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Members of IRI and Oxfam in Adi Ha, Ethiopia discussing index insurance with local farmers. [Image credit: Dan Osgood/IRI]
Small farmers in the highlands of Ethiopia have long been highly susceptible to droughts that can leave people hungry and penniless for years. Now, an innovative crop insurance program is aimed at helping them recover quickly and produce food when the weather improves. The program, managed by Oxfam America, will receive assistance from the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), a part of Columbia University's Earth Institute.  Forward

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Negative emotions are regulated by pathways from the prefrontal cortex to the nucleus accumbens and to the amygdala. [Image credit: Professor Tor Wager]

Columbia Neuroscientists Identify Brain Regions Responsible for Warding off Negative Emotion


A team of cognitive neuroscientists from Columbia University has identified the brain pathways responsible for the body's emotional defense against gruesome and other aversive forms of imagery.  Forward

President Fernández speaks to students of Columbia Secondary School. [Image credit: Eileen Barroso]

Dominican Leader Sees Role Model in Columbia-Assisted Public School  video


It is not often middle school students can hear directly from a world leader. On Sept. 25, the students at Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering (CSS) got their chance when Leonel Fernández, president of the Dominican Republic, came to visit.  Forward

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