Hammer Bldg. Vacuum System Unavailable, Oct. 28, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
October 27, 2026
The vacuum system throughout Hammer Health Sciences Center will be temporarily unavailable from 10:30 a.m. to approximately 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, due to urgent repairs.
During this time, vacuum systems used to aspirate cell culture media in biosafety cabinets will also be unavailable.
Per Environmental Health and Safety, investigators who need to withdraw media can use an alternative manual approach with a mechanical pipetting device in the biosafety cabinet. Biosafety officers can be reached by email for consults at biosafety@columbia.edu.
For questions or concerns, please contact James Samuel, west campus building manager, at js7240@cumc.columbia.edu.