Recent News from Columbia
May 15, 2025
In Photos: Claire Shipman Meets With Faculty Working on Critical Research Efforts
On May 13, Acting President Shipman visited labs across disciplines that are advancing bold solutions to today’s most urgent challenges.
May 13, 2025
A New Way of Looking at the Role of Animals in the Rise of Modern Societies
With Live Stock and Dead Things, Hannah Chazin challenges familiar narratives.
May 12, 2025
Scientists Develop New Antivenom to Counter Many Snakebites
The research draws on data from a man who exposed himself to the venom of some of the most lethal snakes.
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Photo by Fernando Moreno, used with permission.
Claudio Lomnitz’s work on disappearance dates back to 2019, and the lab is expanding his efforts.

Binnie Kirshenbaum has taught fiction in the writing program at School of the Arts since 2002; during that time, she has served as departmental chair and director of fiction.
In Binnie Kirshenbaum’s Counting Backwards, a wife must face a future without her beloved partner.

Looking for a good book to buy for that someone special this graduation season? Try "American Diva" by Deborah Paredez or "Stadium" by Frank Guridy, to name a few.
Fiction, nonfiction, memoir, history, sports, essays—we’ve got you covered with this diverse list of 11 books.
Columbia in the News
Across America, Big Cities Are Sinking. Here’s Why.
The New York Times, May 8
We figured out where gold comes from. The answer is explosive.
The Washington Post, May 4