May 8, 2020
How Does the Brain Link Events To Form A Memory?
The findings in mice bolster efforts to map the circuitry of the brain’s memory center and point to new areas of research into panic and post-traumatic stress disorders.
May 8, 2020
Clay Layers and Distant Pumping Trigger Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh Groundwater
Widely considered a screen against contamination, clay layers may actually enhance arsenic leakage into some aquifers, a new Columbia-led study finds.
May 5, 2020
Max Topaz Uses Data Science to Help Nurses Care for Patients
A professor of nursing at Columbia University and an affiliated member of the Data Science Institute, Topaz is a pioneer in using data science to help nurses streamline their jobs and better care for millions of patients.
May 4, 2020
Shrinking Snowcaps Fuel Harmful Algal Blooms in Arabian Sea
Driven by changing climate, a uniquely resilient organism is taking over the Arabian Sea, disrupting food chains, fisheries, oil refineries and water desalination plants.
May 2, 2020
Five Columbia Faculty Join the Ranks of the National Academy of Sciences
Dmitri Basov, Angela M. Christiano, Andrew Millis, Molly Przeworski, and Lorraine S. Symington were elected by their peers in recognition of their outstanding achievements in research.
April 28, 2020
Project Takes A New Approach to Gauging New York City’s Emissions
Estimates say the city releases about 50 million tons of carbon a year, but no one has actually measured it. A new project is trying to change that.
April 27, 2020
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences Inducts 12 Columbia Faculty Members
The Columbia professors join some of the world’s most accomplished leaders from academia, business, public affairs, the humanities, and the arts in one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies.