Brent-Morden

A murdered mayor, a detective team made up of a police commissioner and a professor, an unusual love story, and a ‘missing’ relative. This was “Once Upon a Fortnight,” a creative and well-thought-out neo-noir musical comedy written by David Treatman, JTS/GS ’20 and Brent Morden, CC ’19.

As Instagram and Snapchat solidify their place among college students’ primary means of communication, it can sometimes feel like anyone with an iPhone can call themselves a photographer. But Brent Murray, a photo editor for the New York Times, discussed the importance of photojournalism in the age of social media saturation and “fake news” at a conference hosted by the Columbia University Photography Society on Tuesday night.

It's late. You're up. It happens to be that witching hour between Galentine's and Anna Howard Shaw day… a day that may inspire misery, happiness, or just a lot of aggressive apathy. Regardless of your feelings about today, it's bound to be a day full of sugar. In honor of that occasion, we spoke with the founder of John Jay Gourmet, a Tumblr featuring some awesome desserts that can all be cooked up with only the finest ingredients from John Jay, Brent Laurint, CC '14. In addition to answering some questions, he also shared two Valentine's-inspired deserts with us. So, without further ado:

Brent Stockwell, a Columbia biology and chemistry professor, has identified a potentially revolutionary new method to selectively kill cancer cells in humans.