News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS

Faculty

Brain Power Revealed: The Neuroscience of Human Behavior

Hidden deep inside our brain is a small structure that regulates our response to danger. Despite its size, it has a major impact on our behavior.

Faculty

What Is It You’re Really Asking Me? Helping HCM Students Identify the ‘Right’ Questions to Answer for Organizational Clients

Senior Lecturer Aaron Wallen on how he teaches students to successfully manage client relationships, communication, and problem-solving.

Faculty

The Connection Between Environmental Risk, Financial Risk, and Data-Based Sustainability Management

Management must understand sustainability metrics and environmental risk and integrate that knowledge into routine decisions.

Faculty

The Extraordinary Career and Impact of M.S. in Bioethics Advisory Board Member Dr. Kenneth Prager

Dr. Prager is a leading bioethicist and physician with more than five decades of experience at Columbia.

Faculty

A Data Strategy for Successful AI Adoption

A recent paper co-authored by an M.P.S. in Insurance Management lecturer explores how organizations can derive measurable value from investments in AI.

Faculty

Funding Mass Transit and the Politicization of Congestion Pricing

New York City’s mass transit system needs better management, improved fare collection, and more sources of revenue.

Faculty, In the Media

Why Climate-Tech Momentum Might Prevail Over Anti-Green Policies

Senior Vice Dean Steve Cohen recently spoke about the trend towards renewable energy and electric vehicles isn't going awauy. (Tech Brew)

Alumni, Faculty

How a Narrative Medicine Alum and Professor Are Reimagining the Future of Child Welfare and Health Care

In an article published in The Lancet, M.S. in Narrative Medicine professor Dr. Sayantani DasGupta and program alum Dr. Jocelyn Brown propose a shift from punitive child welfare practices to a supportive approach.

Faculty

Dr. Basil Smikle Jr. On His Journey to Becoming Director of Columbia’s M.S. in Nonprofit Management Program

We recently spoke to Smikle about his background, career path, and his goal of preparing the next generation of advocates and leaders to maximize their impact on the world.

Faculty, In the Media

How Chaplains Can Help the Fractured U.S. Health Care System

M.S. in Bioethics Program Director Robert Klitzman, M.D. on how the nation’s religious landscape is evolving and why chaplains are changing their strategies for working with patients and families. (STAT News)

Faculty, In the Media

Everyone Is a Tomato: Metagnostic Narratives of Genetic Revelation

Senior lecturer in the Narrative Medicine program Danielle Spencer, Ph.D. explores how narrative awareness can help to communalize medical experiences, reducing feelings of isolation and bewilderment. (National Library of Medicine)

Faculty

Faculty Highlight: How Sports Media Giant Neal Pilson Brought His Industry Experience to the Classroom

The M.S. in Sports Management Lecturer and former President of CBS Sports shared his expertise with students for 17 years.