August 7, 2019
Air Pollution Cuts Are Saving Lives in New York State
Lower air pollution levels saved an estimated 5,660 lives in New York State in 2012, compared to 2002 levels, according to a new study from Columbia University scientists.
August 3, 2019
Weaving Ethics Into Columbia’s Computer Science Curriculum
Augustin Chaintreau, a professor of computer science, is leading a team of professors and students who are creating an ethics curriculum for Columbia's computer science classes.
August 2, 2019
Arnold L. Gordon Honored: Marking a Legacy of Ocean Discoveries
The American Meteorological Society will award Gordon the Henry Stommel Research Medal for his research on the Southern Ocean and inter-basin circulation.
July 25, 2019
More Than Rice: The Future of Food Security in Vietnam
Representatives from Vietnamese government agencies and farmers’ groups came together at a workshop to discuss how to improve access to climate information for more effective decision making.
July 24, 2019
The Climate Epochs That Weren’t
Climate scientists often invoke the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age as natural worldwide climate swings predating human influences. They may not have worked the way we think.
July 24, 2019
Climate Change Could Revive Medieval Megadroughts in U.S. Southwest
New research by Columbia scientists examines the factors that caused severe, long-lasting droughts in the Southwest and suggests climate change may bring a new round of megadroughts.
July 22, 2019
Robots Roaming in Antarctic Waters Reveal Why Ross Ice Shelf Melts Rapidly in Summer
A new study reveals how local factors influence the Ross Ice Shelf’s stability, refining predictions of how it will change and influence sea rise in the future.