Research & Discovery

The life and accomplishments of Dr. Alexander Thomas Augusta are now celebrated thanks to Professor Heather Butts' scholarship.

The academy also elected Christopher H. Scholz, Professor Emeritus of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, and alumna Regina Barzilay.

Columbia gastroenterologist Shilpa Ravella on the foods everyone should be eating — and the ones to avoid.

Fifty-seven past fellows have won a Nobel Prize in their field.

If you want to know, Alexandra Horowitz, who runs Barnard’s Dog Cognition Lab, may be able to tell you.

With the help of the new atlas, researchers found features of motor neurons that make them vulnerable to degenerative disease. 

A Columbia lab uses state of the art technology to study one mosquito species' approach to preserving eggs in hostile environments.

Reducing calorie intake appears to slow biological aging processes and extend healthy lifespans, according to new research.

If your quality of life is disrupted by menopause symptoms, hormone replacement therapy may be appropriate.

Certain healthy gut bacteria are reduced in people with chronic fatigue, new research shows.

Here are some implications and ideas to weigh as the awful news continues to emerge from the world’s latest great seismic jolt.

The interdisciplinary research opens avenues in treating chronic kidney disease, Alzheimer's, and other illnesses.