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A new grant from Schmidt Sciences will support research that seeks to improve climate modeling across land, air, and sea.
Columbia's Tree Ring Laboratory is racing against time to uncover the secrets of old-growth trees before they’re lost forever.
The state's evidence-based policy draws on research documenting the numerous health risks of formaldehyde.
The outermost brain layer just behind the forehead sustains the most damage from heading. The damage leads to cognitive deficits.
The Center will advance the development and understanding of blockchain protocols and their applications.
A School of Nursing study showed promising results for helping adolescents with the ailment.
Professor Samuel H. Sternberg was recognized alongside postdocs Yunjia Lai and Viraj Pandya.
In Professor Harris Wang’s lab, synthetic microbes are being developed into therapies for our microbiome.
Scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute have linked a brain area in mice to the drive to consume sweets, fats, and salt.
New views of two colliding black holes confirm predictions made by Stephen Hawking using Albert Einstein’s theory.
The biggest research breakthroughs pioneered at Columbia seem more important with each passing year. What could be next?
The findings add to a growing body of evidence on how environmental factors may trigger harmful changes in the brain.