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Columbia’s Michael Woodford Wins 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
Columbia’s Michael Woodford Wins 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics

Woodford receives Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences, along with Robert E. Hall of Stanford University, for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilization. Woodford is the 16th Columbian to receive this prize in economics, and the University’s 89th Nobel laureate. 

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As climate change wreaks havoc on our planet, the federal government will need to grapple with perpetually increasing disasters. Here are four ways the Biden administration can better handle future natural catastrophes.

Free speech has been under attack during the Trump administration. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University suggests five ways the Biden administration can protect these constitutional rights.

Research from Columbia University maps post-pandemic relief efforts for the news media and shines a light on a proposal from Australia.

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