In Three or More Is a Riot, he takes readers to the front lines of conflict to uncover the meaning of it all.

From science to engineering, writing to social sciences, here are the Columbians who received awards recently.

Clémence Boulouque shows how this theory was built on older Jewish ideas, which offered the possibility of emancipation to ...

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In a discovery that could have profound implications for future energy policy, Columbia scientists have demonstrated it is possible to manufacture solar cells that are far more efficient than existing ...

Older adults especially benefit from this therapeutic practice, say the authors.

From athletics to entertainment and brain research, Columbians are making major strides in their fields. Test your knowledge ...

Lydia Goehr says that the discipline encourages thought and thoughtfulness, and trains students for all sorts of fields.

A new study indicates that forests, prairies, and other natural areas around the globe acquire less of the vital chemical element nitrogen than previously estimated. The findings have climate ...

The Vietnamese language provides singular insight into the dynamism of premodern Asia. As John Phan, associate professor of Vietnamese Humanities in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures ...

The fact that humans who are not related by blood help each other repeatedly over time is demonstrably true—think of the ongoing mutual support that sustains your longest-running friendships. But the ...

Among the major questions in astrophysics is the origins of the heavy elements in our Universe that make up the periodic table. The lightest elements, hydrogen and helium, were formed mainly in the ...