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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.

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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.

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Luiza Diniz Vilanova CC’24 Named 2025 U.S. Rhodes Scholar

She is among 32 Americans chosen for the prestigious scholarship, which provides funding for two or three years of postgraduate study at Oxford.

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10 Photos Celebrating Columbia Football's First Ivy League Title in 63 Years

Plus, Michael Zheng (CC'26) takes home Columbia's first national tennis singles title of the NCAA Championships era. 

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.