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Campus News

Columbia’s Community Wellness Center Now Open

The new Wellness Center in Manhattanville—directed by CUIMC physicians Olajide Williams and Sidney Hankerson—offers a host of programs for improved health.

Campus News

Lorraine Symington Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Lorraine S. Symington, PhD, the Harold S. Ginsberg Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Public Health

New York City Mice Harbor Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

A Mailman study of New York City mice found that they harbor multiple pathogenic bacteria, including some with an array of antimicrobial resistance genes.

Genetics

Columbia Scientists Build Better Way to Decode the Genome

A new computer algorithm deciphers DNA’s most well-kept secrets and may help researchers find hidden links between genes and disease.

Biomedical Engineering

Robotic Brace Could Change the Way Spine Deformities Are Treated

Columbia engineers and surgeons have designed a robotic brace that, unlike static braces, can modulate how corrective forces are applied to the torso.

Public Health

Childhood Exposure to Flame Retardant Chemicals On The Decline

Childhood exposure to flame retardant chemicals has declined—but not disappeared—since a 2004 phaseout of PBDEs in consumer products, Mailman researchers have found.

Campus News

Medical Center Holds First Interprofessional Day of Action

On April 5, all classes at CUIMC were cancelled so that more than 1,800 students, faculty, and staff could participate in the first Interprofessional Day of Action.

Biomedical Engineering

Adult-like Heart Muscle Grown from Human Stem Cells

Columbia bioengineers used an electromechanical "workout" program to turn human stem cells into adult-like heart tissue in just four weeks.

Stem Cells

Stem Cell Discovery Could Improve Bone Marrow Transplantation

A new Science study from Columbia stem cell researchers has found that the liver is the surprising source of a growth factor that keeps bone marrow stem cells healthy.

Campus News

CUIMC Celebrates 2017-2018, Issue 4

CUIMC Celebrates acknowledges individuals at Columbia University Irving Medical Center for their grants, honors, and leadership positions.