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

Young blood has a rejuvenating effect when infused into older bodies, according to recent research.

​The program supports new collaborations with the goal of developing interdisciplinary relationships among Columbia faculty.

Store shelves are loaded with beauty and hygiene products containing seriously harmful chemicals.

Their new method extracts high-quality information from small amounts of frozen tumor tissue.

The rainforest has been degraded by a much greater extent than scientists had previously believed.

28.6% of students with asthma reported bullying victimization due to their asthma.

A nerve stimulation therapy is showing promise in animal studies and may eventually help people.

Indira Turney, an associate research scientist at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, is studying how brains age in diverse populations.

Columbia neuroscientists identify a mechanism in the brain that tags information with emotional associations for enhanced memory.

A new article highlights how an old psychedelic drug, Ariadne, may improve brain health without hallucinogenic effects.