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Jennifer L. Mnookin
President Mnookin on Columbia University's Spirit of Discovery

On July 1, 2026, to mark her first day as president of Columbia University, Jennifer L. Mnookin visited the Rutherfurd Observatory and reflected on the spirit of discovery and public purpose that has been part of the institution’s story from the very beginning.

A Columbia Diploma From 1773?
Columbia University's Revolutionary War History Told in a Diploma

As the nation celebrates its semiquincentennial, Professor Christopher Brown discusses the importance of inspiring a love of history in future scholars and leaders.

Research & Discovery

Columbia scientist Terry Plank disembarks from a helicopter on the Villarrica volcano in Chile.
Measuring the Rumblings of the Earth

Columbia scientists are working to give observatories better views of restless volcanoes and to make those data openly available.

An illustrated collage of neurons.
Upending Decades of Debate, Scientists Discover Most Neurons are Jacks-of-All-Trades

A new study of mouse neurons has the scientific community abuzz.

Images of brain scans
New Study Finds Clues of Alzheimer’s Beginnings

The findings raises the prospect of future Alzheimer’s drugs that could help stop the disease at its source.

Campus & Community

Matty Hiroto Inaba
Meet the National Rubik's Cube Champion Who's Got Some Great Advice For Your First Year

Your first year at Columbia can feel like a puzzle. Lucky for us, Matty Hiroto Inaba (CC’29) is a champion solver who is about to start his second year and he’s got some great advice for quickly making Columbia your own.

InTouch 21st cohort graduation
Ten Years In: How the Columbia Center for Community Health’s InTOuCH Program Became a National Model

A conversation with Dr. Janhavi Mallaiah, who has led Columbia's community health worker training program since its founding in 2016. 

Brian Smith
Think ‘Badges,’ Not Diverging Paths: A Columbia Professor’s Advice for Finding What You Actually Want in College

Associate Professor of Computer Science Brian A. Smith has four Columbia degrees. How did he find his path, and what advice does he have for the rest of us, who are looking for one as well?

National & Global Affairs

Pallavi Gogoi Named Executive Director of the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship
Pallavi Gogoi Named Executive Director of the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship

NPR’s chief business editor will lead Journalism School’s program for mid-career journalists devoted to the study of business and economics.

Illustration of 1990s-style Nike sneakers, cellphone, and baseball hat.
Sorry, the 90s Are Officially Vintage Now

True vintage products are moderately aged, iconic, and scarce, according to new research from Columbia Business School that defines vintage style.

FIFA World Cup Trophy
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Is a Market Test for U.S. Soccer

At Columbia Business School’s Global Football Forum, leaders from across the soccer community examined how the World Cup can translate the sport’s commercial growth into lasting impact.