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Eradicating Cancer in a FLASH

September 29, 2020

Columbia is one of the few places in the world where scientists can research an emerging radiotherapy technique called FLASH, which could drastically shorten radiation treatment for cancer patients.

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Cancer
CUIMC Update - Sept. 28, 2020

September 28, 2020

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
With New Technique, Biologists Capture Molecules in Motion

September 28, 2020

A new technique developed by experts in electron microscopy can capture a molecule’s most subtle but revealing motions.

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Research
In Lockdown, an 86-Year-Old Blogger Finds an Audience and a New Purpose(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The New York Times

September 27, 2020

“We have underestimated the importance of connectedness,” said John Rowe, a professor of health policy and aging at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.
Columbia’s Fundraiser for Cancer Research Gets Personal for 2020

September 25, 2020

Velocity, Columbia’s annual fundraiser for cancer research, has changed this year, with participants cycling, running, and even sailing to support cancer research and care.

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Campus News
Scientists Advise New York City on Creation of COVID-19 Testing Lab

September 24, 2020

As members of a Testing Innovation Council, Mailman scientists helped evaluate diagnostic technologies to support the city’s need for rapid testing.

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Infectious Diseases
100 N.Y.C. School Buildings Have Already Reported a Positive Case(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The New York Times

September 23, 2020

Wafaa El-Sadr, a professor of epidemiology at the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, said that positive cases were to be expected, … albeit at a low level.
Global Health Students Present Projects at Annual Symposium

September 22, 2020

Thirty-seven graduate students at CUIMC presented their research projects, conducted remotely this year, at the annual symposium organized by the Program for Education in Global and Population Health.

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Campus News
CUIMC Update - Sept. 21, 2020

September 21, 2020

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
“One of Us” Offers Solutions on Physician Suicide

September 21, 2020

A panel discussion held in observance of National Physician Suicide Awareness Day on Sept. 17 highlighted the legacy of Dr. Lorna Breen and the ongoing fight to curb physician suicide.

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Campus News