Latest Impact Stories

Student

Gerry McHugh Wins Construction Management Scholarship Grant

Gerry will use his award to help fund his education at Columbia University, which will help him embark on his second career.

School

Kariem Adab: A World-Class Education in Construction

Karim tells us about his aspirations and the new opportunities that he has discovered in the M.S. program.

Student

Vinay Venkatraman Studies Project Management and Green Building

Vinay Venkatraman is a full-time international student. Previously, he worked in the construction industry in India and Dubai.

Alumni

Talib Mahmood Sheikh: Driving 50,000 Miles For a Master’s

Talib Mahmood Sheikh mastered strategies to maximize performance and sustainability of construction projects.

Alumni

Lara Bou Khalil: Launching a Construction Management Career in NYC

Lara Bou Khalil became an expert in every aspect of construction project management, including law, finance, and sustainability.

Alumni

Jana Chams: Bridging Construction and Design

Jana Cham's long-term aspiration is to reach a managerial role and open a design-build company.

Alumni

Robert Kipp: Iraq Veteran, Record-Breaking Superintendent, SPS Alum

Robert Kipp (’15SPS, Construction Administration) is the youngest General Superintendent of a Megaproject in the United States.

Student

What Inspires Journalist and Thriller Author Kira Peikoff? Bioethics.

Author Kira Peikoff discusses how her bioethics studies will enrich her writing.

Alumni

Bioethics Graduate Dr. Obiora N. Anekwe Gives Voice to Tuskegee Survivors

Dr. Obiora Anekwe graduated with an M.S. in Bioethics and will become a New York City teaching fellow.

Faculty

Dr. Craig Blinderman Discusses the Ethics of Palliative Care

Dr. Craig Blinderman teaches in the Masters of Science in Bioethics program at Columbia University.

Alumni

Katrina Hui Applies Bioethics in Medical School and Beyond

Katrina Hui explored the intersection of medicine and philosophy with a focus in neuroethics as a student in the M.S. program.

Alumni

Marilyn Eshikena: Science and Beyond

Marilyn Eshikena discusses ethical issues that could arise when doing human subject research on vulnerable patients.