science

Technology improves results of CU psych study

The digital age has left nothing untouched, least of all mental health.

By Aviva Shen | Apr 27 10:17 pm ET

Schwartz, salutatorian, to pursue science in D.C.

Mollie Schwartz, this year’s Columbia College salutatorian, prepares to address her class at graduation, but still doesn’t know what she will say.

By Tabitha Peyton Wood | Apr 23 02:05 am ET

Inching Toward Alchemy

A relatively recent breakthrough in molecular biology has captured the interest of the pharmaceutical industry and researchers alike and promises to lead pharmacology into the next several decades.

By Adrian Haimovich and Vedant Misra | Mar 10 08:10 pm ET

Experts Seek Intellectual Property Reform

As the record industry’s copyright infringement lawsuits wind down, some Columbia students will be breathing a sigh of relief. But the broader issue of how intellectual property should be regulated remains a subject of intense debate.

By Danny Ash | Feb 25 10:30 pm ET

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the LHC

We thought it would be refreshing to hear about something that is much closer to the periphery of the public consciousness and much less likely to bring about the end of the species: the LHC.

By Adrian Haimovich and Vedant Misra | Feb 10 09:39 pm ET

Researchers Link Sugar and Memory

If you want to stay sharp well into your golden years, put down that doughnut and hit the treadmill, says a recent study published by Columbia researchers.

By Danny Ash | Jan 22 05:11 am ET

Sweet Way to Prevent Memory Loss: Cut the Sugar

If you want to stay sharp well into your golden years, put down that doughnut and hit the treadmill, says a recent study published by Columbia researchers.

By Danny Ash | Jan 13 02:51 pm ET

Panel Discussion on Bioethics

Pulitzer Prize-winner Amy Harmon and a panel of bioethics experts addressed the problems facing their field in light of technological advances as part of a Kraft Program Series on Tuesday.

By Ana Baric | Nov 18 11:18 pm ET

Welcome to the Dark Side

No one took Fritz Zwicky seriously when he pointed out that the universe does not follow the rules we think it does.

By | Mar 23 08:57 pm ET

A Day Without Yesterday

When Georges LeMaitre first proposed the Big Bang theory in 1927, everyone thought he was crazy.

By | Dec 3 12:36 am ET

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