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20 A PA s s i o n f o r sc i e n c e
Members of the College’s scientific community share
their groundbreaking work; also, a look at “Frontiers
of Science,” the Core’s newest component.
By Ethan Rouen ’04J, ’11 Business
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Joh n JA y Aw A r d s di n n e r fe t e s fi v e
The College honored five alumni for their distinguished
professional achievements at a gala dinner in March.
By Alex Sachare ’71; photos by Eileen Barroso
Gu r u of cl i m A t e ch A n G e lA w
Law School professor and attorney Michael Gerrard ’72
is considered the foremost expert on climate change law.
By Shira Boss ’93, ’97J, ’98 SIPA
cl u b sP o r t s fl o u r i s h A t co l u m b i A
More students participate in club sports than in
varsity sports, but at the club level, the students handle
everything from travel to purchasing equipment.
By Jonathan Lemire ’01
FRONT COVER: EILEEN BARROSO
Columbia College Today
Contents
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38 b o o k s h e l f
Featured: N.C. Christopher
Couch ’76 takes a serious look
at The Joker and his creator in
Jerry Robinson: Ambassador of
Comics.
40 o b i t u A r i e s
43 c l A s s no t e s
A l u m n i Pr o f i l e s
Web Exclusives at college.columbia.edu/cct
54 Melvin I. Urofsky ’61
71 Arnold Kim ’96
73 Raji Kalra ’97
80 A l u m n i co r n e r
Dr. Ralph Freidin ’65 shares
his time and medical
expertise by volunteering to
work with the uninsured.
Gro u n d b r e A k i n G re s e A r c h
Professors Martin Chalfie and Maria Uriarte discuss their scientific research.
dee P sP A c e ex P l A i n e d
Watch Professor Brian Greene talk about his latest book,
The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos.
fiv e mo r e mi n u t e s
Professor Katharina Volk discusses the subject of her book Manilius and
His Intellectual Background, winner of the 2010 Lionel Trilling Award.
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2 let t e r s to th e
edi t o r
3 wit h i n th e fA m i l y
4 Aro u n d th e Qu A d s
4 Reunion, Dean’s
Day 2011
6 Class Day,
Commencement 2011
8 Senate Votes on ROTC
8 Brill, Nnadi Win
Goldwaters
12 Student Spotlight:
Anna Feuer ’11
13 Alumni, Student
Win Scholarships
15 5 Minutes with …
Katharina Volk
16 Roar, Lion, Roar
34 col u m b i A fo r u m
Brian Greene, professor of
mathematics and physics,
posits in his new book, The
Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes
and the Deep Laws of the
Cosmos, that the universe is
immersed in a bath of photons
from the days of its creation.