Barnard College News


Associate professor of philosophy Karen Lewis shares her mission to connect humanity across space and time.

The symplectic geometry and topology expert, who was recently honored with a lifetime achievement award, reflects on her journey as a woman in mathematics.

New, state-of-the-art facility will house all bench sciences under one roof and nearly double the research lab space
The Center, set to open in 2026, will also be New York City’s first net-zero carbon, all-electric academic science building
Topping-out ceremony marks completion of the building’s exterior and the next phase of construction

The year has just begun, but College community members are already making news and preparing for headline-worthy events.

From the inauguration of the College’s ninth president to the announcement of the Zora Neale Hurston Centennial, the year included many exciting announcements, events, and news.

Computer science professors share how they integrate values into AI research.

For 12 years, Barnard’s biology faculty and student volunteers work with the College’s bees to extract honey that is then shared with the community.

The decade-long research, one of the largest urban street tree growth studies, reflects hands-on coursework that can offer real-world solutions.

Launched in 2014, the innovative and fully funded program has introduced hundreds of young women to mentors in STEM research.

This summer, 20 high school students participated in the Sustainable Food and the City course — one of the five popular courses offered through the College’s Pre-College Programs.

Faculty and students spent the summer dancing in Paris, discovering astrophysics in a city by the banks of the Loire River, and connecting through culture and language in Vienna.