Biomedical Engineering

Gloved hand holds a vial of water containing colorful microplastic particles.

Research

Microplastics Are Chemically Active, and Could Cause Biological Harm

October 19, 2026

Gloved researcher holds a NovaKnee prototype while another person points toward it in a lab.

Research

Columbia's NovaKnee Makes Time's 2026 Best Inventions List

October 16, 2026

Dean Shih-Fu Chang speaks at a podium during the Gotham Foundry Symposium at Columbia Engineering.

Campus

Climate Week 2026 in Photos

October 13, 2026

Dean Shih-Fu Chang and Helen Lu pose with representatives from Gotham Foundry, Green Economy at NYCEDC, the CUNY Graduate Center, and Genspace at the Gotham Foundry symposium.

Campus

Gotham Foundry Symposium Showcases the Future of Materials

October 13, 2026

Faculty & Staff

Columbia Engineer Awarded NIH Director’s New Innovator Award

October 13, 2026

by Camryn Hadley

Scientific diagram showing how T cells change over time and localize in tissue following stem-cell transplantation.

Research

Tracking How T Cells Evolve in Graft-Versus-Host Disease

September 25, 2026

by Devyn Forcina and Lorenza Favrot

Organ-on-a-chip device inside a clear plastic dish, with two tubes connected to a small, light-red microfluidic chamber used to study how cancer spreads through blood flow to organs

Research

New Chip Mimics How Cancer Spreads

August 19, 2026

by Meeri Kim

Portrait photo of Professor Elisa Konofagou, a researcher, dressed in a black jacket over a dark blue shirt, looking into the camera in a well-lit hallway with white walls and a blue door.

Research

Doctors May Now See the Hidden Signs of Sudden Cardiac Death

August 17, 2026

by Camryn Hadley

Six adults stand shoulder to shoulder in an office-like room in front of wood shelving and a framed painting.

Research

New Gift Expands Brain Cancer Research to Greece

July 07, 2026

Illustration of a brain depicting patterns of activity within a biologically constrained neural network embedded in a stylized cortex. The colored trajectories show how neural activity evolves differently depending on what information is currently relevant.

Research

The Circuit that Lets Your Brain Think and See

July 02, 2026

by Grant Currin

Two women examine and adjust a clear scale model of a suspension bridge on a table at an indoor exhibit, with posters and display tables in the background.

Students

A Showcase of Student Innovation

June 11, 2026

Four people smile for a photo in front of a large balloon during the Columbia Engineering reunion on campus.

Alumni

Engineering Alumni Celebrate Reunion 2026

June 09, 2026