News at Columbia SPS Category - Any -AlumniFacultyImpacts and InsightsIn the CommunityIn the MediaKnowledge BaseOffice of the DeanPress ReleaseResearch & PublicationsSchoolStaffStudent Faculty Garbage, Product Design, and the Circular Economy The key to building the circular economy is not consumer guilt or changed behavior but new business models and technologies that enable the economy to transform waste into a resource. Faculty DC Native Brings Big Data Insights to the Political Analytics Program Benjy Messner brings a passion for campaigns, analytics, and emerging tech to his new role as lecturer at Columbia’s M.S. in Political Analytics graduate program. Faculty, In the Media Women Are More Likely to Negotiate Salaries. Why Do They Still Earn Less Than Men? As pay inequity continues to plague U.S. workplaces, many organizations and women’s rights advocates are asking why. (SHRM) Faculty Electric Vehicle Adoption Requires More Effective Public and Private Management Regulation can help accelerate the adoption of EVs, but more effective public and private management is needed to build better EVs and ensure that charging them is easy and convenient. Faculty, In the Media The Bronx Social Justice & Anti-Violence Forums Bioethics Lecturer David Hoffman talks to BronxNet about Alabama Supreme Court's ruling on frozen embryos. (BronxNet) Faculty The Emerging Field of Sustainable Agriculture In the United States—and throughout the world—there is potential for a transformation of agricultural practices to make them more efficient and less polluting. Faculty Can Microinsurance Lead to Financial Independence for Low-Income Populations? It's time to take a closer look at how microinsurance may assist lower-income communities escape generational poverty, writes Insurance Management course associate Cory Mangum. Faculty The Endless Shame of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley In a nation that invented national environmental policy over half a century ago we now see the spectacle of part of America being investigated by an international NGO seeking to protect the human rights of victims of toxic pollution. Faculty Helping Columbians Promote Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility on Campus and Beyond Newly appointed DEIA Associate Director Errold Jones on his mission to narrow the opportunity gap and why equity work requires "getting uncomfortable." Faculty Giving Back through Insurance Education with Teresa Chan Director of the Insurance Management master's program Teresa Chan shares her experience with transitioning from the corporate world to starting up an educational program at Columbia. Faculty The SEC Finally Issues Its Climate Disclosure Rule Government’s regulation of corporate environmental reporting has finally begun. Alumni, Faculty Conversing Across Differences: How "Cultural Fluidity" Can Build Bridges in Our Increasingly Polarized Society In the latest “Conversations That Matter” event, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS) lecturer Dr. Nara Altmann joined IKNS alum Sharon Gai in a discussion about cultural fluidity. Load More
