CUIMC Office of Government and Community Affairs

Representing the Interests of the Medical Center Before the Federal, State, and City Governments, and Serving as its Primary Liaison with the External Community

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Government

We advocate on behalf of CUMC faculty, staff, and leadership, and keep all updated on developments in Washington, Albany, and at City Hall.

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Community

Our office engages local residents and organizations by coordinating services, programs, and events that support the needs of the Washington Heights and Inwood community.

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Giving Back

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The Medical Center Neighborhood Fund awards critical grants to community organizations each year.

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News

Haven Plaza Bollard Beautification Project Begins

October 11, 2019

The Haven Plaza Bollard Art Project will commence this weekend.

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Campus News
Google Honors Pioneering Psychiatrist Herb Kleber, Who Treated Addiction as a Disease, Not a Moral Failing

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TIME

October 1, 2019

Dr. Herbert Kleber, one of the first major researchers to treat addiction as a disease, not a moral failing, is remembered by Google Doodle.
New York tests out another genetic screening pilot

Source:

Politico New York

October 8, 2019

Duchenne, or DMD, progressively erodes muscle function, leading kids to childhood wheelchair use and death in their 20s, according to the state Department of Health.