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Three Columbia students were selected as Rhodes Scholars, plus more awards and grants for faculty and students.

Background: Cancer has become the leading cause of mortality in Singapore and among other Asian populations worldwide. Despite the presence of National Cancer Screening programmes in Singapore, less than half of the population has had timely screening according to guidelines. The underlying factors of poor cancer screening rates and health outcomes among Asian ethnic groups remain poorly understood. We therefore examined cancer screening participation rates and screening behaviour in a multi-ethnic Singapore population. Methods: We collected data from 7,125 respondents of the 2015-2016 Singapo...

Alpine ski racers, specifically in the discipline of downhill, may experience fear competing in such a high-risk environment. The purpose of this study was to explore Canadian national team men’s experience and management of fear in World Cup alpine ski racing. This study uses an interpretive phenomenological analysis, conducted with five male members of the Canadian national ski team. Three themes emerged: contextual influences, preparation and process, and risk vs. reward. The findings indicate one’s experience and management of fear may be influenced by contextual factors (e.g., weather...

Sun Jul 25 2021 at 7:38:33 Author's note: This is a piece I wrote with the intention of publishing in a medical journal. It was rejected twice, so in my frustration I have given up, and I am putting it here for anyone who might be interested. Balaji Varatharaju entered medical school at Adelaide University as a model student, known for his generosity and altruism. He studied, he volunteered at the Red Cross, and helped in aged care, despite suffering from depression and back pain. He wanted to help the most disadvantaged people of Australia, and he took up as an intern in Alice Springs Hospit...

The Impostors Thu May 09 2002 at 20:00:43 Every once in a while, there's a movie that comes along that you're a bit afraid to tell your friends about. Some of them will love the movie, and others will hate it and think you're an idiot for liking it. Writer and directorStanley Tucci's "The Impostors" is like that. Some people will love it, and some will hate it, and there's no way to tell ahead of time who will fall into which camp. The movie is a 1998 throwback to old slapstick comedies like those of Laurel and Hardy. It also has the same anachronisticsensibility as The Hudsucker Proxy. While...