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Week of October 12, 2015

Putting the Brakes on Bullying 

After tragedies like the Columbine massacre, all 50 states have anti-bullying laws. A Mailman researcher shares takeaways from the first comprehensive study of these laws.  
Brain Cells That Make Antidepressants Work
Drugs like Prozac relieve depression symptoms by acting on cells in the brain's hippocampus, says new P&S research. 


"¿Cómo se siente?"

A Columbia Nursing student identified 19 tools to help health care providers assess a Spanish-speaking patient's health literacy.   
 

CUMC in the News

 

Photo of the Week

Donald Jones, former NFL player and kidney transplant recipient, signed copies of his autobiography, "The Next Quarter: Scoring Against Kidney Disease," at NYP's "Organ Donor Enrollment Day" on Oct. 6. 

 
Submit a photo of the week by email and find more community photos on our Instagram feed @ColumbiaMed.

Featured Events

Columbia Aging Center's Distinguished Lecture Series with Gerd Kempermann, MD
"The Neurobiology of Individuality"
10/12/15, 11:30 a.m., Hess Commons, 722 W. 168th St. 
RSVP here.
 
Andrew D. Hyman Memorial Lecture with Former HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala 
“Universal Healthcare: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?”
10/15/15, 4 p.m., Alumni Auditorium, 650 W. 168th St., First Floor

Self Defense Classes with Public Safety and Shotokan Karate Club
10/15/15 and 10/20/15, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Hess Commons, 722 W. 168th St. RSVP here.

 
Special Guest Lecture with Lee C. Bollinger, President, Columbia University
10/20/15, 4 p.m., Alumni Auditorium, 650 W. 168th St., First Floor 
RSVP here.

Frontiers in Diabetes: Can Diabetes Be Cured?
11/14/15, 8 a.m.– 4:25 p.m., Russ Berrie Pavilion, Rooms 1 & 2 
 
 
 

Announcements

 
Flu vaccination is offered for free to faculty and staff through Workforce Health & Safety. CUMC faculty, staff, and volunteers who work in NYP hospital space who are considering declining the vaccination will be required to take an educational course about influenza, and those who choose to decline after the course must sign a declination form. The deadline for being vaccinated or signing a declination is Nov. 20, 2015.

The latest issue of CUMC Celebrates is now online. Celebrates recognizes accomplishments across the medical center. Read it here.
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