News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS
News at Columbia SPS
Teamwork, Working in Groups, and the Lessons of the 2026 New York Knicks
Diverse talents, humility, and shared mission show how teamwork can solve complex challenges better than individual brilliance.
Saving the World and the World Economy With Biodiversity and Nature Data Analysis
Director of the M.S. in Biodiversity Data Analytics program Viorel Popescu highlights how the new program will help students identify and address nature-related risk.
Confronting the Past: New York City’s Truth and Reconciliation Effort
At a Negotiation and Conflict Resolution event, practitioners and scholars examined how cities can address the enduring legacies of historical injustice.
What I Wish I Knew: Maryum Khan from Bioethics
Watch: Maryum Khan, a recent M.S. in Bioethics graduate, gives incoming students advice on the importance of personal growth, community, and making the most of the student experience at Columbia SPS. (YouTube)
When the Chess Board Gets Wiped Clean: The Return on Education in the AI Era
As AI reshapes work, Columbia SPS faculty, alumni, and students discuss why the enduring return on education lies in adaptability, judgment, and lifelong learning.
The Trump Administration’s Destruction of American Scientific Innovation Marches On
Recent policies and funding cuts are undermining American scientific innovation and global competitiveness.
Building a Health Care Community: From the Columbia Medical Center to the Bioethics Program
After years in Alzheimer’s research at CUIMC, Didi Sanchez Noboa turned to the Bioethics program to answer the ethical questions shaping her work—emerging with the confidence to lead conversations in clinical ethics and health equity.
Trump’s Psychedelics Executive Order Could Accelerate New Treatments—Including for Children
Dr. Bob Klitzman, director of the Bioethics program, comments on how the Trump administration has fast-tracked research into psychedelics and how the effects can be more powerful and longer-lasting on a developing brain. (Scientific American)
From Potential to Practice: AI in Sustainability
Columbia’s Technology Management, Sustainability Management, and Sustainability Science programs recently co-hosted a panel on how AI is transforming the field of sustainability.
Leading Without a Playbook: Lessons from the Front Lines of Philanthropy
Cecily M. Carson joined Columbia’s M.S. in Nonprofit Management Leadership Series to share how relationship-building and informed decision-making shape effective philanthropic work.
The Con That Comes Prepared
How AI-enabled deception, open-source software dependencies, and social engineering are reshaping enterprise cybersecurity risk.
In Defense of Economic Risk Capital at Banks: Because Simply “Not Failing” is Not a Winning Strategy
In this thought leadership piece, Columbia ERM lecturer Raj Mittal argues for the renewed relevance of economic capital as a strategic tool—complementing stress testing to help banks balance resilience with long-term value creation.