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Research & Discovery

Textile antennas fabricated by Columbia engineers.
Columbia Engineers Knit a “Blanket” of Sophisticated Radio-Frequency Antennas

Columbia researchers are using traditional knitting techniques to fabricate flexible, lightweight, textile antennas.

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This Is Your Future Health Care on AI

Columbia researchers and clinicians are studying how artificial intelligence can translate to better patient care.

Metal barrels.
Metal Exposure Can Increase Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Metals in the body from environmental pollutants are associated with the progression of harmful plaque buildup in the arteries.

Campus & Community

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Glowing Photos From the Harlem Holiday Lights Parade and 'Lights on the Plaza'

Check out this collection of photos from the two festive Uptown holiday events.

Two holder initiative student leaders
Meet the Student Leaders of the Holder Initiative

Nicholas Brown (CC’26) and Josiah Dali Keys (CC’26) met their first week at the Columbia, and the conversation hasn’t stopped.

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5+ Uptown Holiday Markets Where You Can Support Local Artisans and Makers

Shop local this holiday season at these Uptown markets.

National & Global Affairs

U.S. White House
Executive Power and the Electorate: Legal Questions After the 2024 Election

Columbia Law School faculty discuss legal implications of the outcome of the presidential election.

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The $282 Billion Toll: Quantifying the Economic Impact of Mental Illness

New research from Professor Boaz Abramson pioneers a method for assessing the impact that mental illness has on GDP, making the case that expanding the availability of treatment services and improving treatment of mental illness, especially in late adolescence, could positively impact the economy.

 

Panelists at “Eisenhower and Civil Rights After 70 Years.”
Panelists at “Eisenhower and Civil Rights After 70 Years.”
Panel Examines Eisenhower’s Civil Rights Legacy to Mark 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

Columbia Law legal scholars Olatunde C.A. Johnson and Jeremy Kessler joined a discussion on President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s complicated record on integration in schools and the military.