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David Kipping’s videos about outer space have millions of views.

In remarks to incoming students and their families, President Shafik shared personal memories, offered advice, and reflected on the University’s increasing engagement with global challenges.

We featured some cool cats and hot dogs on campus for International Cat Day and National Dog Day, but there's plenty more happening at Columbia as we prepare for the fall semester. Test your knowledge of the latest news stories across the University!

Lead is associated with impaired cognitive function, attention-related behavioral problems, and diminished academic performance.

Cannabis may be an important and under-recognized source of lead and cadmium exposure.

Updated COVID-19 guidance for the Columbia community.

The project will use theory, simulations, and observations to explore extreme astrophysical environments.

The writer, translator, and literary critic is directing Barnard’s Creative Writing Program.

As the school year kicks off, we asked Columbia researchers and staff how best to handle new endeavors. Here’s what they said.

Ocean Rivera, a peer health navigator at Columbia ICAP’s Harlem Prevention Center, was a state finalist in the 2023 Miss New York USA pageant.

Nim Tottenham, the new chair of psychology, has a longstanding interest in how parents influence brain development.

She’s a top economist, an expert on international development, a baroness, and a global citizen. How will she lead Columbia? Columbia Magazine sits down with Minouche Shafik.

Kimberly Marten, one of the world’s leading experts on the Wagner Group, discusses the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, what it means for Russia.

President Minouche Shafik joined the Columbia community on July 1 and has hit the ground running in her new role. Here are just a few highlights from a busy summer. 

At an Upstate New York nature preserve, Columbia researchers are decoding the natural world in order to conserve it.