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Research & Discovery

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.

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Columbia Brain Bank Spurs Research Into Essential Tremor

Deeper understanding of the disease could help reduce misdiagnoses and improve treatment.

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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.

Campus & Community

Phoebe Anderson
Phoebe Anderson Wins Ivy League Cross Country Championship

Phoebe Anderson (CC'25) won the individual Ivy League Women's Cross Country Championship.

Riverside Park
Five Uptown NYC Oases with Majestic Fall Foliage Views

Add these spots to your autumn bucket list and experience fall foliage in its fullness — all located within a subway ride from campus. 

Maleny Grace Roman
Empowering Women Veterans at Columbia University

Maleny Grace Roman’s (GS'25) journey is one of resilience and transformation, marked by her experiences as a woman, a veteran, and a mother navigating the complexities of academia at the School of General Studies.

National & Global Affairs

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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.

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Bollinger Convening Addresses How Universities Can Help End Hunger and Malnutrition

The Climate School and SIPA brought together world leaders, research scholars, and senior members of international organizations to discuss global food insecurity and malnutrition. 

Arts & Humanities

Lisa Sanditz, Tivoli Bay, 2016. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.
Lisa Sanditz, Tivoli Bay, 2016. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.
The Hudson’s Past and Present Are on View at the Wallach Gallery

The exhibition, Shifting Shorelines, illustrates how human activity and industry have had an impact on the river.

Bernard College Professor Monica Miller
Monica Miller, Professor and Chair of Barnard College's Africana Studies Department.
Meet the Guest Curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s 2025 Exhibition

Professor Monica Miller, chair of Barnard's Africana Studies Department, will guest curate the upcoming show, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, opening on May 10, 2025.