Bioethics News & Impact Stories

Student

Meet the 2026 Student Marshals

Hear from some exceptional students who have been chosen to represent their master’s programs at graduation.

Alumni, Student

Making a Difference Close to Home with an SPS Degree

Columbia SPS students and alumni are applying their expertise across industries to strengthen local communities throughout the U.S.

Alumni, In the Media

The Overlooked Dimension of Privacy

In a piece for the Bioethics program's journal, alumna Katherine Mirabella writes about how facility design compromises confidentiality.
(Voices in Bioethics)

Faculty, In the Media

Hospice and MAiD: Collaboration and Cooperation, Building a Continuum of Care

Bioethics Professor David N. Hoffman spoke with Jeremy Boal, a physician, medical director, and person living with ALS, to discuss how hospice and MAiD providers can align their models of care to best serve patients at the end of life. (YouTube)

Alumni

Negotiating Bioethics at the Intersection of Health and Law

M.S. in Bioethics and Master of Public Health Dual-Degree Program graduate Michael Menconi shines light on the bridge between bioethics, healthcare, and law.

Faculty

Two Medical Experts Debate: Assisted Suicide

In a new podcast episode, Bioethics lecturer David Hoffman argues that hypothetical future abuses of MAID shouldn’t outweigh the needs of terminal patients who need this option now. (The Free Press)

Student

Meet the 2026 Student Marshals

Hear from some exceptional students who have been chosen to represent their master’s programs at graduation.

Alumni, Student

Making a Difference Close to Home with an SPS Degree

Columbia SPS students and alumni are applying their expertise across industries to strengthen local communities throughout the U.S.

Alumni, In the Media

The Overlooked Dimension of Privacy

In a piece for the Bioethics program's journal, alumna Katherine Mirabella writes about how facility design compromises confidentiality.
(Voices in Bioethics)

Faculty, In the Media

Hospice and MAiD: Collaboration and Cooperation, Building a Continuum of Care

Bioethics Professor David N. Hoffman spoke with Jeremy Boal, a physician, medical director, and person living with ALS, to discuss how hospice and MAiD providers can align their models of care to best serve patients at the end of life. (YouTube)

Alumni

Negotiating Bioethics at the Intersection of Health and Law

M.S. in Bioethics and Master of Public Health Dual-Degree Program graduate Michael Menconi shines light on the bridge between bioethics, healthcare, and law.

Faculty

Two Medical Experts Debate: Assisted Suicide

In a new podcast episode, Bioethics lecturer David Hoffman argues that hypothetical future abuses of MAID shouldn’t outweigh the needs of terminal patients who need this option now. (The Free Press)