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Week of November 14, 2016

Polypharmacy
Pilot Research: Multiple Meds and Genetic Risk
A pilot study suggests that higher hospitalization rates in seniors who take five or more medications may be related to gene mutations that affect drug metabolism.
 
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Student Policy Briefs for the Next President
In the wake of the 2016 election, six Mailman students share their public health recommendations for the next four years.
 
Fruits and vegetables
Fruits and Veggies
May Slow ALS
A diet rich in antioxidants and carotenoids is linked to better outcomes for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a Mailman-led study finds.

CUMC in the News

The Wall Street Journal - Nov. 7, 2016
 
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Nov. 4, 2016
 

Video Feature

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Columbia’s Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center 
 
The HICCC is Columbia’s organizational structure for basic, clinical, and population-based cancer research and patient care. Join Columbia experts for an overview of the HICCC and cancer research.

Announcements


2017 Benefits Open Enrollment

Have you made your benefits selections for 2017? The last day of open enrollment is Friday, Nov. 18. Learn more by exploring HR’s online resources here



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Elevator not working? Hot water disrupted? Facilities Man checking phoneManagement wants to make sure you know what’s happening in your office and research spaces. Sign up for construction and outage notifications.
 
Winter is coming! Stay safe and get up-to-date information about urgent situations, including weather emergencies and campus closures. Sign up for emergency notifications.


 
Flu Vaccination

Free flu vaccination is available to faculty and staff through Workforce Health & Safety; click here to view dates, times, and locations. Students enrolled in the Student Health Service (SHS) may receive free flu vaccination at 60 Haven Ave. For more information about the flu vaccination program, check the FAQs or contact CUMC Human Resources or the SHS


Learn about the science of the flu shot from Mailman experts here.

Photo of the Week

Gregg Stone and Magic Johnson
Valuable advice was plentiful at “Grantsmanship for Students and Postdocs,” an event at the New York Academy of Sciences featuring CUMC’s Jaime Rubin, PhD, who gave the keynote, and Katherine Xu and Margaret Warren, PhD students and NIH fellowship recipients participating in a graduate student/postdoc panel discussion.

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

Featured Events


“Dance Haven,” the P&S Dance Club’s eighth annual fall showcase
11/18-11/19/16, 8 p.m., Alumni Auditorium at the Black Building, 650 W. 168th St., first floor  More »

InnovateMED 2016: a free annual conference on new innovations and ideas in health care and medicine

11/21/16, 1-5 p.m., Wu Auditorium at the Vagelos Education Center, 104 Haven Ave., second floor  More »

2016 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize lectures  More »
“The Secret of DNA Methylation” with Howard Cedar, MD, PhD: 11/22/16, 10 a.m., Davis Auditorium (Room 412) at the Shapiro Center, 530 W. 120th St.  
“Chromatin Structure, Epigenetic Mechanisms, and Long-Range Interactions in the Nucleus” with Gary Felsenfeld, PhD: 11/22/16, 3:30 p.m., Wu Auditorium at the Vagelos Education Center, 104 Haven Ave., second floor


For more events, please visit the CUMC calendar.
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