Global COVID-19 Prevention and Response: Realities of Operations in Low-Resource Health Settings RSVP: Register for the Zoom Webinar Join our panel discussion of COVID-19 operations issues in low-resource health settings. Using a socioecological approach will discuss the implementation of COVID-19 prevention, and the decreasing transmission includes co-created community initiatives, regional and national implementation. We will also discuss the development of vaccine research policies, strategies, and priorities; planning COVID-19 interventions in affected countries and regions to strengthen the prevention, detection, and response to the pandemic; and the challenges facing COVID-19 operations in Brazil and other countries. Speakers: Dr. Amanda McClelland, Senior Vice President of the Prevent Epidemics Team at Resolve to Save Lives Dr. Martin Howell Friede, WHO Coordinator for the Initiative for Vaccine Research, Geneva, Switzerland Dr. Marcela Allheimen, Director, Medical Unit, Médecins Sans Frontières Brazil Moderator: Dr. Rachel T. Moresky, Director, sidHARTe - Strengthening Emergency Systems & Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship Programs, Columbia University Population and Family Health & Emergency Medicine

We are excited to welcome Prof. Daniel G. Anderson from the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT to Tissue Talks on Wednesday, April 28th at 3:00PM EST as he presents, "In vivo delivery of nucleic acids, genome editing tools and cells."   ABOUT TISSUE TALKS Join us every Wednesday at 3:00PM EST for the wildly popular Tissue Talks, our weekly webinar series hosted by Dr. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic and the Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering. Don’t miss the opportunity each week to hear from global leaders in Tissue Engineering!

Congratulations to the Class of 2021! The Columbia University Commencement ceremony of the 267th academic year will take place on Friday, April 30, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) via web broadcast. All eligible April, May, and June 2021 degree candidates, and February 2021 and October 2020 graduates, from all schools and colleges affiliated with Columbia University, as well as family and friends, are encouraged to tune in to the celebration. For more information and additional updates on this year's ceremony, please visit the Commencement website.

Benefit Co-Chairs Brad and Alfredo Paredes-Goldfarb Ben and Sarah Seelaus invite you to COLUMBIA CHILDREN'S VIRTUAL BENEFIT MAY 4, 2021 7:30 p.m. EDT featuring Daphne Oz Emmy Award-winning Television Host, Bestselling Author, Chef & Podcaster and Jill Kargman New York Times Bestselling Author, Creator and Star of “Odd Mom Out”