Sandeep Soman

Senior Profile: Alexandra Dalferro, CC

You may have seen Alexandra Dalferro behind Thai Market’s counter, taking orders and conversing in Thai with the waiters and cashiers. The Columbia College senior developed an interest in Thailand when a Thai exchange student stayed with her family in Massachusetts during high school, and has since studied abroad and conducted summer research there.

By Sandeep Soman | May 19 04:56 pm ET

CU Researcher Wins Lucrative Balzan Award

For his groundbreaking work on climate change, geochemistry professor and researcher Wallace Broecker, CC ’53, won the prestigious Balzan Award for science achievement last week.

By Sandeep Soman | Sep 16 01:17 am ET

For First-Years, Comfort Is Often Only Steps Away

For Tomy Perez, CC '09, it's hard to match the memories he has of his first-year on John Jay's 13th floor.

By Sandeep Soman | Mar 22 12:00 am ET

Students Celebrate the Year of the Pig

The Chinese Students Club rang in the Chinese New Year with an eclectic mix of confetti, traditional Chinese acts dating back thousands of years, yo-yos, and giant dancing lions at its 28th annual

By Sandeep Soman | Feb 26 12:00 am ET

Researchers See Underwater Eruption

A world of underwater volcanic eruptions, bone-crushing ocean pressures, and bizarre life-forms has revealed new information about how the surface of the planet is created.

By Sandeep Soman | Dec 11 12:00 am ET

Annual Tribute Brings Beats Back to West End

Jazz, poetry, and pure nostalgia came together at the newly renovated Havana Central at the West End Friday night for the third annual Howl celebration of storied Columbia Beat writers Allen Ginsbe

By Sandeep Soman | Nov 8 12:00 am ET

Columbia Creates Additional Alumni Chapters

As part of Columbia's continuing focus on alumni relations, the University is creating several new alumni clubs and working to continue the success of its existing programs in connecting alumni in

By Sandeep Soman | Oct 23 12:00 am ET

Alumni Discuss Manhattanville

As Columbia makes headway for its proposed Manhattanville expansion, alumni remain divided.

By Sandeep Soman | Oct 23 12:00 am ET

IMPLICATIONS: Dialing for Dollars

When Columbia announced the public phase of its $4 billion capital campaign last week, it officially joined the ranks of big schools raising big bucks to maintain their standing at the top of the u

By Sandeep Soman | Oct 2 12:00 am ET

CU Opens $4 Billion Capital Campaign

Columbia will launch its $4 billion capital campaign on Friday, making public the most ambitious fundraising push ever attempted by an American university.

By Sandeep Soman | Sep 29 12:00 am ET

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