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Grand Rounds speakers Mark Bittman and Claire Wang, MD, ScD, set the table for multisectoral partnerships to promote healthy eating and stem the tide of obesity.
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Columbia researchers have linked excess tau protein in the brain to the spatial disorientation that leads to wandering in many Alzheimer’s disease patients.
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A new study estimates that 17 million Americans who have normal blood pressure in the doctor’s office may have undiagnosed hypertension.
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Through persuasive, jargon-free arguments, first-year MPH students take on topics such as reparations, smoking, and infectious disease.
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Columbia scientist and Nobel laureate Eric Kandel, MD, and noted artist Jeff Koons discuss art, bridging science and art, and Mr. Koons’s upcoming tenure as the Zuckerman Institute’s first artist-in-residence. |
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Lunch Break with Government & Community Affairs
Ideas for neighborhood excursions
The Audubon Mural Project is a collaboration between the National Audubon Society and a local art gallery to create murals of climate-threatened birds throughout John James Audubon’s old Manhattan neighborhood. The murals are concentrated along Broadway, stretching south from 163rd Street.
Have an interesting local spot you want to share? Submit it via email.
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Presidential Teaching Awards: Nominations Open
Members of the Columbia community are invited to nominate faculty and graduate students who exemplify outstanding teaching. The submission deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 1.
CUIT Implementing Multifactor Authentication
CUIT is implementing multifactor authentication through the product Duo for applications such as the MyColumbia self-service portal and the ARC system. This new process uses a supplementary form of verification to improve login security.
Information about multifactor authentication at Columbia and instructions for new installations of the Duo application can be found here. Current Duo users should simply add the CU system profile to the installed Duo app on their device.
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Heart Month Events in February
 For National Heart Month, the cardiology team at ColumbiaDoctors is organizing activities throughout February to promote heart health. Events are free and open to the public, though seating may be limited.
Feb. 3: National Wear Red Day & Indoor Milstein Mile
Feb. 7: Healthy Cooking Demo
Feb. 13: Dr. Oz - The Good Life
Feb. 14: Love Your Heart Day
Feb. 28: Know Your Heart Score Screening
HSL Website Redesign Survey
The Health Sciences Library is in the beginning stages of a website redesign and is seeking user feedback. You can participate in the survey here.
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The P&S Class of 2019 paused for a goofy photo before the Steven Z. Miller Student Clinician’s Ceremony earlier this month. The ceremony marks the transition of second-year students from the classroom to patient-centered training in the hospital and ambulatory settings.
Submit a photo of the week by email and find more community photos on our Instagram feed @ColumbiaMed.
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Featured Events
“Cancer and Genetics,” an educational talk on personalized medicine with Andria Reyes and Mercedes Bazan
1/30/17, 11 a.m., Columbia Community Partnership for Health, 390 Fort Washington Ave., ground floor More »
Narrative Medicine Rounds: “When Breath Becomes Air” with Lucy Kalanithi, MD
2/1/17, 5-7 p.m., Faculty Club in the P&S Building, 630 W. 168th St., fourth floor More »
Columbia University School of Nursing presents: “Cost and Quality in Healthcare: Experts Assess Today’s Trends”
2/2/17, 4-6 p.m., Myrna Daniels Auditorium in the Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center, 173 Fort Washington Ave., first floor More »
For more events, please visit the CUMC calendar.
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