News at Columbia SPS Category - Any -AlumniFacultyImpacts and InsightsIn the CommunityIn the MediaKnowledge BaseOffice of the DeanPress ReleaseResearch & PublicationsSchoolStaffStudent Student How One Insurance Professional Turned Curiosity into Career Growth at Columbia SPS M.P.S. in Insurance Management student Sam Tarter shares how focus and drive helped him turn a chance internship into a thriving career, and why Columbia’s program was the right next step. Student Chemistry to Climate: Michael Jordan’s Journey Into Sustainability Science at Columbia From chemical engineering at Tuskegee to sea level research at Columbia, Michael Jordan is charting a purposeful path into sustainability science. Faculty Measuring What Matters: The Rising Demand for Biodiversity Data Leaders Columbia marked the launch of its Biodiversity Data Analytics program with a panel that explored how better data—and the people who know how to use it—can shape conservation, policy, and business. Faculty Automation Complacency: Navigating the Ethical Challenges of AI in Healthcare The Bioethics program hosted a panel discussion exploring how complacency and over-reliance on AI threatens patient care and clinical relationships. Faculty The Art of Analytics—From Data to Decisions Insights from Applied Analytics lecturer David Kreutter on the importance of big-picture thinking. Faculty Universal Childcare and a Sustainable New York City Universal childcare in NYC could improve affordability, quality of life, economic participation, and long-term sustainability. Faculty How Cognitive Bias Shapes Risk—and What Leaders Can Do About It At a recent Columbia SPS Author Spotlight, ERM Associate Director and Lecturer Rich Lauria and Capita Solutions CEO John Burkhardt explored how managing risk starts with understanding the mind. Faculty Smarter Projects and Stronger Leaders in the Age of AI Columbia’s new Project Management program hosted a cross-disciplinary discussion about the changing face of project leadership and the essential skills needed to rise to today’s challenges. Faculty H. Art Taylor Honored with Independent Sector’s John W. Gardner Leadership Award The M.S. in Nonprofit Management lecturer was recognized for his leadership and achievements in the nonprofit sector. Student New Actuarial Society Leaders Aim to Strengthen Community and Expand Outreach The Actuarial Society of Columbia University is redefining what it means to build community in the field, connecting students across SPS and forging ties with societies beyond Columbia. Student Reefs, Roots, and Restoration: Sustainability Science Students Dive into Hands-on Learning in the Cayman Islands Exploring the new SUSCI course, Sustainability and Resilience of Tropical Coastal Ecosystems. Faculty Stopping the Stomp: Reconsidering the Campaign Against the Spotted Lanternfly Entomologist Bekka Brodie, a faculty member in the new M.S. in Biodiversity Data Analytics program, discusses the need for more data behind insect research. Load More