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Five Columbia professors—Scott Barrett, Jessica Fanzo, Oliver Hobert, Arthur G. Palmer, and Duong H. Phong—were elected this week to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, which recognizes distinguished and continuing achievements in…

While data science research has opened many promising avenues to help humanity address and adapt to climate change, data centers – the structures that house servers  – are energy-hungry themselves, consuming approximately 2 percent of U.S.…

Gun violence prevention experts from Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and Teachers College respond to the recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York. All are members of Columbia SURGE (Scientific Union for the…

Through the new project, a team of scholars and experts will examine and propose legal frameworks for the management of international claims and reparations.Bellerophon Taming Pegasus sculpture in front of Jerome Greene HallOn May 18,…

False speech that inflicts significant harm on American society may be best addressed through social and institutional change rather than through laws that regulate lies. That was a key takeaway from scholars and others at an April 8,…

From the demonization of the food additive MSG to the shuttering of Chinese restaurants in the U.S. during the pandemic, attitudes about Chinese food have reflected broader trends and sentiments toward the Chinese and Asian American…

Wetlands across the globe are in danger of drowning from rising seas. But for decades, scientists held out hope that another aspect of climate change—rising carbon dioxide (CO2)—could trigger extra plant growth, enabling coastal wetlands…

A screening program that combines genetic and lab testing could identify 1 million Americans who are at risk of early death from heart disease because they carry a gene that causes high cholesterol, found researchers at the Columbia…

Wetlands across the globe are in danger of drowning from rising seas. But for decades, scientists held out hope that another aspect of climate change—rising carbon dioxide (CO2)—could trigger extra plant growth, enabling coastal wetlands…

Anew study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Robert Butler Columbia Aging Center, and Université Paris-Dauphine – PSL, found that having three or more versus two children has a negative effect on late-life…