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Zuckerman Institute in the News

Columbia's Zuckerman Institute is regularly featured in influential news outlets around the world. We invite you to browse a selection of recent news coverage below.

Above: Zuckerman Institute Principal Investigator Rudy Behnia, PhD, being interviewed on camera.

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In the News April 29, 2026

A Neuroscientist and a Playwright Discuss Memory

At a recent School of the Arts event, Daphna Shohamy and Sarah Ruhl share how memory affects their work.

Learning & Memory April 22, 2026

Memory & the Mind: What Science Tells Us About Brain Health Town Hall

Daphna Shohamy and other leading neuroscientists discuss the latest research on memory, the mind and brain health with PBS South Florida.

Learning & Memory July 21, 2025

The human brain doesn’t learn, think or recall like an AI. Embrace the difference

Framing human brains in terms borrowed from artificial intelligence is dangerous—writes Shohamy lab grad student Iddo Geffen

Disease June 19, 2025

A New Study Targets Genetic Risk For Mental Illness

A study in mice by Joseph Gogos, PhD, shows potential for gene-targeting therapy in treating schizophrenia.

The Senses May 7, 2025

Scientists just mapped your tongue. It may be the key to helping you lose weight

Understanding how we crave sweet treats could help fight obesity, researchers say.

In the News May 7, 2025

What am I supposed to say to this generation of young scientists?

CEO and Director Daphna Shohamy, PhD, reflects on recent funding cuts for scientists-in-training.

Evolution January 7, 2025

On a Wild Mouse Chase to Understand Parenting, Love, and Fear

Andres Bendesky, PhD, research offers a window into the genetic and neural underpinnings of behavior.

In the News December 29, 2024

The Elephantine Memories of Food-Caching Birds

Dmitriy Aronov, PhD, cited in The New Yorker.

Evolution October 16, 2024

What puts the fight in fighting fish?

New studies by the Bendesky lab combine genetics and neuroscience to offer clues