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The deadly flooding caused by Hurricane Ida was made worse by drainage networks clogged with trash.
The cause of slightly lower scores on tests of motor and social skills could be the huge amount of stress felt by pregnant mothers, Columbia researchers suggest.
Columbia ecologist Shahid Naeem explains where the Green Revolution went wrong and what we can do about it.
Researchers affiliated with Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health have written a book that incorporates real-life stories of girls living across America about the first time they got their periods.
Women have a harder time staying off cigarettes on that first day than men in 12 low and middle-income countries, where about 60 percent of the world’s smokers live, says new Columbia Mailman School of Public Health research.
The Union has informed the university that its strike ended today at noon. Provost Boyce says that this agreement would make Columbia a leader in higher education.
Peter Kelemen has filed several patents for technologies aimed at harnessing the natural mineral carbonization process.
Bentley Shuster, a postdoc, spoke about life in the lab and her attempts to program soil-dwelling bacteria to shrink tumors in mice.
In the face of daunting disparities in health care, the medical community can take small steps that make a difference.
Jeffrey Shaman, an infectious disease expert at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health, shares his thoughts on the year ahead.
Researchers at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health link a decline in orphanhood in Uganda to the availability of antiretroviral therapy and medical circumcision.
Test your knowledge of 2021 at Columbia with questions on centennial celebrations, the Olympics, Columbia's entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and much more.
In a recent virtual event hosted by Columbia University School of General Studies, the award-winning chef, TV host, artist, and author reflected on everything from his years studying at Columbia to what he considers his favorite tools in the kitchen.
In a new study, researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Hong Kong University find that the omicron variant of Covid-19 is resistant to current vaccines and antibody treatments, and that even booster shots may provide limited defense against infection.
During the pandemic, a group of Columbia graduate students launched the Physics and Coding Club at Democracy Prep Harlem High School. A year later, they’ve left the virtual world of Zoom to gather in real rooms for the first time.