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News and Announcements

June 01, 2018

New Forms for Key Services

In response to community feedback, Public Safety has created a new set of web forms that will enable you to more easily submit requests for some of our key services.

New AED Units Deployed to Four Public Safety Patrol Vehicles as Part of University-Wide Cardiac Response Program

Mobile AED Units are the Latest New Measure to Improve Outcomes When Responding to On-Campus Medical Emergencies

Public Safety supervisors driving four Public Safety patrol vehicles – two at Morningside and one each at Manhattanville and the Irving Medical Center – are now equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to help save lives on campus in the event of cardiac health emergencies.

April 18, 2018

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: April 28, 2018

Columbia University Public Safety, NYPD and DEA provide free, anonymous disposal of unused prescription medications

Columbia University Public Safety, the New York City Police Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are partnering for the DEA’s annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 28, a free service to all those who attend or work at Columbia, as well as members of the University’s neighboring communities.