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Research & Discovery

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These Bones Were Made for Walking

Researchers have created the first map of the genomic regions responsible for skeletal changes that led primates to walk upright.

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How Our Most Meaningful Memories Are Made

Neuroscientists are closer to solving one of the mysteries of the human brain.

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ChatGPT Therapy Is Good, But It Misses What Makes Us Human

Here's what happened when a Columbia professor asked ChatGPT to be the therapist for a hypothetical patient.

National & Global Affairs

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Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa to Join SIPA Faculty

The Nobel laureate and journalist known for her pioneering efforts to protect media freedom will join the Columbia SIPA faculty in July 2024 as a professor of professional practice.

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Columbia Law Experts Weigh In on 2023 Supreme Court Rulings

Law School faculty and legal experts offer insights into the high court’s recent decisions.

President Barack Obama with farmer Joe Del Bosque, who was interviewed for the oral history project; his wife, Maria; and California Gov. Jerry Brown in Los Banos, California, February 14, 2014. Photo credit: Pete Souza
An Expansive View Into Obama’s Transformative Presidency

The first set of transcripts from the Obama Presidency Oral History have been released.