Recent News from Columbia
Caleb Scharf Wins Carl Sagan Medal for Public Science Communication
The prize, given by the American Astronomical Society, honors astronomers for their work communicating with the public.
41 Places (and Counting) Columbians Should Visit in Morningside Heights and Manhattanville
Check out our 2022 updated list of restaurants, markets, pastry shops, pet stores, and more when you return to campus this fall.
New Study Estimates Over 5.5 Million U.S. Adults Use Hallucinogens
Hallucinogen use has increased since 2015, overall and particularly among adults 26 and older, while use decreased in adolescents aged 12–17 years according to a new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
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Historian Anupama Rao thinks about identity and difference, equality and exclusion, through the caste system.

In her new book, “Making Space for Justice,” Professor Michele Moody-Adams shows how such movements bridge the gap between political thought and political activism.

Ali Hirsa, a financial engineering professor, mines data to design an algorithmic model for works of art.
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