Professor Maximiliano Isi contributed to new LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA findings on dark matter and the nature of the universe.

As graduation season at Columbia University gets underway, we're documenting it all right here. You'll find stories from the Class of 2026, photos from the celebrations, the latest on what to expect ...

“Of course, we all want to be happy.” So wrote the Roman statesman, orator, and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero. He and his fellow Greek and Roman philosophers agreed that the secret to happiness—or ...

An extraordinary performance for an extraordinary day! We were honored to welcome award-winning musician Jon Batiste, who thrilled graduating students, families, and friends with a surprise ...

May 20 marked the conferral of 18,000+ degrees upon Columbia's newest graduates, who hail from all 50 states and 140 ...

Statement by President Bollinger on the Passing of Former Provost, Professor Theodore de Bary News Article ...

Nicholas Lemann, a veteran New Yorker correspondent, grew up in New Orleans, the son of German Jews in a world of gilded privilege. Yet in contrast to his parents’ generation, which always sought to ...

In Returning, Nicholas Lemann traces his family’s story from Germany to the Deep South to New York, where he embraces Judaism ...

On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, ICAP’s Grand Rounds series returns with A Threat Anywhere is a Threat Everywhere — Perspectives from the Global Health Security Frontlines When the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak ...

Natalie Brito, a professor of psychology, researches how both the families we’re raised in and the societies we live in, shape us. Natalie Brito first came to Columbia as a postdoctoral researcher in ...

'Coaxial Narrowing' in shear zones: a mechanism for transient behavior throughout the lithosphere? Shear zones evolve dynamically throughout their evolution due to a variety of mechanisms, including ...

On May 20, 2026, Columbia University will confer its honorary degrees and the University Medal for Excellence during its University Commencement proceedings. The honorands will receive their awards on ...