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Computer Science · Economics · Political Science · Neuroscience
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tech and finance · public policy · healthcare
First year
The Core Curriculum structures your first two years — Contemporary Civilization and Literature Humanities are required for every student regardless of major.
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Faculty research
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Vanessa Argard-Jones (Anthropology) Fredrick C. Harris (Political Science) Racquel Gates (School of the Arts) Carl Hart (Psychology) Obery Hendricks (Religion/African-American Studies) David Knight (Sociology) Colin Wayne Leach (Psychology and Africana Studies, Barnard College) Natasha Lightfoot (History) Mignon Moore (Sociology - Barnard) Robert O'Meally (English and Comparative Literature) Kimberly Springer (Rare Book & Manuscript Library Columbia University)
Research: CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
Research in CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies. Top paper: "Potential of CO2-EOR for Near-Term Decarbonization" (155 citations).
Marcellus Blount
Research: Race, History, and American Society, Latin American and Latino Studies
Research in Race, History, and American Society, Latin American and Latino Studies, American Sports and Literature, Educational Leadership and Practices. Top paper: "The Preacherly Text: African American Poetry and Vernacular Performance" (41 citations).
Fredrick C. Harris (Political Science)
Research: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
Research in Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions, High-Energy Particle Collisions Research, Computational Physics and Python Applications. Top paper: "Heavy quark mass effects in charged-current deep-inelastic scattering at approximate NNLO in the Aivazis-Collins-Olness-Tung scheme" (6 citations).
Vanessa Argard-Jones (Anthropology)
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