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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.


 

RECENT STORIES

Christopher Ahmad, chief of sports medicine at Columbia and head team physician for the New York Yankees, answers questions about his work.

John F. Clauser, who received his PhD from Columbia in 1969, was one of three scientists awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Gregory Robinson served as program director of the telescope from 2018 to 2022, overseeing its build and launch.

The First Lady and Queen Letizia celebrate Columbia Cancer’s strides in addressing health inequities and forward-thinking research.

A new study from the Mailman School of Public Health finds that increases in depression without commensurate increases in treatment are widespread.

New research shows how and when these particles form and offers clues to questions that have troubled scientists since the 1940s.

Marcus Pereira, assistant professor of medicine, discusses the new COVID-19 booster shot.

The U.S. Department of Energy is renewing Columbia’s Energy Frontier Research Center with a four-year $12.6 million grant.

Can the neurobiology of the simplest decisions also underlie our most complex thoughts?

The prize, given by the American Astronomical Society, honors astronomers for their work communicating with the public.

Hallucinogen use has increased since 2015, overall and particularly among adults 26 and older.

Mario Luis Small talks about growing up in Panama and how his perspective has contributed to his path-breaking research.