News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS

Faculty, In the Media

14 Questions About Our Leaders’ Health

In a recent op-ed, Bioethics Program Director Dr. Robert Klitzman addresses the current debate over medical privacy regarding the health of Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris. (The New York Times)

Faculty

The CrowdStrike Crisis: Anatomy of a Digital Catastrophe

Crucial lessons we can learn from last week's global CrowdStrike outage.

Faculty

Technology Management Lecturer on Keeping Up in the Ever-Advancing World of Tech

Amy Radin, who teaches the Strategic Advocacy course, discusses her extensive career and her favorite part about working with students.

Faculty

Building a More Sustainable Olympics

Construction Administration faculty discuss the responsibilities host cities have to promote equity and sustainability while welcoming millions of international fans.

Faculty

Five Things To Watch For at the 2024 Paris Games

Lj Holmgren, lecturer and deputy academic director of the Sports Management program, writes about new and important elements of this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games.

In the Media

Should Doctor-Patient Confidentiality Still Apply When the Patient Is the President?

Dr. Robert Klitzman, Bioethics program director, comments on the recent public speculation around President Biden's health and the importance of patient privacy. (Los Angeles Times)

Faculty

CrowdStrike’s Meltdown: The Fragility and Centrality of Technological Interdependence

Interdependence is central to our way of life, but it is fragile and can be disrupted by design, accident, or incompetence.

Student

Wealth Management Students Get Industry Insights at BNY Pershing INSITE Conference

High-profile speakers and expert industry analysis make the annual conference an essential event for financial professionals.

School

Why Columbia’s Narrative Medicine Program Takes Premed Students’ Career Paths to the Next Level

The program fits a unique niche in health care and the humanities.

Faculty

How Machine Learning Is Shaping the Future of Credit Risk Modeling

ERM lecturer Christopher Mann shares insights he presented as chair of this year’s Global Financial Markets Institute Credit Modeling Conference.

Student

This Wealth Management Student Used Her Instagram Account to Launch a Successful Financial Coaching Business

Maria Jose Dassum Narino shares how her childhood love of Disney princesses helped inspire an entrepreneurial pivot.

Faculty

The Fossil Fuel Industry, Electric Utilities, and Decarbonization

The organizational capacity and economic motivation for decarbonization will come from the companies that now use fossil fuels.