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

The Invisible Force Making Food Less Nutritious
The Washington Post, April 30

Why American Farmers Are Feeling the Pain of the Iran War
New Republic, April 24

Want Children to Score Higher in Reading and Math? Try Early Intervention
WBUR Radio Here & Now, April 23

The Data on Murder-Suicide and Domestic Violence
The Trace, April 21

Study Says Stress, Weight And Hormones Alter Timing of Puberty in Girls
U.S. News & World Report, April 16

New Federal Figures Reveal 1 in 3 U.S. Households Struggle to Pay Energy Bills, But the Reality Is Likely Even Worse 
(Article by Diana Hernández)
The Conversation, April 14

More Americans Doubt Vaccine Safety Than Trust It
POLITICO, April 14

What's Your Biological Age? Experts Explain the Benefits and Risks of At-Home Tests
NBC News, April 6

Retraction: Cosmetic talc powder
The Lancet, April 4

Shooting-Free Days Drop in Major U.S. Cities, New Peace Metric Introduced
National Today, March 18

What Should You Say to Anti-Vaxxers to Keep Us All Healthy? 
(Op-ed by Robert Klitzman) 
Psychology Today, March 14

A New Lifeline Helps Inmates Transition to Life Outside the Bars 
(Bylined by Ted Alcorn)
The New York Times, March 13

Taking Multivitamin Daily Could Help to Slow Biological Aging
The Guardian, March 9

The Human Exposome Project Will Map How Environmental Factors Shape Health
The Economist, February 18

How EPA Rolling Back Greenhouse Gas Emissions Endangerment Finding Could Impact Health
ABC Good Morning America, February 14

Harmful Chemicals Lurk in Extensions and Braiding Hair Marketed to Black women, Study Finds
NBC News, February 13

Trailblazers: How to Spot Emerging Viruses With Professor Stephen Morse
Columbia Podcast, February 5

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