News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS
News at Columbia SPS
SPS Senior Vice Dean Steven Cohen Named Among 2024 Notable Leaders in Sustainability
The recognition honors “pacesetters who are propelling the city’s business community toward a greener future."
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.
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.
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)
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.
The Bronx Social Justice & Anti-Violence Forums
Bioethics Lecturer David Hoffman talks to BronxNet about Alabama Supreme Court's ruling on frozen embryos. (BronxNet)
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
The SEC Finally Issues Its Climate Disclosure Rule
Government’s regulation of corporate environmental reporting has finally begun.