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STAR U, a new summer program at CUIMC for college students, seeks to enhance the study of aging, Alzheimer's, and disparities by increasing the numbers of scientists from diverse backgrounds.
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From 19th century medical students denied their degrees to today's surgeons, there are many African-American clinicians with connections to Columbia University Irving Medical Center you should know.
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The VP&S Awards for Excellence recognize employees for their work in administration, research, diversity, and community service.
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Columbia medical students share their experiences interviewing for residencies across the United States.
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Latest News
- July 30, 2018
Florence Irving, philanthropist and benefactor of Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, passed away on July 25, at the age of 98.
- July 25, 2018
Angela Mills, MD, Columbia’s new chair of emergency medicine, discusses the role of emergency physicians in health care.
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- July 16, 2018
The new program will educate genetic counselors, professionals in high demand yet short supply, to help patients understand and manage their genetic health in the era of precision medicine.
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- July 10, 2018
Columbia University School of Nursing appoints new dean, Lorraine Frazier.
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- July 6, 2018
VP&S faculty who received honors during the past academic year were celebrated at the annual 2018 Honors Luncheon.
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- July 3, 2018
Pediatrics chair Jordan Scott Orange is a physician-scientist who will focus on clinical care and research.
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- June 20, 2018
Columbia neuroscientist Dr. Eric Kandel was a refugee who fled to the United States in 1939. In 2000, Dr. Kandel won the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
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- June 18, 2018
Four physician-scientists at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have been named 2018 Gerstner Scholars and a fifth has been named a Gerstner Merit Awardee.
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- June 12, 2018
Two women entrepreneurs at Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons–Angela Christiano, PhD, and Tilla Worgall, MD–joined Columbia engineer Michal Lipson, PhD, to share their start-up experiences.
- June 7, 2018
VP&S legend Virginia Apgar, MD'33, is most famous for creating the Apgar score, a fast and simple way to assess the health of newborn babies.
