Dominique Townsend recounts how, as a high school senior, a 12th-century wooden statue of a Buddha in a museum helped set her ...

In anticipation of Christopher Nolan’s film version of The Odyssey, opening in theaters on July 17, Columbia News checked in ...

The director of the Columbia Nano Initiative’s Shared Labs discusses growing nanoscience at the University—and beyond.

Phelps came to Columbia 55 years ago as a full professor. At that time, he was already a star in the profession, with ...

Matthew Connelly, who runs Columbia’s History Lab, researches the answer to that and other questions about U.S. government records. Columbia’s History Lab is staffed by a team of scholars, designers, ...

Name another mascot as regal, majestic, fierce, and friendly as the Columbia Lion. We'll wait. In honor of Roar-EE's 112th birthday on April 5, we've compiled 12 of our favorite snapshots from over ...

Simon Brendle, a professor of mathematics, has been awarded the Breakthrough Prize. The annual prize was founded in 2012 by sponsors Sergey Brin, Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg, Julia and Yuri ...

In many emerging economies, progress in reducing poverty has been overshadowed by persistent inequality and growing frustration with political elites. This widespread social discontent has driven ...

Columbia News' Photo of the Week captures moments from around the University and New York City. The series is curated by Jennifer Pellerito and University Photographer Eileen Barroso. We want to see ...

Colm Tóibín, Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities, has written Long Island, a sequel to his novel, Brooklyn, which features, once again, Eilis Lacey. Eilis is Irish, and married ...

For decades, people have sought to understand how and why decisions are made at critical times, but very few get the opportunity to witness leaders’ decision-making process. The result has been a ...