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Brian C. Castrucci Is 2023 Class Day Speaker

Brian C. Castrucci, president and chief executive officer of the de Beaumont Foundation, will be the 2023 Columbia Mailman Class Day Speaker and recipient of the School’s Visionary Leadership Award.

Topic

Public Health Education
Black Americans, Low-Income Americans May Benefit Most from Stronger Air Pollution Policies

Stronger regulations lowering levels of fine particulate air pollutants would benefit the health of Black Americans and low-income Americans the most.

Topic

Environmental Health
Research Honor for Creators of BIPOC Mentoring Program

A research article about a Columbia Mailman anti-racism mentoring program for BIPOC students is honored by the Society for Public Health Education and the journal Pedagogy in Health Promotion.

Topic

Public Health Education
TV Series Dramatizes the Dangers of Climate Change

Filmmaker Scott Z. Burns introduced a Columbia audience to his new climate change drama Extrapolations and spoke about the importance of science-informed storytelling.

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Anthony Fauci to Receive the Frank A. Calderone Prize in Public Health

March 21, 2023

Anthony S. Fauci will be presented with the Frank A. Calderone Prize on April 27, in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to protecting and improving the public’s health

Topic

Global Health
Public Health Research Continues as We Reach Pandemic Year Four

March 20, 2023

At Columbia Mailman, faculty continue to assess the impact of COVID-19 and identify ways to prevent the next pandemic.

Topic

Infectious Disease
An ‘Activist Scholar’ with a Global Health Perspective

March 20, 2023

In a faculty Q&A, Prof. A. Kayum Ahmed says he is committed to social justice in research and the classroom, with a focus on the “decolonization of human rights.”

Topic

Global Health
Grand Challenges Project Addresses the Complex Needs of Venezuelan Migrants

March 17, 2023

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

Topic

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

March 16, 2023

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

March 15, 2023

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.

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Infectious Disease