A legacy honored in helping students create their own | Manhattan Times
Story and photos by Gregg McQueen Rodney Cooper, a radiology student at Harlem Hospital Center, struggled to contain his emotions as he stood in front of a packed auditorium at Columbia University Medical Center and accepted a scholarship to assist his healthcare career. “This is a great blessing to me,” he said of his award. [...]
“NY Med” Documents Real Life Drama At City’s Top Hospital | NY1
By: Stephanie Simon Staffers at a hospital in Washington Heights are the stars of a new hit television show that gives an up-close and very personal look at day-to-day life inside New York Presbyterian Medical Center. NY1′s Cheryl Wills filed the following report. In an unprecedented move, a small army of cameras recently set up shop [...]
Columbia University Unveils an Unorthodox Med School Building | NY Times
By ROBIN POGREBIN The architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro has designed a 14-story tower of study and social spaces for Columbia University Medical Center’s new medical and graduate education building in Washington Heights. The design, to be released on Wednesday, is unorthodox for a medical school not only in its verticality and sculptural [...]
Jenny Saldaña’s Happy Cancer Chick
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) I love Jenny Saldaña. She has truly been a godsend. My wife and I met her the day after the devastating breast cancer diagnosis that completely changed our lives. Here was someone that made it through, that was from the same community as we were. She made us believe that we [...]
The Elixir Profiles: Jenny Saldaña
BY Eileen Z. Fuentes (@theSPEACHgal) Jenny Saldaña is a breast cancer survivor who was diagnosed on January 4th, 2006. She now works with the Latino community as Women At Risk’s Community Program and Outreach Coordinator at New York Presbyterian Hospital. I was introduced to Jenny 3 years ago by my Breast Surgeon, Sheldon Feldman, MD, [...]
Health & Wellness Super Site Care2 Profiles Our very Own Eileen Z. Fuentes
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Not only is Eileen Z. Fuentes the Uptown Collective’s wellness contributor, she is also, more importantly, my wife and the mother of my 3 daughters. I have seen this woman go from a heartbreaking triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis at the age of 34 to the subsequent surgeries and chemotherapy treatment, to [...]
Save The Date – Pink: The Chronicles of BC Jenny on September 15th
Pink: The Chronicles of BC Jenny is a humorous, emotional and very real window into the life of a woman when diagnosed with breast cancer. The playwright, Jenny Saldaña, has toured venues around the country sharing her journey. The show is played out through a series of hysterical dream sequences and moments that reveal the [...]
Get Your Tickets For The NYILFF's Dominican Night New York Premiere of La Hija Natural
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) NYLIFF Dominican Night – La Hija Natural Thursday August 18th @ 7 pm Columbia University Medical Center Alumni Auditorium (630 W. 168th St) That’s right folks; the New York International Latino Film Festival’s always awesome Dominican Night will be held on Thursday, August 18th at the Columbia University Medical Center’s Alumni [...]
Columbia University Medical Center Profiles Our Very Own Eileen Z. Fuentes
Like many survivors of cancer, Eileen Fuentes, an HR administrator in the Department of Medicine’s cardiology division, was physically and emotionally drained after multiple surgeries and months of chemotherapy. She needed guidance to rebuild her life, and was referred to a support group for breast cancer survivors. “I went down to the basement, opened the [...]
Negro League Baseball in the 40's Art Reception Next Thursday
Opening Reception Date and Time: Thursday, March 24, 2011, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Location: Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion, 1150 St. Nicholas Avenue (at 168th Street) For more information, please email communityaffairs@columbia.edu or call 212-854-1324. Please note that all artwork on display is for sale by the artist. For information about the art exhibition program at Columbia University, [...]
The Vagina Monologues @ CUMC Tonight & Tomorrow
March 09 & March 10 at 8:30 PM Alumni Auditorium William Black Medical Research Building 650 West 168 Street New York, NY 10032 212 854 1754 The award-winning play is based on V-Day Founder/playwright Eve Ensler’s interviews with more than 200 women. With humor and grace the piece celebrates women’s sexuality and strength. Through this [...]
The Elixir: My IINspirational Call to Action
BY Eileen Z. Fuentes (@TheSpeachGal) So this past weekend, I flew south for the winter from our neck of the woods to the hot and sunny Miami Beach, Florida. The temperature ranged from the upper 70’s to the low 80’s the entire trip. I could not believe that people were on the beach tanning, while [...]
Parallel Process Opening Reception Tomorrow
For more info: http://neighbors.columbia.edu/pages/community/announcements/JingChen.html
COSMO CLINIC – CARING FOR THE PEOPLE OF UPTOWN
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Before we get into our main post for the day, I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the great work being done by CoSMO (Columbia Student Medical Outreach) and BALSO (Black and Latino Student Organization), who did the heavy lifting of putting together A Night with Junot Diáz event [...]
THE ELIXIR ODYSSEYS – THE WIZARD OF OZ AND THE SONGBIRD
BY Eileen Z. Fuentes Last week I wanted to get away from the computer and go out in search for knowledge. First stop, the Dr. Oz show. So I hopped on the 1 train from 168th to my destination, 30 Rock. My friend managed to get us tickets and I want to believe our charm [...]
Heights History – Hilltop Park
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Did you know that on the location where Columbia University Medical Center (165th Street and Broadway) now stands there was once a baseball stadium that was the clubhouse for the team that would go on to become the NY Yankees? That’s right, before the Yankees were the Yankees, they were the [...]
LISTEN TO A VAGINA MONOLOGUE IN ENGLISH & EN ESPANOL, UPTOWN
English Show Featuring: Farrah Rios, Maria Lizardo, Adrianne Wilson, Melissa Aar, Yolanny Rodríguez, Ana Montero, and most versatile host: Inma Heredia. Direction: Yolanny Rodriguez Saturday, April 10, 2010 7:30 PM Columbia University Medical Center – William H. Black Alumni Auditorium, 650 W. 168th St. (between Broadway and Ft. Washington Ave.) $15 – for tickets click [...]
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