Skip to main content
  • Arts & Humanities
  • Science & Technology
  • Health & Medicine
  • Alumni
  • On Campus
  • Books
Issues
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • School Abbreviations
  • Arts & Humanities
  • Science & Technology
  • Health & Medicine
  • Alumni
  • On Campus
  • Books
Photo

Spring 2012

Spring 2012 cover
Download this issue

Dreaming American

Features

To Capture A King: A Short Story
Arts & Humanities

To Capture A King: A Short Story

By Norbert Ehrenfreund '50GSAS

Hearts & Bones
Health & Medicine

Hearts & Bones

Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic is at the forefront of regenerative medicine. Can her laboratory-grown body parts really work?

The Eyes of Gotham
Alumni

The Eyes of Gotham

How did Jen Chung and Jake Dobkin, cofounders of Gothamist, turn a simple message board into the hottest news source in town?

Russian Resolution
On Campus

Russian Resolution

Timothy Frye, director of Columbia’s Harriman Institute, explains what a weakened Putin means for Russia

Out of the Woods
Arts & Humanities

Out of the Woods

Theater director Diane Paulus '97SOA takes on Porgy and Bess

College Walk

Bookmakers
Arts & Humanities

Bookmakers

A literary Run for the Roses at the New School

Window of the World
On Campus

Window of the World

The story of the stained-glass Lady Liberty at the journalism school

Known Unknowns
Science & Technology

Known Unknowns

A Columbia class called "Ignorance" invites researchers to publicly expose the gaps in their knowledge

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?
On Campus

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?

A discussion of Mormonism and American politics at Columbia’s Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life

Poem: "Train Ride"
Arts & Humanities

Poem: "Train Ride"

By Bill Zavatsky '74SOA, '74GS

Explorations

Tracking Down the Alzheimer’s Executioner
Health & Medicine

Tracking Down the Alzheimer’s Executioner

A new discovery brings scientists closer to understanding how the disease spreads

How Low Can We Go?
Science & Technology

How Low Can We Go?

Columbia researchers propose what would be the city’s most ambitious land-reclamation project yet

Network

Jessica Greer Morris, Timothy Donnelly, and Other Alumni in the News
Alumni

Jessica Greer Morris, Timothy Donnelly, and Other Alumni in the News

Columbians making headlines

Books

Book Review: "American Dervish"
Books

Book Review: "American Dervish"

By Ayad Akhtar '03SOA

Four Years for What?
Books

Four Years for What?

American Studies professor Andrew Delbanco discusses his book College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be

Book Review: "Diary of a Company Man"
Books

Book Review: "Diary of a Company Man"

By James S. Kunen '70CC

Book Review: “The Vanishers”
Books

Book Review: “The Vanishers”

By Heidi Julavits

Book Review: “Panther Baby"
Books

Book Review: “Panther Baby"

By Jamal Joseph

Book Review: “Mongrels or Marvels"
Books

Book Review: “Mongrels or Marvels"

Edited by Deborah A. Starr and Sasson Somekh

Book Review: "Berlin 1961"
Books

Book Review: "Berlin 1961"

By Frederick Kempe '77JRN

Book Review: "The Flame Alphabet"
Books

Book Review: "The Flame Alphabet"

By Ben Marcus

Bulletin

SIPA Dean John Coatsworth Appointed Provost
On Campus

SIPA Dean John Coatsworth Appointed Provost

The “transformational dean” at the School of International and Public Affairs enters a new role

Holder: Feds Still Investigating 2008 Economic Crash
On Campus

Holder: Feds Still Investigating 2008 Economic Crash

Eric Holder talks about the creation of a federal task forced aimed at rooting out the perpetrators of fraudulent lending and investing practices

Legendary “Cosmo” Editor Funds Media Institute
On Campus

Legendary “Cosmo” Editor Funds Media Institute

Helen Gurley Brown gives $30 million for a new center that will support tech-savvy journalism

X-Men to Reside at Columbia
On Campus

X-Men to Reside at Columbia

Columbia's Rare Book and Manuscript Library acquires Chris Claremont's Uncanny X-Men archives

Women’s Track-and-Field Team Earns Historic First
On Campus

Women’s Track-and-Field Team Earns Historic First

Columbia women take home the team title at the Ivy League championships

Mess, Mess, Mess . . . Art
On Campus

Mess, Mess, Mess . . . Art

A piece of sculpture by School of the Arts professor Sarah Sze is a pack rat's fantasy

Without Precedent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Honored at Law School
On Campus

Without Precedent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Honored at Law School

The Supreme Court Justice, who did pro bono work for the ACLU while teaching at Columbia from 1972 to 1980, returns to Morningside Heights

Barnard, this is the White House Calling
On Campus

Barnard, this is the White House Calling

President Obama will address Barnard's 2012 graduating seniors

In Brief: Spring 2012
On Campus

In Brief: Spring 2012

The Spectator goes digital, and other campus news

Finals

The Writing on the Wall
On Campus

The Writing on the Wall

How the J-school's Pulitzer Hall got its name

Stay Connected.

Sign up for our newsletter.

General Data Protection Regulation

Columbia University Privacy Notice

  • Latest Issue
  • Past Issues
  • Arts & Humanities
  • Science & Technology
  • Health & Medicine
  • Alumni Newsmakers
  • On Campus
  • Books
  • About
  • Staff
  • Advertising
  • Awards
  • Contact Us
  • School Abbreviations
  • Donate
  • columbia.edu
  • Alumni Association
  • Update Your Information
  • Disability Services

©2023 Columbia University