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Fall 2018

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Ballot Breakdown - Illustration by Ellen Weinstein

Ballot Breakdown

8 things Columbia professors need you to know about the electoral system right now

Features

In The Lion's Den
Michael Garrett illustration
Alumni

In The Lion's Den

A private tour of the collection of Roaree enthusiast Michael Garrett '66CC, '69LAW, '70BUS

Innovators With Impact
Jerelyn Rodriguez
Alumni

Innovators With Impact

Meet four social entrepreneurs who are taking on injustice and inequality across New York City

Urban Design’s New Wave
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Science & Technology

Urban Design’s New Wave

GSAPP associate professor Kate Orff is exploring ways to harness the power of nature to combat the threats of climate change 

Doctors Without Debt
P. Roy Vagelos
Alumni

Doctors Without Debt

P. Roy Vagelos ’54PS, ’90HON is changing the future of medical education in America 

College Walk

The Short List: Fall 2018
Charles Alston painting
On Campus

The Short List: Fall 2018

Things to do on and around campus

A Bookish Birthday
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Arts & Humanities

A Bookish Birthday

At 125, Columbia University Press has its cake and eats it too

Great Excavations
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Arts & Humanities

Great Excavations

An archaeologist digs in the archives and pieces together some Columbia history

Kubrick’s Columbia
Kubrick photo
Arts & Humanities

Kubrick’s Columbia

Stanley Kubrick’s photos of Columbia are on view at the Museum of the City of New York

School Spirits
cocktail
On Campus

School Spirits

A student-run business raises the bar

Voices from Campus
Alma Mater
On Campus

Voices from Campus

Recent quotes from Irwin Garfinkel, Lee C. Bollinger, Neil Barsky, and Frederick A. Davie

Explorations

Brainteaser
Brainteaser
Science & Technology

Brainteaser

An anthropologist investigates a never-before-seen protohuman species

School of Rock
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Science & Technology

School of Rock

Climate scientists visit Barbados to study sea-level rise

Study Hall: Fall 2018
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Science & Technology

Study Hall: Fall 2018

Research briefs

What Gorilla Poop Reveals About Our Messed-up Diet
Gorilla
Health & Medicine

What Gorilla Poop Reveals About Our Messed-up Diet

Our taste for processed foods may be damaging our bodies in subtle ways

Another Weird Thing You Probably Didn’t Know About the Milky Way
Milky Way
Science & Technology

Another Weird Thing You Probably Didn’t Know About the Milky Way

Astronomers peered deep into the heart of the galaxy and found something unexpected

An Invisible Ink For Non-Spies
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Science & Technology

An Invisible Ink For Non-Spies

Steganography has everyday applications, too

Landscaping to Save Lives
Lot
Health & Medicine

Landscaping to Save Lives

Columbia researchers have discovered a surprisingly simple way to reduce urban gun violence

Why You Didn't Get That Raise
Why you didn't get that raise
Science & Technology

Why You Didn't Get That Raise

There's another important reason why wages in the US have stagnated

Network

Tony Kushner, Jennifer Lee, and Other Alumni in the News
Playwright Tony Kushner, center, and the cast and crew of "Angels in America" accept the award for best revival of a play at the 72nd annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 10, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP)
Alumni

Tony Kushner, Jennifer Lee, and Other Alumni in the News

Alumni making headlines

The Workers' Warrior
Ai Jen Poo and group
Alumni

The Workers' Warrior

Ai-Jen Poo '96CC is fighting for domestic workers' rights in the wake of #MeToo

We Come in Peace
We Come in Peace
Arts & Humanities

We Come in Peace

An installation by Huma Bhabha '89SOA is on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

It's Miller Time
Photos of Kate Soper, Wang Lu, and Tyshawn Sorey
On Campus

It's Miller Time

Three alumni perform for Miller Theatre's thirtieth-anniversary season

For Your Consideration
Emmy Award
Alumni

For Your Consideration

Columbia alumni at the 2018 Emmy Awards

Wine Wisdom
Julie Johnson
Alumni

Wine Wisdom

An interview with Napa Valley vintner Julie Johnson '79NRS

A Career in Caring
Ron Gold
Health & Medicine

A Career in Caring

LeanOnWe, founded by Ron Gold '91BUS, increases access to home health care

Books

Book Review: "The Parking Lot Attendant"
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Books

Book Review: "The Parking Lot Attendant"

By Nafkote Tamirat ’13SOA

More than Half Mental
Zach Schonbrun
Books

More than Half Mental

We talk with Zach Schonbrun '11JRN, author of The Performance Cortex

Reading List: Fall 2018
Books
Books

Reading List: Fall 2018

New and noteworthy releases from Columbia alumni and faculty

Review: How to Change Your Mind
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Books

Review: How to Change Your Mind

Michael Pollan's new book is on a mission to unbend the psychedelic narrative

Book Review: "Lake Success"
Book-cover_Shteyngart
Books

Book Review: "Lake Success"

Gary Shteyngart’s brilliant and bighearted new novel showcases all the author’s trademark gifts

Bulletin

Lisa Carnoy and Jonathan Lavine Now Lead Trustees
Photo of Lisa Carnoy and Jonathan Lavine
On Campus

Lisa Carnoy and Jonathan Lavine Now Lead Trustees

This fall, the trustees became co-chairs of the University's board

Lorraine Frazier Named Dean of Nursing
Lorraine Frazier
On Campus

Lorraine Frazier Named Dean of Nursing

The medical researcher and academic leader is also the Mary O’Neil Mundinger, DrPH, Professor of Nursing and senior vice president at Columbia University Irving Medical Center

We are the Champions
Photo of Columbia women's archery team
On Campus

We are the Champions

The women’s archery team triumphed at the National Outdoor Collegiate Championships

Columbia and IBM Establish New Center for Blockchain Technology
Visualization of computer data (xresch / Pixabay)
On Campus

Columbia and IBM Establish New Center for Blockchain Technology

Introducing the Columbia-IBM Center for Blockchain and Data Transparency

Improving Health, One Neighbor at a Time
A health worker at Columbia's Community Wellness Center takes a patient's blood pressure
On Campus

Improving Health, One Neighbor at a Time

The Community Wellness Center on Columbia’s Manhattanville campus opened this year

Columbia Welcomes Obama Scholars
The inaugural Obama Foundation Scholars. Top, from left: Gabriela Galilea, Ndansi Elvis Nukam, Pavel Kounchev, Ana María González Forero, Oluseun Onigbinde, Omezzine Khelifa. Bottom, from left: Alice Barbe, Peter Ndayihereje, Rumbidzai Chisenga, Hong Hoang, Vanessa Paranjothy, Trisha Shetty.
On Campus

Columbia Welcomes Obama Scholars

Twelve young civic leaders from as many countries are coming to Columbia this fall

In Memoriam
Gerry Lenfest
On Campus

In Memoriam

Remembering H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest '58LAW, '09HON and Florence Irving '13HON

Finals

A Matter of Degrees
Photo of people tossing graduating caps into air
On Campus

A Matter of Degrees

Take a quiz on some of Columbia’s famous dropouts

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