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Everything You Need to Know About Climate Week

Columbia is hosting a range of events during the citywide summit, which takes place September 20-27.

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A new study led by Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory sees a daunting outlook for year-round ice and its ecosystems.

Looking beyond the recent violent acts against Asian Americans, the researchers examined less apparent forms of prejudice against minority groups over the last two years.

The Columbia Neutrino Group co-led the photon analysis of the MicroBooNE neutrino experiment at Fermilab, which announced its results on Oct. 1.

This award builds on Columbia’s robust involvement in the NYC COVID-19 response and grants it a significant role in preparing the city for future public health emergencies.

The program aims to increase the number of Black researchers in tenure-track positions at Columbia and other top-tier biomedical research institutions by providing a link between young scientists at HBCUs and established researchers at Columbia.

The first woman to lead the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, Dr. Linda P. Fried, discusses lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic, how public health has extended our lives, and what graduates need to know to confront the challenges ahead.

The Knight First Amendment Institute looks at how the law does (or should) shape the regulation of lies, disinformation, and misinformation in the digital age.

The award is the fourth Clinical and Translational Science Award for Columbia, totaling over $200 million since 2006.

What we've learned can help us foster mental health resilience among children and young adults in communities most directly hit by COVID-19.

What's a neutrino and how do you detect one? Columbia physicist and neutrino hunter Georgia Karagiorgi explains.

Beat the summer heat with some cool podcasts from around our community. 

Researchers from Columbia's Climate School are using data collection, community collaboration, and startups to reduce the negative health effects of pollution in India, Indonesia, and the continent of Africa.