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Making Sense of Scents: 3D Videos Reveal How the Nose Detects Odor Combinations
09 April

Making Sense of Scents: 3D Videos Reveal How the Nose Detects Odor Combinations

A Columbia study in mice shows how special cells in the nose help the brain to distinguish between the world’s near-infinite combinations of scents. Read More
ACToday Columbia World Project Enabling Insurance to Reach a Million Farmers in Ethiopia
07 April

ACToday Columbia World Project Enabling Insurance to Reach a Million Farmers in Ethiopia

Affordable insurance against droughts and other climate risks will help to improve food security and protect smallholder farmers. Read More
American Robins Now Migrate 12 Days Earlier Than in 1994
01 April

American Robins Now Migrate 12 Days Earlier Than in 1994

A new study, published in Environmental Research Letters, concludes that robin migration is kicking off earlier by about five days each decade. Read More
Columbia to Build Upgrades for Large Hadron Collider, the World’s Largest Atom Smasher
01 April

Columbia to Build Upgrades for Large Hadron Collider, the World’s Largest Atom Smasher

The National Science Foundation awards $75 million to a Columbia-led team to support major improvements necessary to advance high-energy physics. Read More
Ozone Treaty Stopped Jet-Stream Drift in Southern Hemisphere
27 March

Ozone Treaty Stopped Jet-Stream Drift in Southern Hemisphere

Researchers long ago predicted that the 1987 Montreal Protocol, banning ozone-depleting gases, would reverse a worrisome trend in Southern Hemisphere winds. A new study shows they were right. Read More
A Double-edged Sword: Scientists Identify Gene That Initially Slows, Then Later Accelerates, Disease Progression of ALS in Mice
27 March

A Double-edged Sword: Scientists Identify Gene That Initially Slows, Then Later Accelerates, Disease Progression of ALS in Mice

The Columbia study underscores the complexities of deadly neurodegenerative disease and offers promising strategies to target disease’s underlying genetic mechanisms. Read More
Columbia Creates New Center to Combat Opioid Epidemic
26 March

Columbia Creates New Center to Combat Opioid Epidemic

Data Science Institute researchers will be an integral part of a new center that unites experts from across Columbia University to combat the opioid crisis. Read More

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