Research & Discovery

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

A theorist team at Columbia has served as a model for interdisciplinary research for 20 years.

COP, the annual climate summit, brings diverse leaders together to discuss and implement solutions to climate change.

Two studies underscore how sustained financial strain undermines long-term health.

New York’s first mobile lung cancer screening van brings prevention and detection closer to home.

 Ancient sediments are rewriting the long-held story that the island suffered from a societal collapse.

The discovery indicates how galaxies could have grown quickly when the universe was very young, solving a long-standing puzzle.

A study of mosquitoes’ circadian rhythms finds they hunt differently at different times of day. It could help stop their bites.

Renewal recognizes Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center’s leadership in multidisciplinary research, clinical innovation, and community impact.

As progress against the disease stalls, researchers are looking for new approaches to countering it.

Columbia scientists have found a way to get the immune system to recognize and attack stomach cancer instead of ignoring it.

2025 marks a century of quantum science research. Learn about Columbia's central role in that history.

New open-source software developed by Columbia Zuckerman Institute researchers could shed light on how brain diseases work.