News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS
News at Columbia SPS
A Visual Artist Finds Her Place in Narrative Medicine
M.S. in Narrative Medicine student Kay Kasparhauser came to Columbia’s program from a background shaped by her visual art practice, illness, and years spent navigating the health care system.
Throughline
Columbia IKNS Director Christoph Meinrenken on the power of transferable passions in an increasingly interdisciplinary world.
From Finance to the Roof of the World
A journey from private equity to a remote Tibetan village sparked M.S. in Sustainability Management senior lecturer Travis Bradford’s career in energy — and his conviction that the global transition to solar is inevitable.
How Columbia’s Actuarial Science Program Helped Launch Roberto Valdez into AI
After discovering machine learning at Columbia, alumnus Roberto Valdez found an unexpected new direction for his career. Today, as a machine learning engineer at Google, he continues to draw on lessons from Columbia’s Actuarial Science program.
Regulating Artificial Intelligence
Effective regulation will be essential to balancing AI innovation with accountability, transparency, and public trust.
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.