News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS

From Environmental Law to J.P. Morgan: How Columbia’s Sustainability Management Program Helped Olga Puntus Build the Career She Envisioned

The interdisciplinary expertise Olga Puntus gained through the M.S. in Sustainability Management program helped her make the leap into U.S. banking.

Using AI to Build a More Inclusive Future for Deaf Talent

Catharina Wulandari, an M.S. in Human Capital Management student, drew on her HR experience and Columbia’s interdisciplinary community to develop an AI-powered platform designed to make job interviews more accessible to deaf applicants in Indonesia.

What I Wish I Knew: Louisa Freeman and Ella Kate Hungeling

Watch: Students share advice for building lasting connections with faculty, peers, and the Columbia community. (YouTube)

From Columbia SPS to the Y20

M.S. in Sustainability Management student Yaseen Ahmid discusses representing South Africa as head delegate and applying classroom learning to international leadership.

Mining Our Garbage Instead of Our Planet

AI- and robotics-powered waste sorting can turn garbage into a valuable source of recovered materials.

Scaling Impact in a Changing Climate: Columbia Convenes US-China Dialogue on Nature-Based Solutions

Scholars, practitioners, and industry leaders from the U.S. and China gathered to generate actionable insights for advancing nature-based solutions (NbS) from compelling research to scalable, on-the-ground impact. (Columbia Global Center Beijing)

Welcome to the Fall 2026 Semester

Read Dean Troy Eggers' fall semester message to the School community.

Building What Matters: How Frank Cupo Found Purpose Through Project Leadership

Frank Cupo (’21SPS) is applying his leadership and project management expertise to shape the future of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

From Knowledge Strategy to AI Wellness: How IKNS Alum Ken Lau Built a Personalized Health App

At Columbia SPS, Ken Lau developed the knowledge systems expertise that helped him turn an idea about personalized wellness into NaturalQ, an AI-powered health app.

From Morningside Heights to VivaTech: What a Week in Paris Taught Me About Betting on Myself

AI beauty-tech founder and M.S. in Technology Management alum Noa Zubarev ('26SPS) shares takeaways and advice from Europe’s largest tech event.

Beyond the Formula: Jiaqi Huang on Her First Year in Actuarial Science

Columbia SPS Actuarial Science student Jiaqi Huang reflects on practical learning, professional growth, and the advice she would give incoming students.

Mitigating the Environmental and Community Impact of Artificial Intelligence Data Centers

Clean energy, efficient tech, thoughtful siting, and community input can curb data centers’ environmental and social impacts.