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A May 19 Class Day celebrated the individual achievements of nearly 700 Columbia Mailman School graduates while emphasizing the power of collective action in public health.
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Graduating dental students were inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon honor society, recognizing their scholarship, leadership, and achievement in dentistry.
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Friends, family, and faculty filled The Armory for the School of Nursing’s graduation ceremony, where nurses were as the health care professionals who make everything happen.
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At the medical school’s graduation ceremony, nearly 200 MD and PhD graduates commenced the next stage of careers dedicated to promoting human health and easing the burden of disease.
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Mental Health
- December 23, 2025
Even occasional cannabis use is linked to worse school performance and emotional distress for teens, finds a new study led by Columbia University.
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- December 8, 2025
A Columbia psychiatrist explains the many benefits of generosity and how even a small gift or gesture can have an outsized impact.
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Cancer
- May 6, 2026
Correa is developing injectable biomaterials that could help CAR-T cells survive longer, work more effectively, and make these therapies more accessible to patients.
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- April 21, 2026
Scientists at Columbia developed a microfluidic chip to test drug responses in living brain tumor slices, revealing how glioblastoma resists treatment and guiding more effective therapies.
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- April 21, 2026
Dense breast notification laws have given millions of women information, but not always guidance. Columbia researchers explain the current gaps and what a path forward could look like.
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Neuroscience
- May 29, 2026
A new Columbia study shows how tau filaments—protein clumps that are closely linked to memory decline in Alzheimer’s—get their start, raising the prospect of stopping their production at its source.
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- April 24, 2026
Shadlen, a professor of neuroscience at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, was elected this year along with seven other Columbia faculty members.
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- April 8, 2026
The finding by neuroscientists at Columbia and the University of Texas at Dallas opens up new ways to study how genetics, the environment, and other factors affect age-related decline.
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Heart Health
- April 8, 2026
Overwhelmed by health data? Columbia cardiologists explain how wearables work, what to track, and when to see a doctor.
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- March 23, 2026
A single shot in skeletal muscle improved the heart’s own ability to protect and heal after a heart attack.
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- February 10, 2026
Heart attacks are often preventable. A Columbia cardiologist tells us nine daily habits that drive most heart disease risk—and how joy, laughter, and small lifestyle changes can protect your heart.
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Public Health
- May 22, 2026
A May 19 Class Day celebrated the individual achievements of nearly 700 Columbia Mailman School graduates while emphasizing the power of collective action in public health.
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- April 28, 2026
With the help of new, portable MRI brain scanners, Columbia scientists are working to ensure more people participate in research and can benefit from the findings.
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- April 21, 2026
The findings by researchers at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health may help explain the ongoing trend toward younger age at puberty.
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Campus News
- June 3, 2026
With their induction into the VP&S Academy of Clinical Excellence, sixteen Columbia physicians were recognized by their peers for outstanding patient care.
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- May 29, 2026
Graduates from the College of Dental Medicine's Class of 2026 are taking the next step in careers spanning private practice, specialty training, research, and academics.
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