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Can a Spacesuit Designed for Mars Protect Us from the Next Pandemic?

NASA veteran Lawrence Kuznetz ’64SEAS, ’65SEAS builds apparel to shield humans from earthly and extraterrestrial ills

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How the Challenger Disaster Became a Case Study of the ‘Normalization of Deviance’

Forty years after the tragedy, Columbia sociologist Diane Vaughan reflects on her landmark work on organizational decision-making

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Chatbots Have Entered the Classroom. What Happens Next?

Columbia faculty are finding innovative ways to incorporate AI into coursework without compromising academic rigor

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What Really Happened on Easter Island?

A Columbia study helps debunk an old theory about the island’s mysterious past

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Columbia, Amazon to Launch New AI Research Center

The new Columbia Center of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Collaboration with Amazon will support fellowships, research projects, and more

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A Laboratory Fit for Lockdown

Take-home kits allow Columbia Engineering students to conduct experiments in their pajamas

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7 New Research Findings from Columbia

An ice sheet reveals a surprise, and other discoveries

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Columbia Physicists to Upgrade Atom Smasher

The scientists are leading a multi-institution effort to increase the power of the ATLAS particle detector at the Large Hadron Collider

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A New Way to Save Coral Reefs, and Other Research Findings

7 recent discoveries from Columbia scientists

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Astrophysicist Brian Metzger Named 2020 Blavatnik Laureate

The award is the largest unrestricted scientific prize for young researchers in the US

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3 New Climate Discoveries That Should Worry Just About Everyone 

Studies on droughts, heat-index readings, and ice sheets show that the Earth is changing much faster than we anticipated

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7 Discoveries from Columbia Scientists

Bearded dragons may shed light on sleep disorders, and other research news

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Houses Fit for Life on Mars

Architects Jeffrey Montes '15GSAPP and Christopher Botham '16GSAPP are designing your home — in outer space

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A Time-Out for the Planet

Grappling with COVID and climate on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day

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The Unexpected Payback of a 33-Year-Old Climate Treaty 

The Montreal Protocol saved the ozone. It’s also slowing global warming

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Why Butterfly Wings are Even Cooler Than You Think!

Science reveals how the insects' paper-thin wings withstand the heat of the sun

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