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    Columbia Launches Scholarship Program to Eliminate Medical School Loans for Students With Financial Need

    VP&S announced today that it will launch a sweeping scholarship program in the coming academic year – several years ahead of schedule – that will make it the first medical school in the nation to replace student loans with scholarships for all students who qualify for financial aid.

Columbia's Community Wellness Center in Manhattanville opened April 10 2018
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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.
April 24, 2018
Lorraine Symington elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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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.
April 23, 2018 / Medicine
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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.
April 20, 2018 / Public Health
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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.
April 19, 2018 / Medicine
this robotic brace prototype may improve treatment for spine deformities like scoliosis
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.
April 17, 2018 / Medicine
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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.
April 16, 2018 / Public Health
participants discussed hot topics in health care in small workshops during CUIMC's first Interprofessional Day of Action
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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.
April 13, 2018
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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.
April 12, 2018 / Medicine
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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.
April 10, 2018 / Medicine
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CUIMC Celebrates 2017-2018, Issue 4

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