Associate Professor of Computer Science Brian A. Smith has four Columbia degrees. How did he find his path, and what advice does he have for the rest of us, who are looking for one as well?

Ketamine—an anesthetic also known for its illicit use as a recreational drug—has undergone a thorough reputational rehabilitation in recent years as the medical establishment has begun to recognize ...

Elbaum (CC’92, BUS’94) succeeds David Greenwald (LAW’83), who is stepping down after three years of leading the board.

For Sayantani DasGupta, storytelling is a powerful tool for pursuing social justice.

A technique that zaps airborne viruses with a narrow-wavelength band of UV light shows promise for curtailing the person-to-person spread of COVID-19 in indoor public places. The technology, developed ...

The moment a person steps off the street and into a restaurant—to take just one example—the brain mentally starts a new “chapter” of the day, a change that causes a big shift in brain activity. Shifts ...

Did you know that if you’ve ever found yourself lying quietly inside a gently humming magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, you’ve experienced quantum mechanics firsthand? And that these medical ...

This page highlights the astonishing amount of scientific discovery happening at Columbia, one of the world’s leading research universities.

Mathematicians are watching the rapid development of AI technologies, and the announcement of new milestones reached by their applications to theoretical mathematics, with fascination as well as ...

A federal jury today awarded Columbia University more than $185 million in damages after finding that NortonLifeLock Inc. willfully and literally infringed two patents related to groundbreaking ...

In basements, stairwells, factories, and courtyards lie some of Columbia University’s most intriguing and little-known bits of history. As Columbia prepares to welcome students back to campus after a ...

From Low Library to Barnard to Baker Athletics Complex, here's an introduction to a handful of artful sculptures you can find on Columbia's campuses. Last year, Columbia News took you on a walking ...