Research & Discovery

As 2020 winds to a close, 'Columbia News' looks back on seven podcast episodes from across Columbia University's campuses that had an impact on us this year. 

What stories grabbed the attention of our readers in 2020? The results were pretty surprising. We invite you to take a look back.

University Professor Nabila El-Bassel finds connections with her work during the HIV/AIDS crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yevgeniy Yesilevskiy, a lecturer in the department of mechanical engineering, discusses the kits sent to students learning remotely around the U.S. and the world so they can design projects at home.

Researchers and physicians from the Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Irving Medical Center weigh in on what we have learned so far about the novel coronavirus.

Research on the origins of gold and other heavy metals garners the nation's largest unrestricted scientific prize for young scientists.

A Columbia study provides a blueprint for the use of genomics to help combat climate change.

Students volunteering to support our health system, its workforce and patients, is an inspiration and will, hopefully, lead to meaningful change beyond the pandemic.

The pilot project documented more than 100 local efforts to redress historical racist incidents along the Atlantic Coast from Delaware to Florida.

Dmitri Basov will use the award to develop experimental techniques that could lead to revolutionary applications in electronics, computing energy technology and medical devices.

Responses will allow researchers to understand the impact on those most directly affected by the crisis and learn how to best address their needs.

Dmitri Basov, Angela M. Christiano, Andrew Millis, Molly Przeworski and Lorraine S. Symington were elected by their peers in recognition of their outstanding achievements in research.