News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS
News at Columbia SPS
From Potential to Practice: AI in Sustainability
Columbia’s Technology Management, Sustainability Management, and Sustainability Science programs recently co-hosted a panel on how AI is transforming the field of sustainability.
Leading Without a Playbook: Lessons from the Front Lines of Philanthropy
Cecily M. Carson joined Columbia’s M.S. in Nonprofit Management Leadership Series to share how relationship-building and informed decision-making shape effective philanthropic work.
The Con That Comes Prepared
How AI-enabled deception, open-source software dependencies, and social engineering are reshaping enterprise cybersecurity risk.
In Defense of Economic Risk Capital at Banks: Because Simply “Not Failing” is Not a Winning Strategy
In this thought leadership piece, Columbia ERM lecturer Raj Mittal argues for the renewed relevance of economic capital as a strategic tool—complementing stress testing to help banks balance resilience with long-term value creation.
What I Wish I Knew: Masahiro Takino from Applied Analytics
Watch: Masahiro Takino, recent Applied Analytics graduate gives incoming students advice on sharing your perspective with new friends. (YouTube)
Inside Columbia University’s AI for Good Hackathon: 150 Students, 40 Projects, and One Common Goal
When one Technology Management student decided to bring together technologists, founders, and communities around a shared vision, the result was a week-long hackathon proving that AI can be a force for good.
Bridging Data, People, and Strategy: Students Explore the Future of Work
Students in Columbia SPS’s Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS) program connected with industry leaders to discuss AI, digital transformation, and emerging career pathways.
Petrochemicals and Controlling the Poisoning of Our Planet
Petrochemicals are embedded in modern life, but their environmental and health costs are becoming impossible to ignore.
Beyond the Spreadsheet: Applied Analytics Alum Nora Yang on Data and AI-Driven Strategy
In this Q&A, Yang discusses the role of communication in analytics, lessons from working across industries, and the growing influence of AI on business decision-making.
Why Ethical Communication Matters More Than Ever: Reflections from World Press Freedom Day
M.S. in Strategic Communication student Troy Blackwell reflects on leadership, misinformation, and the growing responsibility communicators hold in today’s information landscape.
Sustainability as Strategy: Rethinking Organizational Management
SPS recently hosted the authors of Sustainability Metrics and Management: The Path from Innovation to Routine as part of the Frame Your Future series to discuss how sustainability and management intersect.
Experiential Learning in Sustainability Science: Insights from Vietnam
SUMA student Sushmita Dhekne shares insights from the Sustainability and Resilience of Tropical Highland Ecosystems course, which brought students to Vietnam for a hands-on lesson in ecology.