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"Taking The Broad View" Columbia Giving

WEBIn a life rich in facets —research biochemist, physician, university professor, health policy decision-maker, civil rights activist, devoted spouse—Dr. Theo Wilson has seen again …

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Will listening better to patients’ stories improve healthcare

WEBRita Charon, Columbia professor of clinical medicine, has dedicated herself to helping patients and health professionals talk and listen to each other. Too often, she feels, …

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Income drops may hurt brain health Columbia Giving

WEBResearchers at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health have discovered a link between a decrease of 25 percent or more in the income of young adults and their …

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Global Consortium educates leaders on climate and health

WEBThe Consortium builds on a pledge by 115 medical, nursing, and public health schools in North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and Australia to add climate and …

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Herbert and Florence Irving Make Transformational Gift to …

WEBJune 3, 2015 — Herbert and Florence Irving '13HON have extended their generous and longstanding support for Columbia University and its Medical Center partnership with …

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How do we ensure the ethical use of new medical technologies

WEBAs researchers work to realize precision medicine’s clinical promise, Columbia has launched the Precision Medicine Ethics, Politics, and Culture Project to address …

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Can B-vitamins ward off the effects of air pollution

WEBColumbia researchers may have discovered a way to combat the impact of air pollution on health. It's based on a study of the effects of air pollution on the epigenome, the …

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How can a database fight toxic exposure from consumer products

WEBThe potential health hazards of chemicals used across industries are often kept secret from consumers until too late. Johnson & Johnson was recently accused of knowingly selling …

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Can a Wellness Center improve the health of Columbia's neighbors

WEBA new Wellness Center in the Jerome L. Greene Science Center on the University’s Manhattanville campus helps bring care to neighboring communities. The Center, which …

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How can brain scans help treat and prevent PTSD

WEBYuval Neria, professor of medical psychology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health, and his colleagues discovered a link …

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Precision Medicine Columbia Giving

WEBEvery day we are bombarded by an array of health advice, which often creates confusion rather than change. As precision medicine transforms the one-size-fits-all approach to a …

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Columbia’s Diabetes Center Receives $20 Million Gift from Mike …

WEBMarch 24, 2022 — The Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center at Columbia University has received a $20 million gift from Mike and Maria Repole and The Nonna’s Garden Foundation, …

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How can predicting heat waves save lives

WEBHeat waves take a toll on health and economic well-being around the world. To address this, Hannah Nissan, a postdoctoral research fellow at the International Research …

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Can we predict who will develop Parkinson’s disease before …

WEBDuBois Bowman, a professor of biostatistics at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health, is creating new methods of analyzing brain imaging data to predict which …

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Transformational Gift to Advance Research and Teaching in …

WEBJuly 28, 2020 — Today, Columbia University announced a $21.5 million gift from Dr. Ge Li ’94GSAS and Dr. Ning Zhao ’95GSAS to advance research and teaching in chemistry at …

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How can we make an infant vital-signs monitor affordable around …

WEBIn 2014, when Sona Shah ’16SEAS and Teresa Cauvel ’16SEAS began Columbia’s biomedical engineering master’s program, the rate of newborn deaths in Uganda was …

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Can door-to-door testing turn the tide of the AIDS epidemic

WEBSub-Saharan Africa is home to just over 10 percent of the world’s population but 70 percent of those infected with HIV worldwide. ICAP at Columbia University, based at the …

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Transition to Parenthood Center Established with Funding from …

WEBWith a transformational gift from the Bezos Family Foundation, Columbia University will launch the Center for the Transition to Parenthood in the Department of Obstetrics & …

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