‘Wonderful World’ Gala Benefits Music Therapy
The 2019 “What a Wonderful World” gala, a benefit for the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine, was a festive evening of music, dance, and expressions of gratitude to four honorees for their support of music and music therapy. The recent event,...
Courage, Strength & Hope—and Plenty of Pink—for Breast Cancer Awareness
Amid pink balloons and desk decorations, and prominent pink banners that proclaimed “Courage, Strength & Hope,” Mount Sinai staff located at 160 Water Street also wore pink—and plenty of it—every Friday in October to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The...
Mount Sinai Hosts Disability Awareness Fairs
Two informational fairs about disability awareness drew Mount Sinai faculty, staff, and students, as well as patients and community members interested in learning about local organizations and resources dedicated to the care of people with disabilities. The events,...
Bringing Joy to Pediatric Patients
Representatives from the nonprofit Needlers Foundation, which raises funds to support underprivileged children in need of neurosurgery, brought joy to pediatric patients in December when they visited Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital with loads of donated toys....
Mount Sinai Physician Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for LGBTQ Health Equity
GLMA, a national organization committed to ensuring equity for LGBTQ patients and health professionals, presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Stephen E. Goldstone, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The group,...
Improving Health and Fitness, One Step at a Time
When Vanessa Rivera, Staff Accountant for New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, learned about the 2019 Reach Your Peak (RYP) 3.0 Walking Wellness Challenge earlier this year, she knew it would be the motivation she needed to commit to an exercise program. So...
Ten Renowned Mount Sinai Faculty Members Honored at Convocation
The 2019 Convocation Ceremony honored 10 renowned faculty members at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai who have advanced the fields of neurosurgery, molecular pharmacology, oncology, bioinformatics, vaccinology, population health, cardiovascular...
Partnership Supports Veterans in Civilian Careers
The Mount Sinai Health System recently partnered with Workforce Opportunity Services (WOS), a leading nonprofit that is dedicated to recruiting, training, and placing underserved and veteran job seekers into long-lasting civilian careers. Through the organization’s...
Top Honor for Renowned Physician for Transformational Research
At the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, September 10, bipartisan Congressional supporters and representatives from science and higher education organizations saluted five scientists whose work has transformed the lives of countless millions of...