#ColumbiaMed celebrated Pride Month on Haven Plaza with a vibrant event including a drag queen performance, treats, giveaways, and fun activities including trivia and a group coloring project. The event was intended to honor #equality, acceptance, and joy for the LGBTQ+ community and beyond.
Happy Fourth of July from all of us here at #ColumbiaMed! 🎆🇺🇸💙
Congratulations to the four physician-scientists from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons who have been honored as 2024 Gerstner Scholars! Each awardee will receive funding for their research over the next three years. The physician-scientists named as 2024 Gerstner Scholars are Drs. Andrew Beenken, Ryan Moy, Kathleen Capaccione, and Tristan Sands. Dr. Aaron Viny has been selected as the recipient of the esteemed 2024 Gerstner Merit Award. We extend our gratitude to the Gerstner Foundation for its invaluable support!
Washington Heights will soon be home to a new world-class research facility being constructed by Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. The building will set new standards for sustainability. A major focus of the critical #research to be advanced in this building will be to harness genetic and genomic science to make tremendous strides in treating neurodegenerative diseases and cancers," says Dr. Roy Vagelos, chair of the Columbia VP&S Board of Advisors. The research facility will not rely on fossil fuels and will use significantly less energy than similar buildings of its kind, achieving the highest level of #sustainability in scientific research infrastructure to date in NYC. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gxp2YSAf
#ColumbiaMed proudly recognizes Juneteenth as an official University holiday! To commemorate the day, Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s African, Black and Caribbean Employee Resource Group in collaboration with Columbia University School of Nursing’s Office of Diversity and Cultural Affairs, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's Office of Diversity, Culture & Inclusion, and the Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in the department of Columbia Psychiatry hosted a JUNETEENTH: Healing through the ARTS celebration. Attendees enjoyed light bites, poetry and more while learning about the history of #Juneteenth and its significance. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States by honoring the events of June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved African Americans that they were free and the Civil War was over.
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons was awarded a $5 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to create the EQUIP Center for Learning Health System Science. The center will support researchers across five institutions—#ColumbiaVPS, Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Montefiore Medical Center—to improve patient safety, particularly among groups that experience persistent health care disparities. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e6rkBCUK
