News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS

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Jill LaLonde Named Faculty Advisor for Columbia’s Nonprofit Management Online Cohort

An experienced educator and nonprofit leader, LaLonde shares her vision for the program.

Faculty, In the Media

What Sports Management Students Learned from COVID‑19 Challenges

M.S. in Sports Management Program Director Scott Rosner comments on how students adapted to the unprecedented circumstances brought on by COVID-19. (Sports Business Journal)

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The Future of American Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles

The technologies of the future are clear, but the United States' role in that future is not.

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Stewarding the Sea: A New Sustainability Science Course on Coastal Resilience in the Cayman Islands

The course brings students directly into the heart of the dynamic interactions between coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass systems.

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The Impact of the Trump Administration’s Destruction of Earth Observation Science

Less research on environmental risks means we will be forced to operate with an incomplete understanding of those risks.

Faculty, In the Media

Tips from the Pros: Bill Squires

The M.S. in Sports Management lecturer recounts two major events he helped operate: Nelson Mandela’s first U.S. public appearance at Yankee Stadium and Pope John Paul II’s mass at Giants Stadium. (CoverMaster)

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The Role of Deep Learning and AI in Disaster Management and Workplace Safety

Applied Analytics professor Siddhartha Dalal discusses the impacts of applied technologies on real-life risk management.

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Columbia’s Human Capital Management Program Prepares HR Leaders for the New World of Work

Elson Kuriakose believes HR now plays an even more strategic role in driving business value and navigating today’s workplace challenges.

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From Risk Management to AI Disruption: A Lecturer’s View on the Evolution of Our Workplaces

What are the keys to surviving the AI-altered workplace? According to SPS Lecturer Steve Lindo, it’s all about critical thinking and concise communication—precisely the skills taught at SPS.

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From Coma to Consciousness: Examining the Ethics and Neuroscience of Brain Injury

Dr. Joseph Fins and Bioethics program director Dr. Robert Klitzman explore new ethical practices for patients in a coma or a minimally conscious state.

Faculty, School

Soil, Science, and Sustainability

The M.S. in Sustainability Science offered a new course on agroecology in spring 2025.

Faculty

The Green Asphalt Company and the Operational Struggles of the Circular Economy

The development of the circular economy will have operational struggles, resolvable through positive community relations.