Tag: Mailman School of Public Health

“Wash your hands!” and Other Advice for Undergraduate Students from Columbia Graduate Students

by | 5.14.2012 at 4:32pm
David Ganskee

Ph.D. students delving deep into some of the world’s complex sustainability issues offered advice to current undergraduates interested in pursuing their own research questions.

Does La Niña Lead to Flu Pandemics?

by | 1.18.2012 at 4:59pm
A new study suggests climate shifts may affect bird migrations in a way that could influence outbreaks of human influenza.

Four major flu pandemics of the last century, including the deadly 1918 flu, were all proceeded by La Niña conditions in the Pacific, according to a recent paper.