Columbia Magazine

Connecting the universe of @Columbia University alumni and friends.

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Researchers investigate if school-shooting prevention tactics actually work, writer A’Lelia Bundles '76JRN finds her subject, @Columbia’s former president responds to authoritarian attacks on universities, and more — read the Spring/Summer 2026 issue at https://t.co/hayixP2XNG.

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Clinicians at @Columbia / @ColumbiaMed are studying how ChatGPT and other AI tools may reinforce harmful beliefs and endanger vulnerable users. https://t.co/Lc9sLYxtwv

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👏👏👏👏 Four cheers for us! @Columbia Magazine has won four 2026 "Circle of Excellence" writing awards from @CASEAdvance.

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In "This Land Is Your Land," Pulitzer Prize-winning historian @beverlygage ’04GAS tells the story of the United States through visits to museums, theme parks, battle reenactments, and more as the nation celebrates 250 years. https://t.co/oFgvooSp60

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Today we welcome the 21st president of Columbia University, Jennifer L. Mnookin. As she becomes part of the Columbia community, join her for a look at the University's spirit of discovery and public service.

Read President Mnookin's message to Columbians: https://t.co/CSuRu2ZtA2

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In "The Oracle’s Daughter," @ColumbiaSOA Harrison Hill ’19SOA traces the story of the Aggressive Christianity Mission Training Corps (ACMTC), a woman-led paramilitary religious cult that was founded in 1980s California before settling in rural New Mexico. https://t.co/doJduffzp4

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On May 20, more than 18,000 Columbians capped off their studies and made the transition from students to graduates. https://t.co/nn7vWiN6Nd

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👽 UFO mania is at an all-time high in the United States today, eclipsing its previous peak in the 1950s. We asked @Columbia alien hunter David Kipping about the odds of finding company in the cosmos. https://t.co/mG0coisUyx

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Happy Pride! 🌈 In 1973, gay rights activist Ron Gold and Columbia's Dr. Robert Spitzer attended a secret meeting of gay psychiatrists at a Honolulu tiki bar, leading to the historic resolution removing homosexuality from the DSM. From @columbiamag: https://t.co/KFsK6HnTLW

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If you’ve ever watched the BBC nature show “Planet Earth III” or the 2025 Netflix crime series “The Beast in Me,” then you’ve heard the music of Sara Barone ’17. Read about her path from @CC_Columbia music major to Hollywood media composer. https://t.co/lumFJl9CxI

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The debut novel by Tara Menon ’11, a graduate of @CC_Columbia and professor of English at Harvard, offers a “tender meditation on loss” through the story of two friends and an impending hurricane. https://t.co/dE2XyUgNKz

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A balloon-powered device deployed by Columbia scientists has been scanning the atmosphere for traces of antideuterons — exotic particles that have not yet been observed outside of experimental conditions and could provide a telltale signal of dark matter. https://t.co/IApcPLgjO4

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🎓 🎉 Class of 2026, tonight the iconic @EmpireStateBldg is shining in Columbia Blue to celebrate you. Congratulations! #Columbia2026

📷 David Dini (SIPA'14)

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The Empire State Building shines Blue in honor of @Columbia University’s 2026 Commencement.

See the lights live: https://t.co/hz2FQavwPl

Text CONNECT to 274-16 for real-time lighting alerts.

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Huge TY to Paul Hond for capturing key moments of my life in this @columbiamag profile: " For Bundles, the story of every American family tells the story of America, and she is humbled to be the chronicler of her own. Such stories, she feels, need to be heard now more than ever."

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Scientists led by @ColumbiaMed / @ColumbiaPS medical researcher Michel Sadelain have successfully treated cancerous growths of the kidney, pancreas, and ovaries in mice. https://t.co/N2tiyvfEem

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Check out the latest releases from @Columbia alumni authors @AuthorNunez ’72BC, ’75SOA; @SussilloDavid ’03SEAS, ’09GSAS; Bindu Bansinath ’18CC, ’23SOA; @BPlatzer ’04CC; and @KornbergMaya ’16SIPA. https://t.co/mDiQ4MIQvf

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Scholars and artists meditated on the arboreal at the “Being Treely” talk at the @ColumbiaSOA Lenfest Center for the Arts. https://t.co/Qgu8YQhQFy

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Art-history scholar and @metmuseum editor @ElizabethLBlock ’04GSAS recently published Gilded Age Fashion, a book showcasing over fifty dresses and accessories from the 1870s through 1900. https://t.co/bQfrRlAuoo

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Six of the latest research breakthroughs from @Columbia scientists. https://t.co/MMv6oyUkJ0

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“At the end of the day, AI isn’t hiring people; people are hiring people.” Andrew Seaman ’11JRN, the editor-at-large for jobs and career dev. at LinkedIn News and chair of the @columbiajourn alumni board, specializes in guidance for today’s job seekers. https://t.co/hqcjZdLncT