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Researchers have published a study suggesting a theoretical prediction explaining the unusual brightness of some astronomical explosions, first developed by Columbia University astronomers and physicists in 2014, is correct.
Columbia University announced that Alexander "Alex" Navab (CC’87), a partner and former head of the Americas Private Equity business at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., and Li Lu (CC’96, LAW’96, BUS’96), founding general partner at Himalaya Capital, have been elected to its Board of Trustees.
Nikolaus Kriegeskorte at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute organized a three-day conference that starts brings together cognitive scientists, neuroscientists and computer scientists. Kriegeskorte spoke with us about the event and his research.
Researchers Find a Drop in Some Harmful Genetic Mutations in Longer-lived People
In a study analyzing the genomes of 210,000 people in the United States and Britain, researchers at Columbia University find that the genetic variants linked to Alzheimer’s disease and heavy smoking are less frequent in people with longer lifespans, suggesting that natural selection is weeding out these unfavorable variants in both populations.
The Harlem-based Colombian-American artist Lina Puerta (pictured) has transformed the lobby of Miller Theatre with an immersive installation, Manigua. Part of her ongoing Botánico series inspired by weeds and uncontrolled nature within urban spaces, Manigua—Spanish for scrubland or swampy undergrowth—explores the tension between humans and the botanical world, evoking nature’s resilient response to humans’ efforts to exert control.
It would be unusual to confuse the mouth-watering aroma of baking chocolate chip cookies with the fragrance of a floral perfume or the stench of burning plastic. Most people recognize these scents instantly.
Touch may be the hardest of the senses to study, because the skin has so many jobs to do. It parses hot from cold, contends with itches, detects pain. A mother’s touch stimulates brain development in babies, and a friendly hug can induce social bonding or even help a sports team play better.
Neuroscientist Charles Zuker has long been challenging conventional wisdom on how the tongue and brain process taste.
Dear Historically Inclined,
Roosevelt’s New Deal “Brain Trust” included Columbia law professors Raymond Moley and Adolph Berle Jr. as well as economist Rexford Tugwell. When it came to naming a Cabinet, he chose Frances Perkins (GSAS’1910) as secretary of labor, the first female Cabinet member in U.S. history. She held the position throughout Roosevelt’s presidency, from 1933-1945, the longest tenure ever of a labor secretary.
Joyce Jackson directs operations in the 20 residence halls and 18 brownstones that house students on the Morningside Heights campus.
Anil Lalwani wants to deliver medicine directly into the inner ear, the best way to treat ear-related disorders.
Ken Shepard is part of a growing push to develop brain-computer interfaces to repair senses and skills lost to injury or disease.
The excavation has also yielded a rich array of vases, jewelry, weapons, pottery, ceramics and countless bronze objects, including coins, and many architectural elements.
The Columbia community is thinking of those who are contending with flooding and related emergencies.