News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS
News at Columbia SPS
Insights vs. Myths About the Brain
Dr. Klitzman urges us to reconsider left brain/right brain assumptions.
Am I My Genes? Medical Privacy For Royalty and the Rest of Us
In Psychology Today, Robert Klitzman discusses ethical dilemmas brought up by the tragic death of Jacintha Saldanha.
Many Egg-Donor Recruiters Ignore Ethical Standards
A sizable share of the U.S. organizations recruiting egg donors online don't adhere to ethical guidelines, according to a study.
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.
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%.
Are We Our Genes?
Ethics and religion writer Bill Tammeus has published a review of Robert Klitzman's book Am I My Genes?
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.”