UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT
Columbia University is one of the world’s most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the University to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.
Mayor Adams Launches NYC Pandemic Response Institute
Partnership with Columbia University and CUNY will help New York City learn from COVID-19 and tackle urgent public health emergencies.
A New History of Black Creativity and Aesthetics
In “Antagonistic Cooperation,” Professor Robert O’Meally explores everyone from Bearden and Basquiat to Ellison, Morrison, and Ellington.
When and Where to Capture the Empire State Building Lit Up Blue for Columbia Grads in 2022
The night of May 18, the Empire State Building will glow blue and white for Commencement. Here’s where to capture the best photos with it.
2022 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Columbia University today announced the 2022 Pulitzer Prizes, awarded on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board.
University Working Group Submits Anti-Bullying Recommendations
The report proposes a definition of bullying and other abusive behavior, a remedial framework, and changes in culture and climate to help prevent such behavior.
In a Pair of Merging Supermassive Black Holes, a New Method for Measuring the Void
Columbia researchers have discovered a way of sizing up the ‘shadows’ of two supermassive black holes in the process of colliding, giving astronomers a potentially new tool to measure black holes in distant galaxies and test alternative theories of gravity.
How Electric Vehicles Could Fix the Electrical Grid
Local governments and policymakers are anxious about the U.S. grid’s ability to withstand ever-increasing demand. Consumers could hold the key to an untapped resource.
Mentoring the Next Generation of Neuroscientists
A business major turned biologist, Columbia postdoc Robert Fernandez studies the nervous system of roundworms while helping college students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds pursue PhD programs in science.
An Architect-Artist Tackles Climate Change and Other Issues With Speculative Projects
In an online GSAPP event, Olalekan Jeyifous discussed how his visionary works of Crown Heights and Lagos offer hope for the future.
Why Academia Should Focus Research on the Asian American and Pacific Islander Experience
Five Columbia faculty members from English and comparative literature, global studies, sociology, creative writing, and history explain why it is important that their disciplines concentrate on Asian American and Pacific Islander issues.
Researchers Discover Extensive Groundwater System Beneath Antarctica’s Ice
The previously unmapped reservoirs, reported in the journal Science, could speed the flow of glaciers to the sea and release carbon into the atmosphere.
Asia and Africa Have Similar Aging Burden as the West
A new metric devised by Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health shows that health is more important than age for determining dependency ratios and a more accurate assessment of the aging burden across countries.
2022 World Food Prize Awarded to Columbia Climate Scientist Cynthia Rosenzweig
Climatologist and agronomist Cynthia Rosenzweig has been named the 2022 World Food Prize Laureate for her pioneering work in modeling the impact of climate change on food production worldwide.
These Educators Received a Presidential Teaching Award This Year. Their Students Explain Why.
Read what Columbia students have written about the professors and graduate students who received this well-deserved distinction in 2022.
Former Commissioner of the Department of Correction Says That Everything You’ve Heard About Rikers Is True
School of Social Work’s Vincent Schiraldi recounts his experience working on Rikers Island and his hopes for a more humane jail and prison system.
Skin Cancer in People of Color
Columbia dermatologist Dr. Dawn Queen runs through the facts on skin color, skin cancer, and other effects of ultraviolet rays.
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