Future Climate Change Likely to Cause More Respiratory Problems in Young Children
More children will end up hospitalized over the next decade because of respiratory problems as a result of projected climate change, according to a study issued by researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and the Natural Resources Defense Council. The research, presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, finds a direct connection between air pollution and the health of children.
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New Arenavirus Discovered as Cause of Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in South Africa and Zambia
Scientists at the Mailman School of Public Health, the South African National Institute for Communicable Diseases of National Health Laboratory Service (NICD-NHLS), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Roche’s 454 Life Sciences Corporation have discovered the new virus responsible for a highly fatal hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Zambia and South Africa in late 2008. It is the first new hemorrhagic fever-associated arenavirus from Africa identified in nearly four decades. A detailed genetic analysis of this novel arenavirus, named Lujo virus, after the sites of the outbreak (Lusaka, Zambia, and Johannesburg, South Africa) is published online in PLoS Pathogens (http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000455).
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Mailman School Launches Columbia Summer Research Institute
This summer marks the launch of the Columbia Summer Research Institute (CSRI) at the Mailman School of Public Health. The Institute offers promising junior investigators the opportunity to gain fundamental skills in research design and statistical analysis for patient oriented research in an intensive summer format. In a five-week period, participants will learn and apply the theory and methods behind the design and conduct of clinical research studies, covering core knowledge in epidemiology and biostatistics, as well as more specialized study of randomized trial design, health disparities research, decision analysis, and cost effectiveness analysis.
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Mailman School Hosts Conference on Relationships between Meningococcal Meningitis and Climate in the African Meningitis Belt
In pursuit of a better understanding of meningococcal meningitis and to unravel the connections between climate and meningitis, the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health hosted a conference in June entitled "Epidemics and the Environment: The Meningitis Challenge in Africa." The program addressed the challenge of controlling epidemic meningitis in Africa and the role that climate data and models might play in improving prediction of outbreaks in both the near and long term.
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Mailman School's Wendy Chavkin Honored by Public Health Association of NYC
Wendy Chavkin, MD, MPH, professor of clinical Population and Family Health at the Mailman School of Public Health and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Columbia’s College of Physicians & Surgeons, received the Allan Rosenfield Award for Public Health and Social Justice from the Public Health Association of New York City (PHANYC) at its 2009 Annual Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 4. The association celebrates its commitment to improving the public health of New York City and honors individuals and organizations for their outstanding contributions in the field of public health.
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Lynn Freedman of Mailman School's Averting Maternal Death and Disability Program Builds Partnerships with First Ladies at the African First Ladies Health Summit
First Ladies from 15 African nations attended the African First Ladies Health Summit in Los Angeles on April 20 and 21, pledging their shared commitment to improve health and education in their respective countries. Lynn Freedman, JD, MPH, director of the Averting Maternal Death and Disability Program (AMDD) and professor of clinical Population and Family Health at the Mailman School, was among those gathered to contribute to the dialogue and build effective partnerships; also present were the UK’s First Lady Sarah Brown and California's First Lady Maria Shriver.
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Ana Abraido-Lanza Receives Teaching Excellence Award
Ana Abraido-Lanza, PhD, associate professor of Sociomedical Sciences, has been named recipient of the 2009 Teaching Excellence Award. Selected by graduating students of the Mailman School of Public Health, the honor is bestowed annually on a leader in the field who helps shape health policy, create ground-breaking service initiatives, and undertake cutting-edge research and education programs.
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Diana Taylor, MBA, MPH '06, Member of the Mailman School of Public Health Board of Overseers, Appointed Chair of Board of Directors of ACCION
ACCION International, a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to give people the financial tools they need to work their way out of poverty, named Diana Taylor, MBA, MPH ’06, chair of its Board of Directors. Ms. Taylor, a member of the Mailman School of Public Health’s Board of Overseers since 2006, brings extensive expertise in banking and finance to her role as ACCION board chair. She serves as a managing director at the investment banking firm, Wolfensohn & Co., and previously, was superintendent of banks for the State of New York, from 2003 to 2007.
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2009 Student Awards Ceremony Opens Mailman School's New Auditorium
The 2009 Student Awards Ceremony held Tuesday, May 19, was the first event to take place in the Mailman School’s auditorium. True to the purpose of the space, the inaugural event celebrated student scholarship and innovation in public health. Eighteen awards were presented to 28 students who demonstrated commitment to their education, departments, and the field of public health.
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ASPH/CDC Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship Program
Five Mailman School of Public Health graduates received, and four accepted, offers to join the Association of Schools of Public Health (APHA) / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship Program. Since its inception in 2004, 11 Mailman School graduates (including the four in the new class) have accepted the fellowship with this year's cohort the largest to date. Past placements have included Atlanta, Namibia, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Tanzania.
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Got Ear Plugs? You May Want to Sport Them on the Subway and Other Mass Transit, Researchers Say
The U.S. mass transit system, the largest in the world, provides affordable and efficient transportation to more than 33 million riders each weekday. The system is generally considered one of the safest modes of travel, but recent public health studies have identified a number of potential environmental health hazards associated with mass transit – including excessive noise exposure.
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