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Week of January 23, 2017

Blood bank, by Amelia Panico
Finding that older blood releases potentially harmful amounts of iron into the bloodstream, scientists recommend the blood storage limit be reduced from six to five weeks.
Drone flying over city
Environmental health scientist Markus Hilpert, PhD, will use a state-of-the-art aerial research platform to take an up-close look at industrial smokestacks.
Brain scans, by Getty Images
Columbia researchers have found that psychiatric brain imaging studies often exclude many of the people who are living with psychiatric disorders.
Network connection, by nadla/iStock
The College of Dental Medicine has created the Center for Bioinformatics and Data Analytics in Oral Health to harness the power of data to inform patient-centered dental care.
Dog with newspaper

CUMC in the News

Video Feature

2016 P&S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
 
P&S presents annual “Awards for Excellence” to exceptional staff. The 2016 winners are Gladys Bueso, Marcela Pierce, Erin Bush, Thomas Kolar, Andrew Marks, MD, and the Columbia-Harlem Homeless Medical Partnership.

The Facilities 411 
Radiation safety

Radiation and radioactive materials are used or stored in many areas at CUMC. Learn more about radiation and CUMC policies regarding radiation on the Facilities Management website.

Announcements

Annual HIPAA Training

All CUMC faculty, staff, and students are required to complete HIPAA Privacy and Security Essentials training annually. The course content has been updated to include current privacy and information security regulations that govern Columbia in addition to information related to Columba University policies.

Annual training must be completed by April 20.

New Magazine Issues Available 

Columbia Medicine (Fall/Winter Issue)
Columbia Public Health (2016 Issue)
Columbia Nursing (Fall/Winter Issue)
Columbia Dental Medicine (Fall/Winter Issue)
Columbia (Winter Issue)

     

     

Photo of the Week

Sunset on the Hudson, by Amber Servi Ratel
This beautiful evening shot, “Sunset on the Hudson,” was captured by Amber Servi Ratel from the roof of the Neurological Institute.

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

Featured Events


Dean’s Grand Rounds (Mailman): “Achieving Public Health 3.0 Through Food Policy: A Broadening Vision of Food and Health” with Mark Bittman and Claire Wang, MD, ScD
1/25/17, 4-5:30 p.m., Alumni Auditorium in the Black Building, 650 W. 168th St., first floor  More »

Integrating Special Populations Seminar Series: “Rare Diseases Across the Lifespan” with Lynne Quittell, MD, Alice Prince, MD, Wendy Chung, MD, PhD, and Ivaylo Ivanov, PhD

1/26/17, 1-2:30 p.m., Irving Institute Conference Room (Room 204) in the Presbyterian Building, 622 W. 168th St., 10th floor  More »

“Improving Mental Health: Four Secrets in Plain Sight” with Lloyd I. Sederer, MD
1/27/17, noon-1 p.m., eighth floor auditorium in the Allan Rosenfield Building, 722 W. 168th St.  More » 


For more events, please visit the CUMC calendar.
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