Research

10 professors win Guggenheim Fellowships

Literature Humanities chair Christia Mercer and Contemporary Civilization chair Matthew Jones were among the professors to win the prestigious fellowships.

By Jeremy Budd | Apr 16 02:53 am ET

NASA planetary scientist to be next director of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Geophysicist Sean Solomon will take over as the next director of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, the University's Palisades, N.Y., research campus, on July 1.

By Lillian Chen | Apr 4 02:31 pm ET

Columbia sues for violation of biotech research patents

The lawsuit alleges that a biotech company claimed innovative DNA sequencing methods as their own invention, but eight scientists at Columbia have patented the procedure.

By Jeremy Budd | Mar 27 04:15 am ET

Searching the globe for research

Studying abroad presents a much-needed opportunity for research in the social sciences.

By Annie Tickell | Mar 25 06:13 pm ET

Researchers improve techniques for measuring molecular movement

Researchers investigated how scientists could measure nanopores at fine temporal resolution, long a challenge for nanotechnology researchers.

By Jeremy Budd | Mar 19 04:26 am ET

Academics discuss ways to give public more access to research

At the panel, “Protests, Petitions and Publishing: Widening Access to Research in 2012," academics discussed open access to research.

By Jeremy Budd | Feb 29 05:09 am ET

Profess your appreciation

Amidst debate over research and teaching, we should reflect on and appreciate our inspiring professors.

By Editorial Board | Feb 23 09:44 pm ET

Facebook gives grad student full one-year scholarship

Facebook announced last week that Jeremy Andrus, a Ph.D. student at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, is one of 12 winners of the 2012-13 Facebook Fellowship.

By Jeremy Budd | Feb 22 05:31 am ET

Institutional priorities

Should Columbia give higher priority to research or teaching?

By William Theodore de Bary, William Deresiewicz, Lanbo Zhang, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, and Derek Turner | Feb 21 07:54 pm ET

CUMC study: acquired traits can be inherited without DNA

The results suggest that the classical Mendelian genetic theory may not provide a complete picture of how traits are inherited and have researchers reconsidering parts of the long-discredited evolutionary theory of Lamarckism.

By Henry Willson | Feb 17 05:46 am ET

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