Morningside Area Alliance Member News

No Spike in Overdoses With COVID-Era Expansion of Methadone Access

A new study led by researchers at Columbia University indicates that patients who receive methadone take-home doses—a protocol expanded during the COVID pandemic—are no more likely to overdose or drop out of care than those whose methadone is delivered at government‐​approved opioid treatment programs. The findings, published Dec. 4 in Lancet Regional Health Americas, could eventually […]

Join us for El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered, on December 21 at 7:30pm! Tickets …

Join us for El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered, on December 21 at 7:30pm! Tickets are available across many price ranges, but we hope you will consider purchasing a $125 ticket for this one-night-only performance, which includes access to reserved seating and a reception with the artists directly following the performance. By doing so, you’ll be supporting […]

Chancellor Schwartz Shares Her Thoughts on the Passing of Rabbi David Ellenson (z”l)

Like so many in the community, I am heartbroken to learn of the death of Rabbi David Ellenson (z”l). Dr. Ellenson served as president and Chancellor Emeritus of Hebrew Union College – Jewish institute of Religion. He had the special ability to be both a profound scholar and an exceptional institutional leader. Internationally recognized for his scholarly work […]

Discrimination During Pregnancy May Alter Circuits in Infants’ Brains

Racial discrimination and bias are painful realities and increasingly recognized as detrimental to the health of adults and children. These stressful experiences also appear to be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy, altering the strength of infants’ brain circuits, according to a new study from researchers at Columbia, Yale, and Children’s Hospital of Los […]

We are so grateful for all of givings throughout this season! Just one year ag…

We are so grateful for all of givings throughout this season! Just one year ago our partnership with Coke began and we could not be more thankful! Over this past year and into this holiday season we have had refreshing cans for our pantry, lunch bags and to give away during our clothing closet. Cheers […]

Edwidge Danticat, Once a Barnard Student, Is Now a Columbia Professor

Edwidge Danticat, who holds a B.A. in French Literature from Barnard, has returned to Morningside Heights this fall as the Wun Tsun Tam Mellon Professor of the Humanities in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies. She is the author of 17 books, including the novels Breath, Eyes, Memory and The Farming of Bones, […]