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Columbia Scientists Join Effort to Create a Synthetic Human Genome

December 23, 2016

An international consortium of biologists is working to build a complete human genome to address human health challenges.

Topic

Data Science
2016 Research News in Review

December 23, 2016

CUIMC's most-read research articles of 2016 included news about wheat sensitivity, BPA, and an unusual type of human embryonic stem cell.

Topic

Research
2016 Baton Awards Recognize Team Players

December 23, 2016

The CUIMC Baton Awards were presented to three employees who have built strong and reliable teams that serve the CUIMC community.

Topic

Campus News
New Precision Medicine Tool Helps Optimize Cancer Treatment

December 22, 2016

Columbia University researchers have created a user-friendly program that rapidly predicts which genes are implicated in an individual’s cancer and recommends treatments.

Topic

Precision Medicine
Diversity Alliance Presents 2016 Awards, Announces Scholarship

December 22, 2016

The third annual Kenneth A. Forde Diversity Alliance symposium and reception featured student research, several diversity awards, and a tribute to Dr. Forde.

Topic

Campus News
Washington Post: Mellow Drivers? Study says states with medical-marijuana laws have lower traffic fatality rates.(link is external and opens in a new window)

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Washington Post

December 21, 2016
New York Times: This Pesticide Is Prohibited in Britain. Why Is It Still Being Exported?(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The New York Times

December 21, 2016
Children’s Oral Health Disparities Persist Despite Equal Access to Care

December 21, 2016

The oral health of children on Medicaid lags behind their privately insured peers, even though they receive the same amount of dental care.

Topic

Dentistry
Marijuana Use Increasing Among Pregnant Women(link is external and opens in a new window)

December 20, 2016

Among pregnant women, the prevalence of past-month marijuana use increased from 2.4 percent in 2002 to 3.9 percent in 2014, researchers from Columbia Psychiatry found.

Topic

Psychiatry
Children Undergoing Heart Surgery at CUMC Have State's Best Outcomes(link is external and opens in a new window)

December 20, 2016

Children who had heart surgery at NYP/CUMC had a significantly lower risk-adjusted mortality rate compared with all other New York state programs.

Topic

Heart Health