Columbia Scientists Discover Genetic Link to Epilepsy

As complex as it is devastating, epilepsy has always been a puzzling disease, rebuffing scientists’ attempts to find a single causative factor. But through a combination of sophisticated analytical techniques and old-fashioned detective work, scientists are finally beginning to understand how subtle genetic factors can lead to faults in the brain’s wiring.

By Danny Ash | Feb 27 03:00 am ET

University Senate Discusses Endowment, Resolutions

“Fantastic—we love agnosticism,” joked University President Lee Bollinger.

And so went the February plenary meeting of the University Senate, which took place Friday among an irregularly large crowd of senators who turned out for the two votes which required a three-fifths majority present to pass.

By Shane Ferro | Feb 9 02:34 am ET