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Grand Challenges Project Addresses the Complex Needs of Venezuelan Migrants

Columbia Mailman professor Claire Greene discusses her Centennial Grand Challenges project working with Venezuelan refugees in Ecuador.

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Mental Health
Tests Conducted by Giants of Industry Uncover Fraudulent Data on PCB Products in the 1970s

Chronic toxicity tests conducted on behalf of Monsanto revealed certain products were toxic but they were not forthcoming about what they knew.

Topic

History and Ethics
How to Overcome Challenges in Forecasting Antimicrobial Resistance

A group of researchers discussed the utility of real-time forecasting models for antimicrobial-resistant organisms. The article appears in the peer-reviewed journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Topic

Infectious Disease
Pandemic Has Lasting Effects on Teen Mental Health and Substance Use

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a long-lasting impact on adolescent mental health and substance use.

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Mental Health

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Wafaa El-Sadr Discusses Her Vision for Columbia Global

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Columbia News

March 13, 2023

El-Sadr, the recently appointed executive vice president for Columbia Global, discusses the university's worldwide portfolio.

Topic

Global Health
What ‘Chornobyl Dogs’ Can Tell Us About Survival in Contaminated Environments

March 9, 2023

Researchers found that two groups of dogs living within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone showed significant genetic differences between them. They rarely interbreed.

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Environmental Health
A New Scorecard for Progress in Sexual Health

March 9, 2023

Moving away from a focus on risk of disease to a more positive, holistic, and health-promoting approach to sexual health is key to improving health outcomes, according to a new study.

Topic

Community Health
Overdose Reversal Drug Availability Not Linked to Rise in Teen Heroin Use

March 6, 2023

Broader availability of naloxone did not increase heroin or injection drug use among adolescents.

Topic

Child and Adolescent Health
The Colonial Roots of Violence Against Native American Women

March 2, 2023

Native American women in the United States are experiencing a crisis of violence and sexual abuse. Understanding the violence requires acknowledging the colonial roots of this crisis.

Topic

Community Health
Meet The Lancet: Prestigious Journal Sits Down With Our Researchers

February 28, 2023

A contingent from The Lancet visited the Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) campus on February 23 to meet with faculty and students to learn about their research.

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Community Health