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NYC Landmark Celebrates P&S on 250th Anniversary of First Day of Classes

By Rose Spaziani

October 30, 2017

On Nov. 2, the Empire State Building was lit blue to mark the 250th anniversary of Columbia medical school’s first day of classes in 1767.

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Education
Penn Professor to Chair New Department of Emergency Medicine

October 27, 2017

A chair has been named for the new Department of Emergency Medicine in the College of Physicians & Surgeons. Angela Mills, MD, also will be director of emergency services for the Columbia campus of NewYork-Presbyterian.

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Campus News
New York Times: One Last Question Before the Operation: Just How Frail Are You?

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The New York Times

October 27, 2017
CBS New York: Woman Reunited With Friend’s Baby Boy After Donating Part Of Liver To Him

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CBS New York

October 27, 2017
Columbia Helps Lead Ambitious New Precision Medicine Project

October 26, 2017

Columbia is helping to enroll 1 million Americans in “All of Us,” a large-scale effort to accelerate the medical research that will lead to individualized health care.

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Precision Medicine
New York Times: Arsenic Reductions in Drinking Water Tied to Fewer Cancer Deaths

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The New York Times

October 25, 2017
Reuters: Robotic-assisted surgery: more expensive, but not always more effective

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Reuters

October 25, 2017
Arsenic in U.S. Drinking Water Dropped After EPA Rule Implemented

October 25, 2017

Americans using public water systems were exposed to significantly less arsenic after EPA regulations on maximum levels of arsenic were implemented in 2006.

Topic

Public Health
Business Insider: A gluten scientist explains why gluten-free diets are terrible for you

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Business Insider

October 24, 2017
Popular Science: Your memories are less accurate than you think

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Popular Science

October 24, 2017