Two recent student-written pieces at Columbia University offer thoughtful perspectives on the work of Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes, President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and Senior Lecturer in Chemistry at Columbia.
In Columbia Sundial, Nikos Mohammadi explores Dr. Hughes’s appearance on The Tucker Carlson Show and the reaction it prompted among students. His article situates the interview within Hughes’s long-standing commitment to nuclear disarmament and her belief that the issue must be addressed beyond partisan boundaries. Mohammadi reflects on why Hughes chose to engage with a politically polarizing platform and how she uses scientific clarity to communicate the real-world consequences of nuclear weapons to broader audiences.
Read the article by Nikos Mohammadi (Nov. 19, 2025):
https://www.sundial-cu.org/p/ivana-hughes-and-tucker-carlson-bridge
In The Eye at the Columbia Daily Spectator, Eden Hoover profiles Dr. Hughes as both an educator and advocate. Hoover traces Hughes’s path from her early life in former Yugoslavia to her leadership of Columbia’s Frontiers of Science course and her international work on nuclear disarmament. The piece emphasizes Hughes’s view that science carries moral responsibility, and that students across disciplines must be equipped to think critically about existential risks, including nuclear war.
Read the article by Eden Hoover (Dec. 9, 2025):
https://www.columbiaspectator.com/the-eye/2025/12/08/professor-ivana-nikolic-hughes-on-teaching-the-next-generation-how-not-to-destroy-the-world/
