Notebook is a Columbia News series that highlights just some of the many fascinating students who study at our University.
Claire Liu Zhu uses the arts and storytelling to empower and serve those living with neurological conditions.
With her trusty secondhand Nikon from the ’90s, Erin Frank shoots film around New York City and finds that her camera and coursework have more in common than she expected.
Janie Zhang is studying computer science and psychology, exploring the overlap between human behavior and artificial intelligence.
Laura Beatriz Galeano Cardozo will use her master’s in social work to help families access both mental healthcare and basic needs.
School of the Arts student Alejandro Valencia likes the intensity of New York—as well as occasionally leaving it.
The health disparities that Sebastian Cota observed in his native Los Angeles led him to Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
For Felipe Gatos, the future of business is all about social impact as well as climate and resilience.
Sergine Delma, a doctoral candidate in nursing, believes nurses belong everywhere, from boardrooms to AI labs to Capitol Hill.
Emily Mei-Mei Taw’s wide-ranging interests led her to the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP).
Attending Columbia SIPA has empowered Yedidya Zohore to envision a career of peacebuilding and cooperation across regions.
General Studies student Elias Re devotes himself to rigorous study, dancing, and date nights with his wife.
Ryan Leone hopes to use his medical degree, which he’ll earn next spring, to treat both service members and veterans.