Announcements
- October 9, 2025
We are delighted to announce that Ojas Shah, MD, the George F. Cahill Professor of Urology, will serve as chair of the VP&S Department of Urology and Urologist in Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/CUIMC.
- October 1, 2025
I am very pleased to announce that Gwyneth Card, PhD, associate professor of neuroscience, has been appointed chair of the Department of Neuroscience.
- September 5, 2025
I am pleased to inform you that VP&S’ new doctoral program in Biomedical Life Sciences (BLS) has been formally approved by the New York State Education Department.
- September 5, 2025
With each new season comes renewed optimism and energy, and we very much look forward to the incredible work that will take place this fall across our pillars of teaching, research, and patient care.
- August 28, 2025
I’m pleased to share that Dr. Katrina Armstrong is returning from her sabbatical to resume her roles as dean of VP&S, CEO of CUIMC, and EVP for health and biomedical sciences, effective September 2.
- August 25, 2025
We are writing to express congratulations to Donald W. Landry, MD, PhD, the Hamilton Southworth Professor of Medicine, who has accepted the position of interim president of the University of Florida.
- June 1, 2025
As previously announced, VP&S and the University are implementing efforts to help support research continuity as we navigate the current challenging federal research environment.
- May 29, 2025
We are pleased to share that Kathleen Sikkema, PhD, chair of the department of Sociomedical Sciences, has agreed to serve as interim dean of the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
- May 20, 2025
As we end the academic year, we would like to express our deepest gratitude and admiration for our shining graduates and for all members of our remarkable community.
- May 6, 2025
As the University announced this morning, it has had to make difficult decisions on how to most effectively manage resources in today’s uncertain and complex research environment.
- May 2, 2025
As you may have heard from news reports, earlier today the White House Office of Management and Budget released an outline of President Trump’s FY2026 budget proposal.
- May 2, 2025
We are pleased to share the results of the 2024 CUIMC Well-Being Survey. We extend our deepest thanks to all those in our community who participated.
- April 17, 2025
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Bing Ren, PhD, as the associate director of the Roy and Diana Vagelos Institute for Basic Biomedical Science.
- April 15, 2025
We write to share that Jordan Orange, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Pediatrics, has informed us that he will be leaving Columbia for a new role.
- April 10, 2025
When I arrived as a medical student on the campus of what was then known as the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, I realized that I had joined a community like no other.
- April 9, 2025
Craig R. Smith, MD, will be stepping down from his role as chair of the Department of Surgery in the coming year.
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- March 29, 2025
A letter to the VP&S community from James M. McKiernan, MD
- March 27, 2025
We are pleased to announce that after a nationwide search, we have appointed Kristin Davitt as senior vice president of development for Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
- March 20, 2025
Over the past week our community has been engaged in crucial conversations about our University’s values, its societal role, and the imminent challenges we face,
