital world.

Fifteen years ago, Columbia professor Colm Tóibín won readers’ hearts with his best-selling novel “Brooklyn,” which was ...
29/05/2024

Fifteen years ago, Columbia professor Colm Tóibín won readers’ hearts with his best-selling novel “Brooklyn,” which was adapted into a 2015 film starring Saoirse Ronan. Now, with the sequel, “Long Island,” he just might break them. Here’s our review.

By Colm Tóibín.

Psychiatrist and professor emerita Clarice Kestenbaum has worked with countless children and even David Letterman. Now, ...
28/05/2024

Psychiatrist and professor emerita Clarice Kestenbaum has worked with countless children and even David Letterman. Now, at 95, she reflects on an ever-developing field.

At 95, the Columbia professor emerita of clinical psychiatry reflects on an ever-developing field.

NATO, the military alliance that turned 75 this year, was first led by former Columbia president (and United States pres...
23/05/2024

NATO, the military alliance that turned 75 this year, was first led by former Columbia president (and United States president) Dwight D. Eisenhower.

The expanding military alliance recently marked its 75th anniversary.

In “Dead Weight,” Emmeline Clein ’16CC, ’22SOA investigates the crisis of eating disorders and the modern subcultures th...
22/05/2024

In “Dead Weight,” Emmeline Clein ’16CC, ’22SOA investigates the crisis of eating disorders and the modern subcultures that perpetuate them.

In Dead Weight, Emmeline Clein ’16CC, ’22SOA draws on her own story, as well as interviews, academic studies, history, and pop culture.

Bottled water contains far more microplastic particles than previously estimated, according to a sobering new study from...
21/05/2024

Bottled water contains far more microplastic particles than previously estimated, according to a sobering new study from Columbia researchers.

Columbia researchers find sobering evidence that bottled water contains far more microplastic particles than previously estimated.

More than forty years after his first trip above Amsterdam Avenue, high-wire artist Philippe Petit returns with an added...
20/05/2024

More than forty years after his first trip above Amsterdam Avenue, high-wire artist Philippe Petit returns with an added challenge.

More than forty years after his first trip above Amsterdam Avenue, the high-wire artist returns with an added challenge.

Conservation biologist Corinne Kendall ’08, a Columbia GSAS alumna and one of America’s top vulture experts, is working ...
16/05/2024

Conservation biologist Corinne Kendall ’08, a Columbia GSAS alumna and one of America’s top vulture experts, is working to preserve an unfairly maligned bird of prey.

Corinne Kendall ’08GSAS, one of America’s top vulture experts, is working to preserve an unfairly maligned bird of prey.

In “The Demon of Unrest,” Columbia Journalism School alumnus Erik Larson  ’78 gives us a front-row seat to the drama tha...
15/05/2024

In “The Demon of Unrest,” Columbia Journalism School alumnus Erik Larson ’78 gives us a front-row seat to the drama that unfolded between Lincoln’s election and the attack on Fort Sumter, revealing that the march toward war was propelled not just by principles but also by misunderstandings, hurt feelings, and naked narcissism.

In "The Demon of Unrest," Erik Larson ’78JRN painstakingly reconstructs an unfortunate series of events.

In a discovery that could be a boon for law enforcement, Columbia Engineering  researchers have found that the fingerpri...
14/05/2024

In a discovery that could be a boon for law enforcement, Columbia Engineering researchers have found that the fingerprints from each of your ten digits are not entirely distinct from each other.

Columbia engineers find that prints from each of your ten digits are not entirely distinct from each other.

"Only God Was Above Us,” Vampire Weekend's first studio album in five years, reveals how the alumni band continues to be...
13/05/2024

"Only God Was Above Us,” Vampire Weekend's first studio album in five years, reveals how the alumni band continues to be inspired by New York City and by nostalgia for jam sessions in Columbia dorms.

"Only God Was Above Us" reveals that the band continues to be inspired by New York City and by nostalgia for its members’ college days.

As the founder of the sports-media company Religion of Sports, documentary filmmaker and Columbia College alumnus Gotham...
10/05/2024

As the founder of the sports-media company Religion of Sports, documentary filmmaker and Columbia College alumnus Gotham Chopra ’97 explores the philosophy of athletic greats like Tom Brady and Serena Williams and argues that the world of sports is a system of faith like any other.

The documentary filmmaker seeks the wisdom of athletic greats like Tom Brady and Serena Williams and argues that the world of sports is a faith like any other.

“When local news goes away, trust goes with it.” Columbia Journalism School dean Jelani Cobb breaks down the complex cha...
09/05/2024

“When local news goes away, trust goes with it.” Columbia Journalism School dean Jelani Cobb breaks down the complex challenges facing journalism today.

Jelani Cobb, dean of Columbia Journalism School, explains why disinformation and the dearth of local reporting may shape the way voters think about issues and pose a threat to democracy.

She’s a prolific short-story writer, a 2018 MacArthur Foundation fellow, a bookstore owner, and a Columbia grad. Read ab...
08/05/2024

She’s a prolific short-story writer, a 2018 MacArthur Foundation fellow, a bookstore owner, and a Columbia grad. Read about the life and work of Kelly Link ’91CC, author of the much-anticipated 2024 novel “The Book of Love.”

With five collections of genre-bending short stories and a recent debut novel titled "The Book of Love," the 2018 MacArthur fellow has helped make fantastically strange books the norm.

How aware are coma patients? In studying people with severe brain injuries, Columbia University Irving Medical Center ne...
07/05/2024

How aware are coma patients? In studying people with severe brain injuries, Columbia University Irving Medical Center neurologist Jan Claassen hopes to better identify those likely to regain consciousness.

In studying people with severe brain injuries, Columbia neurologist Jan Claassen hopes to better identify those likely to regain consciousness.

👏 Congratulations to Columbia GSAS alum Tyshawn Sorey '17, winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for music. Last year, we pr...
07/05/2024

👏 Congratulations to Columbia GSAS alum Tyshawn Sorey '17, winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for music. Last year, we profiled the composer, musician, and former MacArthur Foundation fellow for our Spring/Summer 2023 issue.

How the MacArthur-winning composer and musician found his own beat at Columbia.

A journey into the minds of coma patients, seven Columbia coffee entrepreneurs, the challenges of news reporting in an e...
06/05/2024

A journey into the minds of coma patients, seven Columbia coffee entrepreneurs, the challenges of news reporting in an election year, and more — find it all in our Spring/Summer 2024 issue.

Connecting the universe of Columbia alumni and friends.

A message from President Shafik.
03/05/2024

A message from President Shafik.

President Minouche Shafik delivered a message from Columbia’s Morningside campus to students on Friday, May 3. “Every one of us has a role to play…

🌏 On  , read about how farm animal burps are fueling global warming and why it's important to understand the impacts of ...
22/04/2024

🌏 On , read about how farm animal burps are fueling global warming and why it's important to understand the impacts of the food we eat. Columbia environmental scientist Catherine Ivanovich weighs in.

Columbia environmental scientist Catherine Ivanovich wants us to understand the impacts of the food we eat.

🌸 Dogs on campus, cherry blossoms on College Walk, and other signs it's spring at Columbia.
03/04/2024

🌸 Dogs on campus, cherry blossoms on College Walk, and other signs it's spring at Columbia.

Warm weather brings flowers, frisbees, and bustling campus activity.

Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center find compelling evidence that amateur adult soccer players who ...
26/03/2024

Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center find compelling evidence that amateur adult soccer players who frequently head the ball show long-term changes in brain structure and function.

Researchers find long-term changes in brain structure and function in amateur players.

19/03/2024

Leila Philip ’91SOA, a writer, journalist, and poet, spent six years researching an underappreciated animal for her book Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America

18/03/2024

A new tool reveals the triggers that drive age-related cellular deterioration, from diet to metal exposure.

More than a hundred years ago, Congress ratified the Nineteenth Amendment. This is the little-known story of the women w...
05/03/2024

More than a hundred years ago, Congress ratified the Nineteenth Amendment. This is the little-known story of the women who helped make it happen.

More than a hundred years ago, Congress ratified the Nineteenth Amendment. This is the little-known story of the women who helped make it happen.

For Valentines Day, stream these romantic tales of fateful encounters, love triangles, and happily-ever-afters — all wit...
14/02/2024

For Valentines Day, stream these romantic tales of fateful encounters, love triangles, and happily-ever-afters — all with Columbia connections.💘

Stream these romantic tales of fateful encounters, love triangles, and happily-ever-afters.

Subconsciously, we all make snap judgments about people based on their facial features. A recent study by Columbia psych...
12/02/2024

Subconsciously, we all make snap judgments about people based on their facial features. A recent study by Columbia psychologists unmasks the perceptual biases that shape our impressions of one another.

Columbia psychologists unmask the perceptual biases that shape our impressions of one another.

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