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September 05, 2024

An Update on our Approach to Protests and Demonstrations

Interim President Armstrong writes that Columbia's approach to protests and demonstrations is "an essential part of how we advance our educational and research mission, safeguard free expression and open debate, and ensure a safe, respectful campus environment for our community."

Research & Discovery

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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.

Hundreds of huge stone statues known as moai built by earlier residents are taken by some as evidence of a onetime much larger population. (Photo by Stephanie Morcinek via Unsplash)
Study Challenges Popular Idea That Easter Islanders Committed ‘Ecocide’

New evidence suggests that the island's population did not rapidly expand to unsustainable levels and then collapse.

Campus & Community

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50 Places (and Counting) Columbians Should Visit in Morningside Heights and Manhattanville

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

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Here's How to Move In and Get Set Up in Columbia Housing Right — From a Staffer Who Lived It

Mia DeLuis Zayas (CC'20) is now a manager of housing services at Columbia, but she knows how to get settled into a routine from her four years in the residence halls.

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Lend a Hand: Support Uptown NYC Back-to-School Drives This Year

Donate to or attend these back-to-school drives this August and September.

National & Global Affairs

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What We Get Wrong About Political Debates

A study from the Business School found that most political debates occur among family and friends, and the face-to-face discussions are positive.

 

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The Surprising Factors That Make Readers (and Voters) Susceptible to Misinformation

Andrea Prat investigates how well Americans can detect false information compared to their ability to recognize true facts.

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Don’t Slam the Door on Inexpensive Chinese Electric Vehicles

EVs shouldn’t be a luxury item, but Biden’s tariffs mean they may remain so.