News Search: Environmental Health Sciences

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Climate Change May Lead to Rising Arsenic Levels in Paddy Rice, Increasing Health Risks

April 16, 2025

Climate change may significantly impact arsenic levels in paddy rice, a staple food for millions across Asia.

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Climate and Health
Severe Weather and Major Power Outages Increasingly Coincide Across the U.S.

January 22, 2025

An understanding of the relationship between severe weather and power outages in our changing climate will be critical for hazard response plans.

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Climate and Health
Chernobyl’s Feral Dogs Are Genetically Unique, but Not Mutated

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Popular Science

January 14, 2025

But just because today’s Chernobyl dogs lack genetic mutations from radioactive fallout doesn’t mean they—or the people still working on cleanup efforts—are safe from health issues.
Deep Dive Into Genome of Dogs Within Chornobyl Exclusion Zone Shows Genetic Differences Are Not Due to Mutations

January 14, 2025

Radiation-induced mutation is unlikely to have induced genetic differences between dog populations in Chornobyl City and the nearby Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant

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Environmental Health
Heavy Metal

By Carolyn Wilke

January 13, 2025

Research at Columbia Mailman School is uncovering the health risks of essential yet unavoidable metals in our environment and exploring advanced antidotes for metal overload.

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Columbia Public Health Magazine
Making Ourselves Heard

By Christina Hernandez Sherwood | Illustration by David Cooper

January 13, 2025

Explore how Mailman students and faculty are effectively communicating public health messages

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Columbia Public Health Magazine
Championing Children

By Paula Derrow

January 13, 2025

Columbia Mailman School has a storied history of protecting the youngest and most vulnerable. The Child Health Center for Learning and Development can now tackle daunting challenges.

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Columbia Public Health Magazine
Here’s How to Understand the Air Quality in Los Angeles Right Now.

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The New York Times

January 8, 2025

Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou, a professor at Columbia University, said that while the lower-cost Purple Air sensors were not perfect, they could provide valuable information.
Floods Linked to Rise in U.S. Deaths from Several Major Causes

January 6, 2025

New research demonstrates the sweeping and hidden effects of floods—including floods unrelated to hurricanes, such as those due to heavy rain, snowmelt, or ice jams.

Topic

Climate and Health
How safe is the food supply as US sees several multi-state outbreaks?

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ABC News

December 20, 2024

Lewis Ziska, an associate professor at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, said he also believes climate change could be at play when it comes to food outbreaks.

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