The Brown Institute is proud to share that alphaXiv, a Magic Grant project from our 2024–25 cohort, has closed a $7 million seed round co-led by Menlo Ventures and Haystack,
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“This Call May Be Recorded” Heads to the 2025 Tribeca Festival
We’re thrilled to share that This Call May Be Recorded—developed with support from a Brown Institute Magic Grant—has been named an official selection in the 2025 Tribeca Festival’s Audio Storytelling
Now Accepting Applications: 2025 Startup Columbia Venture Competition
Startup Columbia is a series of campus-wide startup competitions offering non-dilutive cash prizes to the winning teams. For the past four years, the Brown Institute at Columbia has sponsored a
Announcing the Launch of Climate Central’s Report: “Urban Heat Hot Spots in 65 Cities”
We are excited to announce a significant contribution to Climate Central’s groundbreaking report, Urban Heat Hot Spots in 65 Cities. This comprehensive analysis sheds light on how urban heat islands
“Reaching for Air” goes live!
The Salt Lake Tribune, in collaboration with KUER, has launched an innovative interactive series titled “Reaching for Air”, accessible at reachingforair.sltrib.com. This three-part series, the work of journalists Saige Miller
Remembering Marco Antonio Castro Cosío
It is with profound sorrow that we say goodbye to Marco Antonio Castro Cosío, a visionary collaborator and a cherished friend of our research institute. In the realms of art,
Join us on April 21 for ‘Computing &’
The Vagelos Computational Science Center (CSC) at Barnard College in partnership with The Brown Institute at Columbia Journalism School welcome you to Computing &, a series of panels exploring the
Missing Them Exhibits at Photoville
To mark the 3rd anniversary of COVID in New York City, the MISSING THEM project is partnering with Photoville to bring stories and obits from our project to community spaces
After six months, Data Fixers achieves 100 mentions and new cross-border investigations
Data Fixers, a data-driven journalistic project sponsored by The Brown Institute for Media Innovation, has recently published two major investigative projects and garnered 100 citations and publications in media outlets









