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Podcasts & Audio
Protecting Our Schools with Emergency Drills
Measure Radio Podcast — An in-depth discussion on how emergency drills are designed, implemented, and experienced in school settings.
Media Coverage & Reporting
School Shooter Drills: Trauma vs. Safety
The Trace — Investigative reporting on the psychological impact of active-shooter drills and what evidence suggests about safer alternatives.
Are Active-Shooter Drills Less Traumatic?
TIME — A look at emerging approaches to active-shooter training that aim to reduce stress and harm for students.
The School-Shooting Industry
NPR — An exploration of the market around school safety solutions and the incentives shaping prevention responses.
The Gun Violence Epidemic and American Life
KFF Health News — A comprehensive analysis of how gun violence reshapes communities, mobility, and daily life across the U.S.
Is It Wrong to Let Kids Play With Toy Guns?
Parents Magazine — A provocative opinion about play, guns, and cultural norms with implications for youth perceptions of violence.
Research Reports & Academic Insights
National Survey: Youth Firearms Exposure
NORC at the University of Chicago — New insights from a national survey on how young people encounter firearms in their environments.
NASEM Project on Firearm Research & Youth Safety
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine — An ongoing project focused on strengthening the evidence base for youth firearm injury prevention.
Opinion: Clinical Perspectives on Youth Violence
MedPage Today – Second Opinions — Expert commentary on pediatric violence prevention and clinical engagement.
Toward a Safer World by 2040: The JAMA Summit Report on Reducing Firearm Violence and Harms
In March 2025, JAMA hosted a landmark JAMA Summit on Reducing Firearm Violence and Harms, convening 60 experts from medicine, public health, policy, law, engineering, community violence prevention, and other fields to chart a roadmap toward substantially reducing firearm violence and harms in the United States by 2040. The resulting report synthesizes major themes and consensus actions, emphasizing community-centered solutions, technological innovation, narrative change, whole-of-society strategies, and a commitment to evidence-informed interventions.
Featured Voices & Partner Highlight
Sonali Rajan Named to Senior Role at Everytown Research
Teachers College, Columbia University — Announcement recognizing thought leadership in firearm violence research and prevention
Vital City NYC – Issue 13
Vital City NYC — A publication of ideas and innovations for healthy, equitable city life, featuring perspectives relevant to violence prevention and community well-being.
Book & Long Form Resources
Rampage Nation: Securing America from Mass Shootings
Book by Adam Lankford — A comprehensive examination of mass shootings and evidence-based strategies to reduce their occurrence.
Ending the War Against Children
Edited Volume (Elsevier) — A scholarly collection on children’s rights to live free from violence.
Brothers In Grief
An organization supporting families after homicide loss — a resource for community healing and survivor voices.
Dr. Sonali Rajan is the Inaugural President of the newly-formed Research Society for Firearm-Related Harms.
A letter sent to every US Senator after the Uvalde tragedy was co-led by SURGE and signed by dozens of Columbia scientists and 1,200 Health & Science Leaders.
SURGE and Columbia University Irving Medical Center co-sign Senate and House letter for new FY24 federal funding of gun violence research.
Dr. Danielle Laraque-Arena is leading the 2023 NIH Community Level Interventions for Firearm Violence Prevention Research Network Steering Committee.
Columbia SURGE Scientists in the News
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The Americans who have lived through multiple mass shootings
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Why Our Response to School Shootings is All Wrong
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Map of gun deaths across the U.S. shows cities have lower rates than rural counties
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Why America Doesn't Know How to Stop School Shootings
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Record-Breaking Year for Gun-Related Deaths in the US
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Gun Research is Suddenly Hot
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Banning Large-Capactiy Gun Magazines Could Reduce Mass Shooting Deaths
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More mass shooters are using semi-automatic rifles – often bought legally
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The Other Side of "Broken Windows
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Texas School Shooting Renews Battle over Gun Laws
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'Interrupters' Peek at Social Media to Stop Street Violence
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What laws could have stopped the Highland Park shooting
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Should 18-year-olds be allowed to buy semi-automatic rifles? State and courts debate
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More than 48,000 Americans died by gun violence in 2021. See how this trend hit its highest levels in decades
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A gun and a prayer: How the far right took control of Texas’ response to mass shooting
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Gun Violence a ‘Solvable Problem,’ but not a quick fix
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Gun violence is surging – researchers finally have the money to ask why
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Police monitoring of social media sparks concerns in Black and Brown communities
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How Gun Violence Harms All Our Children
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To Stop Gun Violence, We Need Evidence-Informed Solutions. This New Research Society Will Help.
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Fighting blight by fixing up homes could bring down Philly gun violence, new study shows
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Texas laws allow teachers to carry guns on school grounds with little regulation
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Opinion | Even gun rights zealots might support these innovative ways to save lives
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Research Collaborations Across Disciplines and Generations Can Help Reduce Gun Violence
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Conference Highlights Latest Findings on Gun Violence Prevention
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More guns are showing up in Texas schools. What can campus leaders do to keep kids safe?
