TOP STORY
Global Center Opens in Santiago, Expanding Network to South America
On March 20, President Bollinger, Provost Coatsworth and a diverse delegation of faculty, alumni and international partners were in Chile to open the newest Global Center. 

ON CAMPUS
Creative Team Behind Broadway's Porgy and Bess Talks With Students
Director Diane Paulus and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks spoke at Miller Theatre about their collaboration on The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess. 

RESEARCH
Engineer Sets Aside One Distinguished Career to Plunge Into Cancer Research
After nearly 20 years in electrical engineering at Columbia, Dimitris Anastassiou decided to explore a whole new area of research—in computational biology.

NEW YORK STORIES
"First Person Plural" Reading Series Launches in Harlem
When School of the Arts lecturer Amy Benson discovered that a fellow writer was also experimenting with the perspective of "we", an idea for a local literary event took shape.

GLOBAL
Professor Pablo Piccato Discusses Mexico's Current Challenges
Despite the media's focus on drug wars, Piccato, director of the Institute of Latin American Studies, says Mexico presents a complex picture of both progress and problems.