Faculty members whose work has played an integral role in contributing to solutions around the world and working to narrow the gap in health disparities.
The Columbia Mailman School of Public Health is a global leader in education and practice. Behind it: a commitment to resolving health disparities around the globe and across the full life course.
To unlock the secret of the School’s ability to shape attitudes and careers in transformative ways, faculty, students, and staff members past and present share their stories about the School.
Columbia epidemiologists Zena Stein and Mervyn Susser found that famine exposure had no effect on risk for cognitive deficits at age 18. The reaction in some quarters was hostile.
Columbia Mailman School has had a long and productive relationship with the city it calls home. And over the years, students, faculty, and the community have all benefited.
The generosity of philanthropists has brought innovative programming, life-changing research, and talented students to the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health.
Columbia Mailman School has continued to embrace the flow of research into creative programs to prevent and combat infectious disease and improve health.
The School’s FORWARD initiative, launched last year, is just one in a series of efforts to promote inclusive and equitable education in the field of public health.