Featured Research

Columbia Mailman School research touches on every corner of public health. We lead these critical interdisciplinary University- or School-wide initiatives that leverage the capabilities and knowledge of our faculty, who work collaboratively across departments, disciplines, and methodologies.

Climate and Health

Fostering innovative, cross-disciplinary, translational scholarship on the human health dimensions of climate change.

Data Science

Using advanced analytic techniques and state-of-the-art computing to detect changes in population-scale electronic health records, pharmaceutical assays, and clinical imaging.
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Food Systems and Public Health

Exploring the interconnectedness of food to issues such as income inequality, the global economy, climate change, policy, and health.

Global and Population Mental Health

Creating a community of scholars and partner institutions that contribute to the knowledge base and understanding of the determinants of mental health.

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Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center

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This university-wide center informs age-related health and social policy through interdisciplinary research and education.

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New York City Pandemic Response Institute (PRI)

PRI is a landmark initiative designed to help prepare NYC for future public health threats – from infectious diseases to climate-related health emergencies – by advancing racial equity and elevating NYC as a model of public health preparedness across the globe.

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Our Work to Address COVID-19

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Since the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was first identified in Wuhan, China in late 2019, Columbia Public Health has been working on multiple fronts to respond to the spread of the virus.

Our Work to Address COVID-19