News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS
News at Columbia SPS
Technology Management Students Learn from Start-up Leaders at Top Venture Capitalist Firm
Students in the program visited the New York City office of Union Square Ventures, hearing from experts in the crypto field.
The Biodiversity Council of Parties (COP16) Is Ignored Once Again
Those of us concerned about damage to ecosystems and biodiversity loss need to ask the climate change advocates: who handles your public relations work?
A Career Fair Experience at Columbia SPS
"The fair reinforced my commitment to this field with new insights, stronger professional connections, and a greater sense of purpose," said Actuarial Science student Philip Pantitanonta.
Applying Analytics in a Health Care Setting: Learning to Use AI for Good
Columbia SPS CUNY Fellow Adeel Arif on employing analytics skills to solve challenges in medicine.
How the Wealth Management Program Helped Bring a Portfolio Manager Out of His Shell
Brian Wang, recent graduate of the M.P.S. in Wealth Management program, reflects on his time at Columbia SPS.
Applied Analytics Program Brings Market Research Practice Into the Classroom
Lecturer Diahanna Post discusses the importance of using data collection to answer organizational questions, how it is used in her role at Nielsen, and the skills taught in the program’s new course.
The “Great Stay” Paradox: Low Satisfaction, High Productivity—What's Going On?
M.S. in Human Capital Management Professor of Practice Solange Charas on why employees are staying in unsatisfying roles and the risk of an “attrition avalanche.”
Banning Books Isn’t Just Morally Wrong. It’s Also Unhealthy.
Dr. Sayantani DasGupta, a lecturer in the Narrative Medicine program, writes about book banning in the world of children's and young adult fiction. (TIME)
What Drugmakers Did Not Tell Volunteers in Alzheimer’s Trials
M.S. in Bioethics Program Director Dr. Robert Klitzman speaks on the risks and consequences of a recent experimental Alzheimer’s drug trial. (The New York Times)
How Risk Assessment Frameworks Can Be Used to Prioritize and Manage Systemic Risks
ERM lecturer Michael Leibrock shares the three basic steps to any risk assessment.
Harriet Washington’s Path to Bioethics: Bridging History, Ethics, and Medicine
How the M.S. in Bioethics lecturer uses her experiences to teach students about challenging racial biases in healthcare.
The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Ceaseless Assault on Climate Policy
The fossil fuel energy business is dying, and the only question is how long it will take to die.