Spring/Summer 2015

VP&S News

Precision Medicine: A White House Initiative and a Conversation with David Goldstein

Federal Government’s New Focus on Precision Medicine Dovetails with P&S Strategic Plan

Two Columbia faculty members participated in President Obama’s presentation of details of the precision medicine initiative he announced during this year’s State of the Union address.

PBS Airs Cancer Documentary Based on Pulitzer Prize-Winning Book

A three-part, six-hour documentary series based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning cancer biography written by P&S faculty member Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD, aired on PBS March 30, March 31, and April 1.

Construction Update: Medical and Graduate Education Building

The Medical and Graduate Education Building under construction at 104 Haven Ave. is on track to open in the summer of 2016.

Columbia Grad Students Create Community for Women in Science

Graduate students who head the Women in Science at Columbia organization are expanding their reach from CUMC and Morningside Heights to the wider metropolitan area.