April 14, 2020
CovidWatcher App from Columbia University Tracks Coronavirus Hot Spots in NYC
The app gives citizens real-time information about New York City hot spots and enables health care officials to deploy resources where they're needed most.
April 14, 2020
Precipitation Will Be Essential for Plants to Counteract Global Warming
The study is the first to demonstrate that the balance between soil water and energy input into an ecosystem determines whether its plant growth is limited by precipitation or by temperature.
April 9, 2020
Examining How Early Humans Responded to Climate Change
Kevin Uno, a Columbia paleoclimatologist, studies how abrupt changes in climate affected Neolithic human settlement, diet, and abandonment in northwest Africa.
April 9, 2020
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.
April 7, 2020
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.
April 2, 2020
Oded Netzer on Making Sound Decisions During the Coronavirus Pandemic with Limited Data
Netzer, a Columbia Business School professor and Data Science Institute affiliate, discusses how leaders from all fields can make sound decisions with scarce data to guide them.
April 1, 2020
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.
