Office Hours is a Columbia News series dedicated to the compelling research that faculty are engaged in both in and beyond the classroom.
Natalie Brito, a professor of psychology, researches how both the families we’re raised in and the societies we live in, shape us.
Professor Laramie Jensen’s interest in inorganic and analytical chemistry led her to the ocean. And then to the North Pole.
As the program engages more directly with global concerns such as the climate crisis, he will lead the way.
Sebastian Mizera just joined the physics department as an assistant professor, researching quantum field theory.
Psychology Professor Chujun Lin is using machine learning to identify how people judge each other, and the consequences that has.
Contrary to headlines claiming “The End of the English Major,” Hart is proud to say that enrollments at Columbia “are higher than they’ve been in years!”
Camille Robcis believes that historical analysis allows us to elucidate contemporary political, economic, social, and cultural questions.
New chair Oliver Simons outlines his plans and discusses why the study of languages and literature is key today.
Elizabeth Leake, the new chair of the department, looks both behind and ahead.
Think again, says Katharina Volk, the new chair of the Classics Department.
Lydia Goehr says that the discipline encourages thought and thoughtfulness, and trains students for all sorts of fields.
The celebrated dramatist will direct the theatre program’s playwriting concentration.