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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.
The group will send bacteria to the International Space Station to understand how low gravity affects microbes and antibiotics.
The licensing and optioning of intellectual property originating in labs at Columbia Engineering increased dramatically in the past decade. Here are 10 up-and-coming startups in tech and health care.
It was long accepted that the Vikings were the first people to settle the Faroe Islands, around 850 A.D. until traces of earlier occupation were announced in 2013. But not everyone was convinced. New probes of lake sediments clinch the case that others were there first.
Take a look back at some of the visual highlights of 2021 from the Columbia community.
What stories grabbed the attention of our readers in 2021? The results may surprise you.