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The Importance of Student Wellness Columbia College Today

WebThis is not just a Columbia issue — and it is not new. As this issue’s cover story explains, nearly a quarter of college students nationwide experience anxiety, and institutions of higher education have been grappling with how to better prioritize student health and wellness.. Columbia has been focusing attention on our wellness efforts for a long time and we …

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New Medical Humanities Major Combines Health and Culture

WebThe current health crisis has pressed into sharp relief the importance of medical humanities as a course of study. By addressing issues like vaccine hesitancy, making sense of the anti-Chinese animus that has surfaced in response to Covid-19, and studying why social factors have loomed larger than biological factors when it comes to severity of illness, the work …

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Public Health Pioneer Julius Schachter ’57 Columbia College Today

WebFor six decades, Julius Schachter ’57 studied chlamydia-related diseases and the bacteria that cause them, as well as their diagnosis and treatment.Thanks in large part to his work, trachoma, an eye infection that until 1990 was one of the world’s leading infectious causes of blindness, is expected to be eliminated as a public health issue by 2030.

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Healthy Minds & Bodies The Roger Lehecka Double Discovery …

WebHealthy Minds & Bodies. The Double Discovery Center realizes that to cultivate our students’ knowledge and skills for social-emotional and physical healthiness, we need to engage our students in activities to cultivate their ability to be resilient and persistent in the face of challenges; and to develop their attitudes, skills, and habits

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History of Health Inequality in the Modern United States

WebHistory of Health Inequality in the Modern United States Professor Samuel Kelton Roberts, Jr. Dr. Samuel Kelton Roberts, Jr., PhD, is Associate Professor of History (Columbia University School of the Arts and Sciences) and Sociomedical Sciences (Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health), and is also a former Director of Columbia …

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Dr. Jeremiah Stamler ’40, Father of Preventive Cardiology

WebDr. Jeremiah Stamler ’40, who was among the first cardiovascular researchers to demonstrate that eating a more healthful diet, exercising, not smoking and reducing salt intake would reduce the likelihood of heart disease and stroke, died on January 26, 2022, at his home in Sag Harbor, N.Y. He was 102 and still working to obtain grants for his …

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Take Five with Andrea Miller ’89 Columbia College Today

WebAndrea Miller ’89 is president of the National Institute for Reproductive Health and the NIRH Action Fund, organizations that build power at the state and local level to change public policy, galvanize public support and normalize women’s decisions about abortion and contraception.A nationally recognized expert in reproductive rights and women’s health, …

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Ady Barkan ’06, Activist Who Fought To Improve Healthcare System

WebAdy Barkan ’06, an attorney and activist who waged a seven-year battle against ALS while vigorously campaigning for universal health care, home health support and other reforms to the American healthcare system, died on November 1, 2023, in Santa Barbara, Calif. He was 39. Barkan was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the neurodegenerative …

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Tifphani White-King ’98 Columbia College Today

WebI t’s a big year for heart health: In 2024 the American Heart Association (AHA) will celebrate its 100th anniversary, and its signature campaign, Go Red for Women, will mark 20 years of educating women about reducing their risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. At the center of these milestones is Tifphani White-King ’98, centennial chair of the 2023–24 …

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New Dual Degree Program for Students Pursuing Careers in Public …

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Stephanie King, Director of Student Wellness

WebColumbia Alumni Center 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530, 4th Fl. New York, NY 10025 212-851-7488 [email protected]

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Dr. Ashish K. Jha CC’92 Columbia College Alumni Association

WebNational Leader on Public Health and COVID-19 Response2023 John Jay Award Honoree Ashish K. Jha, M.D. is a globally recognized expert on pandemic preparedness and response as well as domestic and global health policy. In addition to his work as a practicing physician, he served as dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University, and …

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Keeping New Yorkers Safe in a Crisis Columbia College Today

WebLILLIAN HUTTON As deputy commissioner of the New York State Office of Public Health, Brad Hutton ’92 has seen a lot during his 26-year career. From Superstorm Sandy to measles, vaping to H1N1, Hutton’s department has developed strategies to contain and treat public health threats and keep residents safe and informed. As coronavirus spread …

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Pandemic Expert Dr. Ashish K. Jha ’92: “We Will Get Through This.”

Webmid the tragedy and confusion of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Ashish K. Jha ’92, director of Harvard University’s Global Health Institute, has emerged as a leading voice of reason and expertise, frequently called upon to clarify complicated issues in such forums as CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times and The Washington Post.Although Jha is more …

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The Doctor Whose Diagnosis Influenced Presidential History

WebTuesday, February 13, 2024. Dr. Raymond Scalettar ’50 (third from left) in an autographed photo with Vice President Richard M. Nixon and doctors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He was a young captain at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, late in summer 1960, when, one Saturday morning, a colonel told him to check on a VIP patient who had

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Columbia College Today

WebRonald L. Brady, professor and philosopher, Pomona, N.Y., on March 27, 2003.Brady was born in New York on April 5, 1937, and raised in Yonkers. He received his College degree in English literature, and his poetry frequently was published in Columbia Review.He earned an M.A. in English literature from UC Berkeley in 1968 and a Ph.D. in philosophy from …

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Wellness Abroad Columbia College

WebCalendar Event: Wellness Abroad - Date: 2016-11-16 22:30:00 to 2016-11-16 23:30:00 - Location: Lerner Hall 476A - Please join the Office of Global Programs and Fellowships and representatives from Columbia Medical Services, Counseling and Psychological Services, Alice! Health Promotion and the Student Wellness Project for a panel discussion on how …

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“What Has Your Pandemic Experience Been Like

WebIn March, when we were considering CCT’s Summer 2020 issue, we knew that we wanted to address the shockwave that had upended and overtaken all of our lives. The COVID-19 pandemic was — is — that rare event that affects everyone with ties to the College. Even as this introduction is written, its vast, global story continues to evolve

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Take Five with Dr. Rebekah Gee ’97, PH’98

WebDr. Rebekah Gee ’97, PH’98 is the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, the state’s largest agency with a budget of $14 billion. Her oversight responsibilities include public health and direct service programs for citizens in need such as behavioral health, developmental disabilities, aging and adult services, emergency preparedness and the …

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Will Recent Brain Trauma Findings Affect the Future of Football

WebDr. Russell Warren ’62 is surgeon-in-chief emeritus of the Hospital for Special Surgery and an attending orthopedic surgeon and professor of orthopedics at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Warren was the New York Giants’ football team physician from 1984 to 2015, and is active as an emeritus. The Boston University study, while excellent with …

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Columbia College Today

WebHe is also fondly remembered for his service as class correspondent for Columbia College Today in the early 1980s and again in the late 1990s. Louis Allocca , retired lawyer, Vero Beach, Fla., on April 3, 2000. Allocca, who took courses at the Law School, received an LL.B. from NYU in 1940.

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Columbia College Today

WebNorman E. Alexander, retired CEO, Heathcote, N.Y., on December 26, 2006. Born in the Bronx, Alexander graduated from Morris H.S. and earned a degree from the Law School in 1936. In 1954, he bought Ampacet Corp., then a small plastics recycler, and built it into a global producer of color additives for plastics with North American headquarters in …

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