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The Dean’s Grand Rounds On The Future Of Public Health

WebOn Thursday, the Dean’s Grand Rounds presented “Delivering Equity Through the Public Health System” where Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, Ph.D. and Julio Frenck, MD, MPH, Ph.D., spoke about the steps public health and policy need to take to help make access to the highest attainable standard of care a right and possibility for everyone. Both

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All New Yorkers 18 And Over Can Get A Booster Dose Of The …

WebIn an announcement Monday morning, the commissioner of New York City’s health department announced that all New Yorkers 18 and over would be eligible to receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. All New York residents, including all Columbia students age 18 and older can now get a booster shot to protect against COVID-19.

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Columbia Public Health Club And Dr. Stephen Morse: …

WebOn Thursday, the Columbia Public Health Club held its inaugural event, “What’s going on with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout?” featuring Dr. Stephen Morse, a professor of Epidemiology at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health. Beyond discussing action items for this limbo between the despair of the pandemic and the hope vaccines …

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WHO Director-General Addresses Global Vaccine Inequality

WebAt the World Leaders Forum on Wednesday, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organization addressed global vaccine inequality, outlined areas for improvement, and asserted that health is a human right that is worth the cost. The last time the Director-General was at Columbia for 2017’s World …

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New Health And Wellness Center To Open At Barnard

WebPresident Beilock has announced the creation of a new health and wellness center for the Barnard community, the Francine A. LeFrak Foundation Center for Well-Being, in an email shared this afternoon. Serving as a central, overarching hub for Barnard's multiple wellness initiatives, the Francine LeFrak center will boast a fitness center, dance …

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Barnard Reverses Course After Pushback From International …

WebJust one week after a group of international students circulated a petition protesting the newest update to Barnard’s health insurance policy, calling it “discriminatory,” the College appears to have walked back on the change. Just weeks after quietly introducing a change to its health insurance policy for international students, Barnard …

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Reflecting On 40 Years of World AIDS Day, 100 Years Of …

WebOn December 2, Illustrator Ava Morouse attended an online panel titled “HIV & COVID-19: When Pandemics Collide.” Presented by the ICAP Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, the panel was a part of Mailman’s Centennial Distinguished Speakers Series and honored both Mailman’s centennial as well as World AIDS Day. On the …

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Petition For Improved Mental Health Care At Columbia Gains …

WebMore than 1,600 members of the Columbia community have signed a petition demanding increased access to mental health services. Editor’s Warning: Article contains mentions of suicide and student death. Over the past week, a petition demanding “increased access to mental health care services for all students, faculty, and staff” has garnered …

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The (Incomplete) Guide To Barnumbia Health Services

WebBwog is here to help you navigate healthcare at Columbia and Barnard. Columbia Health is, for lack of a better way to put it, a total bitch to deal with. At some point, you’ll make the journey to their on-campus offices in John Jay for one reason or another (or, if you’re a Barnard student,

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Barnard Updates COVID-19 Testing Requirements

WebIn an email sent to students this morning, Barnard’s Public Health Response Team informed students about a change to the college’s COVID-19 testing model for the Fall semester. Director of Public Health Response Team April Autry announced Barnard’s shift away from the group assignment COVID-19 testing model in an email to students …

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Bioethical Considerations Of Reproductive Technologies In The …

WebOn International Women’s Day 2024, the ELSI Hub (Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Genetics and Genomics) hosted their monthly Friday Forum entitled “The Impact of Dobbs on Emerging Reproductive Technologies.” After the 2022 US Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, federal …

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Which Is Better: Dodge Fitness Center or Penn Station

WebDodge Fitness Center is the hub of Columbia's physical education and recreation activities. Penn Station is the hub of New York City's connection to Long Island, New Jersey, and the rest of the Northeast. But are these two iconic locations secretly the same place? Is one worse than the other? Using complex metrics, we performed

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Mental Health In Media: What Hollywood Gets Right And Wrong

WebColumbia Science Review's panel discussion titled Media and the Mind promised “a scientific perspective on Hollywood portrayals of mental health.” On Wednesday evening, I followed the series of seven printer-paper arrows that led me through the labyrinth of Schermerhorn to cover the event. As I walked into Schermerhorn 614, I …

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Senior Wisdom: Michael Glendinning

WebAccepted your fate for that final in an hour? Take some time to read our next Senior Wisdom, featuring Michael Glendinning! Name, School, Major, Hometown: Michael Glendinning – Columbia College 2017, Neuroscience major. I’m from New Providence, NJ. Claim to fame: I was a lead activist for the CU Dems and was an organizer for Columbia …

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Having And Being Had With Eula Biss: An Interrogation Of

WebIn University Writing: Readings in Medical Humanities last fall, some sections had the chance to read, discuss, and respond to "Sentimental Medicine," a thought-provoking essay by Eula Biss. In this October Virtual Narrative Medicine Rounds event, we had the opportunity to hear from Eula Biss herself, this time exploring the pervasive …

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New CEO Appointed For Columbia University Irving Medical …

WebPresident Lee Bollinger announced the appointment of Dr. Katrina Armstrong as the new Chief Executive Officer of Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Executive Vice President for Health and Biomedical Sciences, and Dean of the Faculties of Health Sciences and Medicine in an email sent earlier today. According to an email sent to …

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Workplace Safety, Disaster Preparation, And The COVID-19

WebDr. Robyn Gershon, an epidemiologist and an expert on disaster preparation in the workplace, addressed students in a lecture hosted by CU Journal of Global Health. For an event called “Pandemics and Disaster Preparedness”, there is no speaker better prepared than Dr. Robyn Gershon, who has spent her career studying epidemics such …

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Back Of The Envelope: How Many Antidepressant Prescriptions …

WebA week into the semester, Bwog received a tip from a concerned reader asking a very topical and important question: how many antidepressant prescriptions are filled at the Duane Reade by campus? Wanting to get to the bottom of the scoop, one Staff Writer decided to put her humanities major to good use and determine the definitive,

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Abortion In Context: A Transformative Conversation With Byllye …

WebStaff Writers Hattie Engelke and Ava Schwabecher attended an inspiring and informative conversation on abortion rights and reproductive justice featuring activist Byllye Avery. On Monday evening, the Barnard American Studies Department hosted a conversational event titled “Abortion in Context: Reproductive Justice and Community …

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Barnard PHRT Announces End Of Mandatory COVID-19 Testing

WebBarnard announced that their mandatory COVID-19 surveillance testing will end on December 23, 2022. On Wednesday, the Barnard Public Health Response Team (PHRT) announced in an email that their mandatory COVID-19 surveillance testing will be discontinued on December 23, 2022. After that date, negative test results will no longer …

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Trans@Barnard: The Evolving Landscape Of Gender Inclusivity At

WebTrans@Barnard is a new resource website run by Barnard’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Within the context of a Historically Women’s College, there’s more to this project than meets the eye. This semester, the Barnard Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) published a new website called “Trans@Barnard” which …

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Nussbaum & Wu Temporarily Closed By NYC Department Of …

WebAt about 12 pm today, Nussbaum & Wu was closed due to NYC Department of Health violations. Prospective patrons were asked to leave, and the sign pictured at right was placed on the door. But don't fear: the closure is only for two or three days, as a Bwog reporter was told by Nussbaum staffers. Nuss has

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