The National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) and Mayo Clinic have collaborated under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to accelerate cardiovascular innovation and research, and to foster knowledge for future cardiovascular care worldwide. This is a result of a two-day scientific meeting between the two organisations, which is supported by the Tanoto Foundation - an independent family foundation that catalyses system changes in education, healthcare and leadership development.

Ateneo de Manila University continues its steady climb in the 2026 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, putting it among the world's top higher education institutions.

Ateneo de Manila University maintained its place as the highest-ranked Filipino institution in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, the world’s most recognized rankings table for universities’ real-world impact.

An innovative community-based mentoring scheme for pregnant adolescent girls in Sierra Leone has been found to save lives, whilst also helping girls return to education.

A new white paper, recently in Chemical Senses, summarizes recommendations on the need for increased chemosensory testing; barriers to its broad implementation, along with opportunities for addressing them; and priorities for making chemosensory testing a common part of everyday health care. Conference co-organizing institutions with the host, the Monell Chemical Senses Center were the Massachusetts General Hospital, The Ohio State University, and the University of Florida.

A new study of 1,000 twins followed since infancy shows that measurements of general cognitive ability at 7 months of age can help predict what it will be 30 years later. The study also found that polygenic scores based on DNA can be a useful tool for studying cognitive ability across the lifespan.

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health is pleased to announce funding awards to support the teaching of Public Health Law at U.S. schools of public health.  Part of a CDC-funded initiative designed to improve capacity for local health departments and increase knowledge of law among the next cadre of public health graduates, the “Teaching Public Health Law in Accredited Schools and Programs of Public Health” project is led by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Faculty.