

Drawing from nature, history, and emerging trends, four alumni interior designers share their wisdom
How Columbia researchers are working to treat, prevent, and ultimately cure the world’s fastest-growing neurological disorder
How professor Samuel G. Freedman has helped more than a hundred students get coveted book contracts
Indigenous groups of the island have survived centuries of environmental tumult. What is their secret?
A recent panel discussion at Columbia assessed the press’s performance
In karate competitions around the world, this busy electrical-engineering major is creating sparks
For Columbia interim president Katrina Armstrong, education is the best medicine
This Winter 2024-25 issue’s cover art celebrates a beloved gathering place on the Morningside campus
Scholars at Columbia peer into the plugged-in adolescent mind and assess the impacts of a digital upbringing
Columbia archeologists are changing assumptions about pre-Incan society
Pioneering research seeks to reduce the frequency of adverse drug reactions
A new report debunks false and misleading claims found on social media
Columbia epidemiologist Katherine Keyes ’10PH explains the slippery science behind alcohol’s health effects
A new particle detector was recently activated at Fermilab
In today’s political climate, even the act of engaging with opposing viewpoints can come at a social cost
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake was the biggest to hit the New York City metro area since 1884
Avian paleontologist Daniel Ksepka ’07GSAS, curator of science at the Bruce Museum, celebrates the artwork of a federal fundraiser
Jove Meyer ’11GS is one of New York’s most sought-after wedding planners
Shaun Abreu ’14CC, chair of the New York City Council’s sanitation committee, aims to clean up Morningside Heights and beyond
At 86, the composer and pianist is still playing at a fast tempo
Surgeon Rogsbert Phillips-Reed ’77VPS takes her advocacy for women’s health on the road
Celebrated artist Jonathan Prince ’80DM draws inspiration from his brief career as a maxillofacial surgeon
Alumni writers, directors, producers, and actors are making waves at festivals and in theaters
In Booster Shots, pediatrician Adam Ratner ’97PH, ’97VPS grapples with the repercussions of the anti-vax movement
In Tribal, Michael Morris makes the case for one of humanity’s underappreciated superpowers
From Jenny Slate ’04CC, Amanda Lee Koe ’17SOA, and other alumni and faculty
The immunologist and cancer researcher has been appointed director of the Columbia Initiative in Cell Engineering and Therapy
The tennis player became Columbia’s first NCAA tennis singles champion of the modern era
The David Koch Jr. Glomerular Kidney Center seeks to improve diagnostics and treatments for glomerular diseases
Columbia is dedicating $30 million to the school’s endowment over the next three years
The engineering scholar and sustainable-energy expert joins Columbia from Dartmouth
The initiative is meant to foster an equitable and welcoming environment for all
The gift is the single largest ever to the medical school
Corey Ford 1923CC and the birth of The New Yorker