Faculty in the News
Columbia Mailman School of Public Health faculty are renowned scientists, practitioners, and educators working on the forefront of critical public health issues in the U.S. and around the world. They are frequently called upon by journalists to discuss their work and to comment on vital issues and events of our day.
2026
Psychosis Rates Increasing Among Those Born More Recently
Medscape, February 3
Fluoridated Water Doesn’t Affect Birth Weights, Study Finds
U.S. News & World Report, January 22
Under the Weather: The Climate Crisis Is a Health Crisis
Climate One, January 21
Exposures in the Womb Can Affect Lifelong Health
NIH Research in Context, January
Want to Increase Vaccinations? Get Rid of Needles.
(Op-ed co-authored by W. Ian Lipkin)
The Baltimore Sun, January 21
Fluoridation Is Not Tied to Birth Weight, New Study Shows
The New York Times, January 20
What's Behind This Country's Dramatic Drop in the Number of New Orphans?
NPR, January 14
The New Old Age
Time Magazine, January 13
Shaping Public Discourse
In this collection of YouTube videos, faculty comment on contemporary public health topics in the news.
For the Media
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