Research & Discovery

A multidisciplinary team of researchers and scientists at Columbia University will combine their efforts to address the opioid and substance use crisis.

This mysterious, respiratory illness, related to the coronavirus that caused SARS, has fueled fears of a global pandemic.

An expanded poverty tracking survey will now look at early childhood poverty and the experiences of Asian-American New Yorkers.

Columbia faculty and researchers are working with local communities in New York State to dramatically reduce opioid-related deaths.

Forty years later, a Columbia professor shares what he learned from a high-profile experiment in which he tried to teach a chimp human language.

The ability to monitor deforestation and fires from satellite is now routine. Political will is the main ingredient.

I spent two months with 30 scientists in the Southern Ocean, collecting sediments from the seafloor that may help us better predict and combat climate change.

A Columbia University study suggests residents not return to several uninhabited islands until areas are thoroughly cleaned and further assessed for safety

Columbia professor Sandra Soo-Jin Lee leads a national study on the inclusion of ethnic minorities in genetic studies

Columbia builds and coordinates partnerships to identify high-priority needs and collaborate on data-driven initiatives to solve problems unique to the region

University Professor Nabila El-Bassel explains how gender plays a role in the opioid crisis.

Malo Hutson's research is on the social, political and economic side of urban planning.