Alex Halliday, director of Columbia University’s Earth Institute, discusses the process for designing Columbia’s new Climate School and why CUIMC faculty, staff, and students should get involved.
Six physicians-scientists—Wendy Chung, Philip De Jager, Dawn Hershman, Michio Hirano, David Ho, and Steven Marx—were elected as fellows, and Linda Fried received AAP’s lifetime achievement award.
“These variants emerged because we continued to give the virus more chance to spread,” said David D. Ho, whose lab at Columbia University is studying the P.1 variant first discovered in Brazil.
Mailman's ICAP program is well-known for its efforts in fighting HIV, malaria, and TB around the world, but they're also busy in the fight against COVID-19 in nearby Harlem and Bronx neighborhoods.
Researchers found that generalized inflammation can disrupt the chemicals necessary for communication between brain cells, says Maura Boldrini, first author of the study.
Five VP&S physician-scientists—Jennifer Gelinas, Eliza Miller, Catherine Spina, Aaron Viny, and Xiao Zhao—will receive funding from the Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Scholars Program.
“It’s a mix of ‘please don’t travel,’ at the same time this is easing travel for a subset of people,” said Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, a professor of epidemiology and medicine at Columbia University.
Health care workers, scientists, staff, and students across CUIMC observed a moment of silence April 1 to remember victims of anti-Asian hate crimes and express their commitment to fighting racism.
