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Psychology Professor Kevin Ochsner’s work touches on hot-button issues like politics and the #MeToo movement.
The Climate School and SIPA brought together world leaders, scholars, and members of global groups to discuss food insecurity and malnutrition.
Columbia Law scholars Olatunde Johnson and Jeremy Kessler discussed President Dwight Eisenhower’s record on school and military integration.
Research from Boaz Abramson on a method for assessing the impact that mental illness has on the GDP.
Gerard Torrats-Espinosa had an unlikely path to his current role researching crime and policing in U.S. cities.
A Columbia Business School professor explains this approach and why it may not always have the desired impact.
Gelman, a statistics and political science professor, has many irons in the fire, including The Economist's election tracker.
Dean Abebe shares his vision for the Law School, path to Morningside Heights, and enthusiasm for his new role.
Mohamed Hussein finds that political advertisers are spending big bucks on so-called meddle ads—but consumers aren't always buying it.
Mitts and her team were awarded a grant from the Department of Defense to study the evolution of foreign state information operations.
Here’s what you need to know about the Nov. 5 General Election.
Columbia’s core curriculum led rising senior Aman Choudhri to his new life as a “policy wonk.” He also likes to dance.