News at Columbia SPS Category - Any -AlumniFacultyImpacts and InsightsIn the CommunityIn the MediaKnowledge BaseOffice of the DeanPress ReleaseResearch & PublicationsSchoolStaffStudent Faculty Debating the Ethics of Paying Donors for Organs Dr. Robert Klitzman voices concerns about a system that pays donors for organs. Faculty Dr. Robert Klitzman Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship Dr. Robert Klitzman has been named a Guggenheim Fellow and the only one this year in the field of Medicine & Health. Faculty Recognizing the Anniversary of the Human Genome Map Dr. Klitzman joined the Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC to talk about how human genome sequencing has changed medicine. Faculty Correcting Myths of the Left Brain and Right Brain Dr. Robert Klitzman joined the WMNF radio program “Life Elsewhere” to discuss the brain and how we use it. Faculty The Pros and Cons of "Designer Babies" Dr. Robert Klitzman took part in a HuffPost Live panel on “Designer Babies.” Faculty Making Portraits Out of DNA On WNYC’s Radio 360, Robert Klitzman discusses the one woman's quest to create life-like portraits based on DNA from strangers. Faculty How Do We Define Death? Robert Klitzman, Director of the M.S. in Bioethics program, discusses what constitutes death. Faculty Insights vs. Myths About the Brain Dr. Klitzman urges us to reconsider left brain/right brain assumptions. Faculty Am I My Genes? Medical Privacy For Royalty and the Rest of Us In Psychology Today, Robert Klitzman discusses ethical dilemmas brought up by the tragic death of Jacintha Saldanha. Faculty Many Egg-Donor Recruiters Ignore Ethical Standards A sizable share of the U.S. organizations recruiting egg donors online don't adhere to ethical guidelines, according to a study. Faculty Is Depression Inherited? When discussing medical conditions like depression, many people turn to genetics to assign blame or responsibility. Faculty A Court Allows Payment for Bone Marrow. Should People Be Able to Sell Their Parts? Dr. Klitzman is quoted in a Time magazine article about new questions concerning organ donation. Load More
