Recent News from Columbia
April 29, 2025
A Cosmic Explosion Forged Heavy Elements Like Gold and Platinum
New research shows that a 2004 gamma-ray burst produced huge amounts of heavy elements, exceeding the mass of the planet Mars.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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
