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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

NovaKnee is developing a 3D-printed knee joint made from a biodegradable scaffold infused with stem cells, designed to regenerate the patient’s cartilage and bone as the scaffold biodegrades. Congrats! Learn more: bit.ly/4dGBAaw

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Columbia University NovaKnee: The Best Inventions of 2026

Find out why Columbia University NovaKnee is on TIME's list of 2026's best inventions.

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

NOVAKnee, a “living knee” implant, has been named to the 2026 TIME Best Inventions List. The project is co-led by Biomedical Engineering professors Clark Hung and Nadeen Chahine, as well as collaborators from the University of Missouri led by James L. Cook. bit.ly/4dGBAaw @columbiamed.bsky.social

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Columbia Electrochemical Energy Center researchers co-led a Nature study finding up to 40% of lithium ions in standard battery electrolytes cluster together, even without anions. The clusters may help form the film protecting battery lifespan & safety. Read more: bit.ly/47DuSPj

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Research by Columbia Faculty Reveals New Insights into Lithium-Ion Battery Chemistry | Arts & Sciences

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The Columbia Center for Advanced Electrification (CCAE) brought together researchers, industry leaders, policymakers, and energy experts for three days of #ClimateWeek programming focused on the future of electrification and energy storage. Read the highlights: bit.ly/4BbEE8M

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Congrats to Santiago Correa, who has won the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award – over $3.7 million across five years to support his lab’s research in bioactive injectable hydrogels formulated with extracellular vesicles (EVs) for a new approach to immunotherapy. Read more: bit.ly/4yiZBMg

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Columbia Electrochemical Energy Center (CEEC) brought together researchers, industry leaders, and students to explore the ways electrochemical technologies can meet the world’s growing energy demands during its 2026 Fall Symposium held Sept. 23. Read more: bit.ly/4zh4Vk6

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Climate Week kicked off late last month with “Sustainable Energy, Resource and Environmental Solutions,” a symposium that brought together leading voices in government, industry, and academia to examine critical mineral supply chains and emerging energy sources. bit.ly/4doki1M

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🔬 New research from IICD and @columbiamed.bsky.social! Published in @natimmunol.nature.com, the study tracks T-cell clones across time and tissue to reveal how they evolve and contribute to damage in graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Learn more: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/trackin...

Figure illustrating “Spatiotemporal single-cell profiling reveals T cell clonal dynamics and phenotypic plasticity in human graft-versus-host disease,” including computational methods

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Kara Lamb @climate.columbia.edu joins today's LEAP panel discussion, "The Rise of Agentic AI: What It Means for Climate Innovation," part of #ClimateWeek at #ColumbiaEngineering. Learn more: bit.ly/4pYZKSD

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Join leading researchers, industry practitioners, and policymakers as they discuss Energy Storage Systems and advances in electrification at 2026 IEEE/CCAE Symposium on Advanced Electrification Systems as part of #ClimateWeek. Get details and register: bit.ly/45ILC6x

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Daniel Esposito, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, is a featured speaker at today's CEEC Fall Symposium 2026: Mines and Feedstocks to Grids, Chemicals, and Materials, part of #ClimateWeekNYC at #ColumbiaEngineering. Learn more: bit.ly/4wggruj

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is one glimpse into the expertise she’ll bring to Climate Week at Columbia Engineering. Catch her today at the LCSE symposium, where she’ll lead discussions alongside leaders from industry, research, and government on rebuilding secure & sustainable mineral supply chains. bit.ly/3Ufwknc

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Columbia Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy (LCSE) Symposium: Sustainable Energy, Resource, and Environmental Solutions - Climate Week at Columbia Engineering

A focused half-day convening bringing together leaders from industry, research, and government to examine how the United States rebuilds secure, end-to-end mineral supply chains and delivers the de...

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Greeshma Gadikota, the Lenfest Earth Institute Professor of Climate Change and professor of earth and environmental engineering, is using engineering methods to recover more of what's actually in the rock, such as the copper-rich leachate she's extracting from the sample of low-grade ore.

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Columbia Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy (LCSE) Symposium: Sustainable Energy, Resource, and Environmental Solutions - Climate Week at Columbia Engineering

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Copper rarely comes out of the ground on its own. Ores are usually bundled with other elements, and traditional mining leaves most of that behind as waste.

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 21/09/2026

Mining is essential but doesn’t have to be wasteful. Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy director Greeshma Gadikota of @columbiaseas.bsky.social & @climate.columbia.edu is developing sustainable approaches for acquiring & refining raw inputs that become hardware & energy: bit.ly/4xFOCwe

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Climate Week at Columbia Engineering starts this week. 🌎 From Sept. 22–25 our community will explore how engineering is addressing some of the planet's most urgent challenges. Join us! View the full lineup and register today: bit.ly/45KV612 @climate.columbia.edu ‪@climategroup.bsky.social‬

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Join us for the Fusion Research Symposium: Optimizing Symmetry in Fusion Plasmas, part of #ClimateWeek at Columbia. Register and learn more about the innovative work that’s driving the industry forward at the Columbia Fusion Research Center here: bit.ly/4z2BgM6 #ColumbiaFusion

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The Data Science Institute at Columbia University @datascicolumbia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#ColumbiaAI News: @columbiauniversity.bsky.social experts Vishal Misra and Suman Jana “urge calm and preparedness” amid AI panic. Read the full interview via @columbiaseas.bsky.social ⤵️ www.engineering.columbia.edu/about/news/c...

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Greeshma Gadikota, Lenfest Earth Institute Professor of Climate Change and Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering at Columbia Engineering, is rethinking what mining and refining could look like, building the case for processing critical materials here in the U.S. bit.ly/46vuHVv

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Join us for #ClimateWeek for the Gotham Foundry Symposium: Regenerative Materials Across Industries, where thought leaders will discuss regenerative material innovation and translation, industry engagement, and democratizing access to the materials innovation ecosystem. bit.ly/3UfG94A

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Join featured speaker V. Faye McNeill at the Sept. 22 event to explore how advances in sensing and data science, along with industry-academic partnerships and new funding strategies, are accelerating progress toward cleaner air and a more sustainable climate. Register: bit.ly/4fFThZf

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We are happy to welcome 12 new faculty members to the School this year. The incoming cohort brings expertise across a wide breadth of areas, contributing to research and education in causal AI, software security, quantum engineering, and so much more. Welcome to Columbia! bit.ly/4xWt5Af

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Columbia University Department of Chemical Engineering @cucheme.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📅Save the date! Our third “Bridging Academic & Industry: Recruiting & Networking Mixer” is Friday, Oct 2, 2026. Interested in recruiting our students? Email us at cheme@columbia.edu. @columbiaseas.bsky.social #ChemicalEngineering #EarthAndEnvironmentalEngineering #EngineeringCareers #STEMCareers

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

New research from IICD’s Kevin Hoffer-Hawlik and @elhamazizi.bsky.social! 📄 Published in Bioinformatics, ARCADIA integrates single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial proteomics to reveal how tissue environments shape cellular states. academic.oup.com/bioinformati...

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#ClimateWeekNYC at Columbia Engineering kicks off next week with events featuring discussions on innovations powering our planet’s future. Check out the list of events: bit.ly/3TteSf6 @climate.columbia.edu

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Deployed carelessly, AI can be dangerous. But deployed well, it can do the opposite — finding vulnerabilities and blind spots humans overlook, and defending against attacks faster than any human team could on its own. bit.ly/3T7t79g

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Recent news is full of warnings that AI's rapid progress could end very badly. In a new Q&A, Computer Science faculty Vishal Misra, Vice Dean of Computing and AI, and Suman Jana, Associate Professor, dissect the recent AI panic, urging calm and transparency. bit.ly/3T7t79g

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

⚡The 2026 IEEE/CCAE Symposium on Advanced Electrification Systems (SAES2026) convenes researchers, industry practitioners, and policymakers to examine electrification, with a focus on energy storage systems. Register for this #ClimateWeek event today: bit.ly/45ILC6x #SAES2026

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Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Register today to join us September 22! Speakers: @davidhagan.bsky.social of QuantAQ, @garimaraheja.bsky.social, Prof. Dan Westervelt @dwesty.bsky.social and Dr. Sathish Swaminathan of @aqtoolbox.org @mcneill-lab.org. Moderated by yours truly.

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Columbia University has been selected by the National Science Foundation to establish NSCORE — a five-year, $20 million hub uniting biologists and computer scientists to understand how plants and animals build resilience. @datascicolumbia.bsky.social bit.ly/4h1KDUh

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

NSF has renewed funding for @leapstc.bsky.social, Columbia Engineering's AI-powered Earth system modeling center, for five more years — building on the $25M grant that launched it in 2021. Read more: bit.ly/4zRK73F

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Can agentic AI help accelerate climate solutions? Join LEAP's panel, "The Rise of Agentic AI: What It Means for Climate Innovation," Sept. 24 during #ClimateWeek at Columbia Engineering. The panel will explore how AI is modeling Earth systems and improving climate predictions. bit.ly/4pYZKSD

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering & Medical Sciences at Columbia Engineering, made Forbes' 2026 "50 Over 50: Innovation" list for her work in regenerating tissue, bone & organs. Read the list: bit.ly/4qAq3yU Image credit: Cecile Burban/L'Oreal

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

How do we make electrochemistry work at scale — without old environmental costs? Find out at the #ClimateWeek 2026 CEEC Fall Symposium, exploring the science and engineering driving the energy transition. Register today: bit.ly/4wggruj

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Join us on Sept. 23 for the Gotham Foundry Symposium during #ClimateWeek at Columbia Engineering! Thought leaders will discuss regenerative materials innovation for fashion, construction, and health. Learn more: bit.ly/3UfG94A

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Can we solve air pollution, climate change, and Global South development together? Find out at "Innovation for Climate and Clean Air Progress in the Global South," part of #ClimateWeek. bit.ly/4fFThZf @climate.columbia.edu @climategroup.bsky.social‬ ‬‬@aqtoolbox.org @vfmcneill.bsky.social

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The U.S. relies on imports for many critical minerals that power modern industry. During #ClimateWeek at Columbia Engineering, the LCSE Symposium will discuss how to rebuild secure supply chains and deliver affordable energy. bit.ly/3Ufwknc @climate.columbia.edu ‬‬‬@lamont.columbia.edu

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🌎 Mark your calendars! #ClimateWeek at #ColumbiaEngineering kicks off Sept. 22. Join us for events on secure mining & minerals, sustainable energy, clean air, regenerative materials, batteries & power, fusion energy, and agentic AI for climate. bit.ly/45KV612

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Columbia University Department of Chemical Engineering @cucheme.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Students in "SciComms for ChemE" turned research into comedy videos with the help of NYC-based comedians. Read more about the course and its Video Competition here: bit.ly/4h6RyND #ScienceCommunication #ChE #ChemE #ChemicalEngineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Congrats to Engineering researchers Kyle Bishop & Kara Lamb, who were awarded U.S. DOE grants under the Genesis Mission to advance AI-driven discovery. Also awarded was Columbia physics professor Norman Christ. Read more: bit.ly/3RU3yrw

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Paz-Soldan argues that the scientific fundamentals of fusion have largely been solved, but the remaining hurdles are engineering challenges that require sustained, coordinated federal investment. A new kind of Manhattan Project is needed, he says. Read the fulll opinion: bit.ly/4fylWyb

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The US needs a new Manhattan Project for fusion energy

If we are to outpace China and own the future of this technology, we must fund it properly

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

In an op-ed for the Financial Times, the director of the Columbia Fusion Research Center Carlos Paz-Soldan makes the case that the US should fund fusion properly or risk losing the global race to make it a reality. bit.ly/4fylWyb

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The US needs a new Manhattan Project for fusion energy

If we are to outpace China and own the future of this technology, we must fund it properly

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