Winter 2008-09

Wafaa El-Sadr reaches beyond medical protocol to shape treatment regimens in New York and Africa

The financial crisis rippled throughout the curriculum of the University this year, challenging faculty to turn on a dime

The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga's Booker-winning début novel, skewers the class wars of the new India

A Varsity Show writer enters the world's stage — behind the Iron Curtain 

Justin Sarkar '05CC is the New York State Chess Champion

Watching the 2008 election results at the Columbia and Princeton Clubs

William D. Kauffman '38JRN, ninety-four, publishes a book about his life

The Journalism School holds its annual "Changing Media Landscape" lecture

Scientists have found a way to reverse osteoporosis in mice

Scientists have devised a new method to store carbon dioxide underground so that it doesn't linger in the atmosphere and contribute to global warming

Raimondo Betti, a Columbia professor of civil engineering, is developing a new method for detecting corrosion in suspension-bridge cables

More than 200 Columbians lost their lives in World War I