Columbia faculty, students, and staff are on the cutting edge of advancements in all fields and their work is fittingly awarded and recognized. Below, find the most recent accomplishments and milestones as well as monthly lists of recent awards.
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Recent Awards & Milestones
Nobel Laureate Richard Axel, MD, University Professor, has been elected to the Royal Society as a foreign member.
Laurence Abbott, PhD, the William Bloor Professor of Neuroscience, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguis
Maintaining Public Safety’s files, keeping attendance records and scheduling conferences are just part of Mary Dooley’s job.
Several full-time and adjunct professors at Columbia and Barnard, in disciplines ranging from dance to history to writing, were awarded prestigious
Columbia announced today the 31 teams that have been selected to join the Columbia Startup Lab, one of a growing number of university initiatives e
Great teachers are passionate about the classroom, as evidenced by the 10 faculty members honored this year with Lenfest Distinguished Teaching Awa
Columbia University announced today that two acclaimed works will be awarded the 2014 Bancroft Prize:
A climate scientist who has suggested how mountain building can lower Earth’s thermostat and why ice ages sometimes wax and wane at different speed
Two years ago when an earthquake struck the Washington, D.C.
Columbia University and Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith are pleased to announce that Dominique Morisseau’s "Detroit ‘67" is the 2014 winner of the Ed
Three Columbia faculty members have been named research fellows by the Alfred P.