Research | Columbia University in the City of New York

Columbia has a long and distinguished history in the discovery of knowledge. We work to foster the continuation of those creative endeavors and to promote an environment that sustains the highest standards of scholarship, learning, and safety.

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$1+ BILLION

In Annual Research

350

New Inventions Annually

84

Nobel Laureates

Over 200

Research Centers and Institutes

"Research pushes the boundary between what we know and don’t know. It’s the cornerstone of any great university: to seek, create, and disseminate new knowledge."

Jeannette Wing, Executive Vice President of Research

Research at Columbia

Irving Medical Center

includes the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, the College of Dental Medicine, the School of Nursing, and the Mailman School of Public Health.

Magnetic resonance imaging of a human brain

Zuckerman Institute

brings together researchers from across the University to study the brain, gaining insights that promise to benefit people and societies everywhere.

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Data Science Institute

dedicated to advancing state-of-the-art artificial intelligence, and its application in all fields, and ensuring responsible use of data to benefit society.

Columbia University Climate School: Melting glacier showing effects of climate Change

Columbia Climate School

provides the scholarship needed to tackle climate change and its related challenges through transdisciplinary research and partnerships.

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Columbia World Projects

is home to the Obama Foundation Scholars, which uses Columbia research to tackle global challenges and positively affect people’s lives.

Quantum Initiative

brings quantum technology out of the lab and makes it available for massive adoption in information science, health, sensing, and metrology.

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Free Speech Initiative

deals with litigation, research, and education. It includes Knight First Amendment Institute, Global Freedom of Expression, and other centers.

Columbia Science Initiative

partners across Columbia to commit our world-class resources to urgent, global challenges in climate, health, and innovation.

The Power of Research

Columbia to work with United Negro College Fund to connect historically black colleges with Columbia Medical Center

Columbia and United Negro College Fund Will Link HBCUs to CUIMC

Artistic illustration for Columbia University LEAP AI-Climate Modeling Center

Columbia to Launch $25 Million AI-based Climate Modeling Center

Pandemic Response Institute in New York City

Mailman School of Public Health to Lead Pandemic Response Institute

University Research Administration

The Office of the Executive Vice President for Research has overall responsibility for the University's research enterprise.

Clinical Trials

Environmental Health and Safety

Human Research Protection and IRBs

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Postdoctoral Affairs

Research Compliance and Training

Research Initiatives