Research & Discovery

Two researchers from Columbia are using AI and their backgrounds in comparative literature to understand why people are often afraid and distrustful of vaccinations and how to convince them otherwise. 

How a true rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic was powered by a groundswell of grassroots volunteers.

Columbia News takes a look back at a pandemic year and how we coped, through photos. 

Ana Asenjo-Garcia, Jacqueline Austermann, Samory Kpotufe, and Jesse Schreger are early-career scholars considered rising stars in their fields, which include quantum physics, environmental science, statistics, and economics.

The COVID-19 pandemic requires multilateral solutions to contain the current virus and strengthen health systems for future outbreaks.

Three goals for the Biden administration as it seeks to put science-based responses at the center of its policy initiatives.  

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.