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This page highlights the astonishing amount of scientific discovery happening at Columbia, one of the world’s leading research universities. 

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Clockwise from top left: An iceberg stranded on a submerged rock in northwest Greenland (Karl Zinglersen); homo erectus crania from the Turkana Rift (John Rowan); a mosquito feeding (Alex Wild); a shell of thick gas and dust (red) expelled from the outer layers of a star as its core collapses into a black hole. The inner regions show a heated ball of gas (white) continuing to fall into the central black hole. (Keith Miller, Caltech/IPAC - SELab)
Columbia University Discoveries in 2025-26 to Know About

Here are some of the top scientific research findings of the past academic year.


 

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The study has implications for understanding the effects of environmental contamination on populations over time.

Doctoral candidate Gabriel Bridges and postdoc Kaliroë Pappas filled Columbia News in on their work hunting for dark matter.

Researchers have developed a more efficient method of creating photon pairs. It could transform computing and telecommunications.

The method allows scientists to predict the activity of genes within cells, and could transform our understanding of disease.

Kevin Sakal Ith discusses what brought him to Columbia after years in the Bay Area and a stint in Azerbaijan.

Jeffrey Schlegelmilch, director of Columbia's National Center for Disaster Preparedness, discusses the path forward.

The findings suggest that blood pressure monitoring and treatment may need to continue for longer after birth.

Alexis Abramson says the Climate School is in a unique position to tackle the climate crisis.

The discovery could disrupt technologies like robotics, medicine, and space travel.

Doctoral candidate Anna Vannucci’s new research uses AI to predict kids’ mental health outcomes.

Education, nutrition and sanitation have likely played a key role in the improvements.

Smiling robots, nanoplastics, electric fish, and an archaeological dig in Peru were some of the biggest news stories of the year.