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Newest VP&S Students Recite Their Own Oath at White Coat Ceremony

August 23, 2021

At the annual White Coat Ceremony, 140 members of the VP&S Class of 2025 donned their first white coats and recited an Oath written by the class to mark the beginning of their medical education.

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Medical School
Crowded Events. No Masks. Then a Coronavirus Diagnosis for Gov. Abbott of Texas.(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The New York Times

August 18, 2021

Mr. Abbott’s age alone would place him at greater risk for progression to severe Covid-19, said Dr. Jessica Justman, an infectious disease specialist and epidemiology professor at Columbia University.
I’m the Parent of a 3-Year-Old. Why Can’t He Get Vaccinated Yet?(link is external and opens in a new window)

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Slate

August 18, 2021

But when it comes to an entirely new pathogen—like the novel coronavirus—kids might have an advantage, as Donna Farber, an immunologist at Columbia University, explained to me.
Delta Variant Is 60 Percent More Infectious Than Original Virus

August 18, 2021

Using a computer model, Mailman researchers estimate that the Delta variant is about 60% more contagious than the original SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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COVID-19
More Asian American Representation Needed in Leadership and Diversity Efforts in Academic Medicine

August 17, 2021

In a commentary published in JAMA, the deans of the Columbia and Cornell medical schools write that Asian Americans are underrepresented in the highest ranks of academic medicine.

Topic

Campus News
Dennis Mitchell Named EVP for University Life

August 17, 2021

As head of University Life, Dennis Mitchell, DDS, professor of dental medicine, will continue his long standing mission of diversifying the academy at every level.

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Campus News
Easing Back-to-School Anxiety in the COVID Era

August 17, 2021

Columbia psychologist Alyssa Ames-Sikora, PhD, offers advice for parents with kids who are anxious about returning to the classroom this fall.

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Psychiatry
VP&S Welcomes Its Most Diverse Class of Medical Students

By Rose Spaziani

August 16, 2021

The VP&S Class of 2025 has more students from underrepresented minority backgrounds than any medical school class in Columbia’s history.

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CUIMC Update
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman Awarded Horwitz Prize for Pioneering Research on COVID-19 Vaccines

August 16, 2021

Columbia will award the 2021 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize to Katalin Karikó, PhD, and Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, for trailblazing work on messenger RNA vaccines for COVID-19.

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Campus News
CUIMC Update - Aug. 16, 2021

August 16, 2021

View the CUIMC Update, a weekly e-newsletter featuring medical center news and the accomplishments of our faculty, staff, and trainees.

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CUIMC Update