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This page highlights the astonishing amount of scientific discovery happening at Columbia, one of the world’s leading research universities. 

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Clean Air Policies Linked to Improved Cognition Among New York City Children

A new study draws on data collected on more than 1,000 mother-child pairs between 1998 and 2020. 

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Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

A Columbia scientist’s lab revolutionized digital photography with a new kind of imaging now used in more than a billion smartphones.

The consortium will operate ‘Gotham Foundry,’ a pioneering R&D and startup hub focused on the circular materials economy.

Columbia engineers are paving the way for a new generation of data center hardware and portable sensing technologies.

Professor Jessica Fanzo was a commissioner of the new EAT-Lancet report, which offers a blueprint for transforming food systems.

In the past decade, Michel Sadelain has been at the center of a revolution in the treatment of cancer.

The discovery paves the way for a new type of antidepressant that inhibits the chemical.

Entangled photons will soon move instantaneously across the network, which now extends from Long Island to Morningside Heights.

The honor, often called a “genius” grant, recognizes exceptional creativity and dedication.

A Columbia Public Health study identified eight metabolic features significantly associated with breast cancer risk. 

Now an annual tradition, the Engineering Student Council (ESC) contest sends students sailing in nothing but cardboard.

On Sept. 18, members of the Columbia University Irving Medical Center community joined physicians, scientists, and patients to meet with U.S. legislators to advocate for medical research.