Science & Technology

New Columbia research reveals brain mechanisms that may be at work when cops shoot unarmed Black men

Forty years after the tragedy, Columbia sociologist Diane Vaughan reflects on her landmark work on organizational decision-making

Verdad, an app founded by Martina Guzmán ’08JRN, uses AI to find conspiracy theories broadcasted on the air

A plan to build an atom-splitter in Mudd Hall divided the campus. Was the uproar an overreaction? 

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

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

The latest research from Columbia scientists

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

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

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

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

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