Students for One Health, Columbia University

01/24/2022

Are you interested in One-Health? Do you want to do your part to educate others on the importance?

Students for One Health is currently recruiting our 2022 E-Board!

Apply at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeD26lnWu4KuDMJxqhOXQz1_zSOKJcYmx14uiSMsokVJEp8zA/viewform

11/18/2021

Join us this Monday (November 22) at 12 pm to learn and discuss all things One Health!

Leading the discussion is Dr. Stephen Morse, the Director of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology certificate at Columbia Mailman.

Sign up here: https://mailman-columbia.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7612549

03/19/2021

Tonight we had a wonderful panel of second-year Mailman students share their One Health related practicum experiences. If you couldn't join us, feel free to catch up with the video below!

03/17/2021

Students for One Health are hosting a practicum panel with second year Mailman students. Panelists will speak on their experiences finding their practicum and navigating them in an online space this Thursday, March 18 at 7pm ET!

Sign up on Engage: https://mailman-columbia.campuslabs.com/engage/event/6994592

We hope you will join us!

10/26/2020

09/23/2020

With the beginning of a new semester, we are planning new programs in the upcoming months. Please fill out the form at the link below to get involved and share your input on events you would like to see this year. We look forward to seeing your responses!

Hello! Thank you to those who were able to join our student life expo and orientation events. It has been great to see new faces and see lots of interest in promoting a One Health mission! While we have some ideas for events and programming this semester including a webinar about COVID-19 and a prac...

09/03/2020

Hey everyone, it was great meeting you at the expo today. Please make sure to join Students for One Health at https://mailman-columbia.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/columbia-one-health-initiative. Our orientation event is on September 21st, so don't forget to RSVP for this amazing event.

Take care and stay safe,
SOH E-board

11/14/2019

Calling out to Mailman students! We are looking for applicants for our group's e-board on campus! We have headed this club for the last year and are looking for an excited groups of first-years (or PhDs) to carry on the torch. This is a great club for those of you interested in One Health, program planning, and professional development (also great leadership experience for a resume). We have cultivated relationships with institutions in the NYC area, including the Bronx Zoo, which we visit every semester. In spring 2019 we had a behind the scenes tour of their Wildlife Center and Molecular Biology lab. The deadline to apply is Friday, November 22nd, and the link is below!

Interested in planning One Health events at Mailman? Fill out the application below and list position preferences at the end.

10/25/2019

As if one event on genetics wasn't enough fun for you, the American Museum of Natural History is hosting a special panel presentation, "Transforming Medicine Through Comparative Genomics", held Monday, October 28th from 6:30-8pm. Speakers include a population geneticist, genomic medicine researcher (Columbia), evolutionary biologist and museum curator, and neurogeneticist (Columbia), with a science journalist from the New York Times acting as moderator. The panel will discuss human and wildlife genomes, evolutionary adaptation of disease resistance and adaption, and the latest technologies being employed to study these questions. Although admission isn't free, students receive a discounted price of $13.50. You can buy tickets at the official event website below.

What can genetic evolution teach us about our own health? Learn how faster sequencing informs modern medicine.

10/21/2019

Hello SOH! Every year One Health Day is celebrated across the globe, and New York City is no stranger to hosting a variety of events throughout the city. We have just been contacted by an events coordinator from the Animal Medical Center, a non-profit veterinary hospital on Manhattan's upper east side. They are hosting a One Health focused event on November 4th from 6:30-8:00pm, entitled "One Health Day: The Impact of DNA Testing on You, Your Pet, and Your World". They're going to have speakers from the medical, veterinary, and environmental sciences, including a genetic counselor from CUMC, Priyanka Ahimaz (MS, CGC). Please reach out to our eboard via direct message on this group if you're interested in attending (it's free!) or shoot us a message through our Engage page so we can send a group together. Make sure to register yourself via this link:

DNA tests for ourselves and our pets are becoming increasingly available, but what can they actually tell us about ourselves and our animals and how does that affect the health decisions we make? Join us at the Animal Medical Center to hear from experts in the field of medical, veterinary, and envir...

10/08/2019

Hello again One Health fam! In case the survey didn’t tip you off, Students for One Health is excited to announce that we’re having our second activity, a hike around Van Cortlandt Park this Saturday (10/12).

For those coming from campus, we’ll leave from inside the main entrance (by the café) of Hammer at 9:15, and everyone else we’ll meet at the park’s entrance next to the 1 station stop at/around 10am. Remember to bring good walking shoes, weather-appropriate comfortable clothing, and water. Finally, if you’re running late or otherwise need to get in touch with us, feel free to call/text Cassie at (586) 871-0701.

We’d love for you all to join us so let us know to expect you by RSVPing at our engage page here: https://mailman-columbia.campuslabs.com/engage/event/5010699