Recent News from Columbia
April 25, 2025
When and Where to Capture the Empire State Building Illuminated Blue for Columbia Grads in 2025
The night of May 21, the Empire State Building will glow blue for #Columbia2025 grads. Here’s where to capture the best photos with it.
April 25, 2025
How Well Do You Know the History of Columbia’s Commencement?
From graduation tchotchkes to special speakers, test your knowledge of Columbia's Commencement.
April 25, 2025
New Research Lays Groundwork for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease
The study highlights risk factors in people as young as 24, underscoring the importance of early prevention.
Research & Discovery
Campus & Community
National & Global Affairs
Arts & Humanities

Rosalind Morris's research interests include art, objects, language, social theory, critical theory, and practices of memory. Photo by Julia Knop.
Rosalind Morris digs deep via ethnography, history, personal testimony, and political thought to tell the story about the mines.

Photo by Fernando Moreno, used with permission.
Claudio Lomnitz’s work on disappearance dates back to 2019, and the lab is expanding his efforts.

A detail of "Death and the Miser" by Hieronymous Bosch, circa 1485-1490; National Gallery of Art, Samuel H. Kress Collection.
Living, Dying, and the Meaning of Life blends ethics, medicine, religion, and philosophy to ask this and other big questions.
Columbia in the News
America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era
The Atlantic, Apr. 9
Kevin Hovde Tells The Post About ‘Whirlwind’ Juggling Act as New Columbia Coach While Still With Florida
The New York Post, Apr. 7
The Return of the Dire Wolf
Time, Apr. 7