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May 09, 2025

Columbia Scientists Lead Team to Tackle Bladder and Esophageal Cancers

The team's discoveries have changed their approach to finding new therapies.

All of the Biggest U.S. Cities Are Sinking

The cities include not just those on the coasts, but many in the interior. Houston is sinking fastest.

Grant Terminations Undermine Relationships Between Researchers and the Communities They Serve

Abrupt changes have left scientists and their partners scrambling to find a new way to work in a drastically altered landscape.

Videos

Lions and Little Mics: Study Break Edition

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The Start of Spring at Columbia

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78 Years of Supporting Our Neighbors

Donate to Columbia Community Service's 78th Annual Appeal

Research & Discovery

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s observations of what is thought to be the first-ever recorded planetary engulfment event.

A Close Look at a Planet Swallowed by a Star Yields a Surprise

New observations upended scientists' standing hypothesis about how a star would engulf a planet, causing its demise.

In fusion, powerful magnets contain high-energy plasma that is far hotter than the center of the Sun.

Columbia Engineering Launches the Columbia Fusion Research Center

The new center will help address global energy challenges, contribute to sustainable climate solutions, and create a new industry and associated employment.

First-Ever Atlas of Brain’s Mitochondria Reveals New Details on Brain Function

Little had been known about how the tiny energy processors influence brain health.

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Campus & Community

Columbia University graduates, in their robes, gather near The Thinker on the school's Morningside campus.

Here's Every Columbia 2025 Class Day Speaker We Know (So Far)

From a deep dive into the whale who played Free Willy to a treatise on censorship and surveillance on the border, add these to your queue.

This Grad Student Is Drawn to Numbers and Risk Analysis

For Samia Breir, coming to Columbia University was about “being in the right place at the right time with the right people.”

Several university students and researchers discuss poster content near blue branding which reads Columbia AI Summit on a big screen at Columbia University.

Columbia News Quiz: March 2025

Test your knowledge of the past month's news and events at Columbia with questions on Ivy League titles, developmental psychology, and much more.

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National & Global Affairs

The Power of Team Science in the HEALing Communities Study

Members of the Columbia School of Social Work community recently participated in the first three sessions of this innovative study.

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When Economic Struggles Foster Self-Interest, Not Universal Compassion

A Columbia Business School study shows that experiencing a recession in young adulthood leads to lasting support for wealth redistribution—but mostly for one’s own group.