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Research & Discovery

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America’s Great Climate Migration Has Begun

Columbia researchers are developing innovative ways to protect communities most vulnerable to floods and other disasters.

Illustration of a person's brain responding to traffic in New York and London.
Scientists Glimpse How Brain Cells Embody Thought

A new study has yielded a pathbreaking trove of data on how a person’s brain abstractly represents acts of reasoning.

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Urinary Metals Play Key Role in Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality

Exposure to metals like tungsten and uranium can occur through drinking water, food, air pollution, and indoor dust.

Campus & Community

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The #LifeHacks You Need to Know as Columbia Student in New York City

Check out our updated 2024 list of restaurants, markets, bakeries, pet stores, and more when you return to campus this fall.

Audrey Litvak
Everything Columbia Students Need to Know About Registering to Vote, Absentee Ballots, and More

Audrey Litvak (SIPA'19), assistant director of government affairs at Columbia, has the answers to students' most pressing voting questions. 

Students participate in a backpack drive in Manhattanville.
10+ Photos From the Ninth Annual 'Back-2-School' Block Party in Harlem That Beam With Joy

Hosted annually in Manhattanville, Columbia supports a back-to-school drive that equips local youth with the tools needed to thrive in the classroom.

National & Global Affairs

Columbia Law School Dean Daniel Abebe. Photo by Juliana Thomas.
Columbia Law School Dean Daniel Abebe. Photo by Juliana Thomas.
Looking Forward With Columbia Law’s New Dean, Daniel Abebe

Dean Abebe shares his vision for the Law School, path to Morningside Heights, and enthusiasm for his new role.

Columbia University Professor Tamar Mitts
Tamar Mitts, Columbia SIPA.
Columbia SIPA’s Tamar Mitts Discusses New Minerva Grant to Research Online Extremism

Mitts and her team were awarded a grant from the Department of Defense to research the evolution of foreign state information operations and their impact on political decision-making.

 

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When Political Ads Backfire: The Hidden Risks of ‘Meddle Advertising’ in US Elections

Professor Mohamed Hussein finds that political advertisers are spending big bucks on so-called meddle ads—but consumers aren't always buying it.