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Why US Cities Are Sinking
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Why US Cities Are Sinking

New research reveals the toll of massive groundwater extraction in cities from Houston to New York

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What Your Facial Features Say About You
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What Your Facial Features Say About You

Columbia psychologists unmask the perceptual biases that shape our impressions of one another

How ISIS Really Recruits its Members
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How ISIS Really Recruits its Members

A study looks at what makes the group’s online propaganda successful

What Declassified Government Documents Reveal About America’s Dark Secrets
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Christopher Silas Neal

What Declassified Government Documents Reveal About America’s Dark Secrets

At the Columbia History Lab, Matthew Connelly ’90CC uses data science to uncover long-hidden files

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Can AI Fill a Gap in Childhood Speech Therapy?
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Can AI Fill a Gap in Childhood Speech Therapy?

Sara, a startup co-founded by Jiaxin Zhang ’25BUS, seeks to make articulation therapy more accessible — and fun

25 Columbia Ideas and Innovations that Changed the World
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25 Columbia Ideas and Innovations that Changed the World

From antibiotics to blood banks, radio waves to video calls, we spotlight the biggest scientific breakthroughs in medicine, technology, and more

Writing Negative Reviews is Good for Your Health, and Other Surprising Discoveries
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Writing Negative Reviews is Good for Your Health, and Other Surprising Discoveries

The latest research from Columbia scientists

An Ancient Black Hole Collision Reverberates
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An Ancient Black Hole Collision Reverberates

Columbia astronomers recently detected a faraway event that challenges existing theories about black-hole formation

A Brief History of Science Funding
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A Brief History of Science Funding

Universities have come to rely on federal funding to support scientific and medical research. How did we get here?

It’s Easier to ‘Just Be Yourself’ When You’re Popular
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It’s Easier to ‘Just Be Yourself’ When You’re Popular

Social psychologists at Columbia Business School find that people with higher social status have the privilege of acting more “authentic” 

3D Imaging Just Got Easier
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3D Imaging Just Got Easier

A powerful new microscope could enable more scientists around the world to conduct cutting-edge biomedical research

Scientists Edge Closer to Affordable Superconductors
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Scientists Edge Closer to Affordable Superconductors

Novel materials could eventually power electric vehicles and more, say Columbia researchers

Artificial Intelligence vs. the Human Brain
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Artificial Intelligence vs. the Human Brain

At Columbia’s inaugural AI Summit, experts touted the technology’s promise and agreed that robots still have a long way to go

How Congestion Pricing Got Moving at Columbia
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How Congestion Pricing Got Moving at Columbia

The experimental initiative for reducing city traffic was conceived by economics professor William Vickrey ’47GSAS

What Your Digital Footprint Says About You
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What Your Digital Footprint Says About You

Computer algorithms are becoming more adept at using our data to penetrate the deepest levels of our psyches

33 Myths About Renewable Energy
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33 Myths About Renewable Energy

A new report debunks false and misleading claims found on social media

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