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Neutral atom arrays are a rapidly-emerging quantum technology. Columbia researchers know how to make the most powerful ones yet.

Columbia Engineers have built a robot that can learn to lip sync to speech and song.

Antiretroviral therapy availability has been the primary driver of these improvements.

The wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles a year ago were among the worst in California’s history.

Physicians at the nation’s top-rated fertility center are racing to find new treatments for infertility and miscarriages.

The gift will expand a comprehensive, multi-institution assessment of how best to prepare students for an AI-driven workforce.

The initiative will support the careers of outstanding junior faculty members as they develop into leaders in psychiatry.

Psychology researchers used virtual reality and MRI technology to better understand how locations help us encode memories.

CUIMC’s Dr. Maureen McKiernan, with an assist from Dr. Andrew Goldstone, performs surgery on the “ragged edge of what’s possible.”

Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson focuses on making buildings more efficient through data, machine learning, and smart design.

Columbia Biomedical Engineer Ke Cheng has developed a technique that delivers two therapeutic proteins directly to the lungs.

Ferroptosis, a process discovered by Columbia biologist Brent R. Stockwell, could help defeat some of the deadliest cancers.