News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS
News at Columbia SPS
Is Depression Inherited?
When discussing medical conditions like depression, many people turn to genetics to assign blame or responsibility.
A Court Allows Payment for Bone Marrow. Should People Be Able to Sell Their Parts?
Dr. Klitzman is quoted in a Time magazine article about new questions concerning organ donation.
Bioethics and Fetal Genetic Testing Make National News
Dr. Klitzman was a featured expert on CNN and NBC Nightly News as both news networks reported on a new prenatal genetic test.
The Doctor Will See Me...When? Patients, Patience and Care
Dr. Klitzman discusses the mental and physical effects of the time we spend waiting for doctors, treatments and test results.
Success Story: Bioethics Student Wins Fulbright Scholarship
Bela Fishbeyn, an M.S. in Bioethics student, is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship.
Instructor Simon Sinek Featured by 99%
Simon Sinek, an instructor in the M.S. in Strategic Communications program, gave a presentation on leadership for The 99%.
The Ten Best Jobs of 2012
According to The Wall Street Journal and CareerCast's "Top Jobs of 2012", actuaries have the second-best job in the country.
Are We Our Genes?
Ethics and religion writer Bill Tammeus has published a review of Robert Klitzman's book Am I My Genes?
Have You Missed An Event With Our Bioethics Program Lately?
The Bioethics program recently hosted a number of events.
Sharing Office Cubicles... And Diagnoses
Dr. Robert Klitzman writes on the pros and cons of sharing health diagnoses and problems with the office.
Don’t Mind Us Snooping Through Your Genes
Dr. Robert Klitzman discusses the ethical challenges brought about by the digitalization of medical information and history.
Genes and Autism: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Dr. Klitzman writes about the intersection of ethics, genome mapping and the discovery of the “autism gene.”