News at Columbia SPS Category - Any -AlumniFacultyImpacts and InsightsIn the CommunityIn the MediaKnowledge BaseOffice of the DeanPress ReleaseResearch & PublicationsSchoolStaffStudent Faculty Infertility, Endured Through a Prism of Race Dr. Mark V. Sauer discusses the medical and cultural issues that surround infertility for an underserved group – women of color. Faculty As Mixed-Status HIV Couples Weigh Risks, More Choose to Conceive the Old-Fashioned Way Dr. Mark Sauer notes that recent medical advances have made unprotected sex with an HIV-positive partner less risky Student Fearing Punishment for Bad Genes Kira Peikoff writes for The NY Times about the effects of a major omission in the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. Faculty Dr. Wendy Chung Delivers TED2014 Talk on Autism and Genetics Bioethics professor Wendy Chung spoke about autism and genetics at the 30th annual TED conference. Faculty New Health Law Is Sending Many Back to School Robert Klitzman notes how the Bioethics program addresses the ethical issues stemming from the Affordable Care Act. Student Shop For a Cause: Each Item Has a Story at Accompany Boutique Jason Keehn, a graduate of the Master's Program in Bioethics at Columbia University, discusses his online boutique. Faculty New Task Force on Personalized Medicine Takes Interdisciplinary Approach Robert Klitzman comments on why the timing is right, from the standpoint of advances in genetics. Faculty Northwestern U. Gets Renewed Grilling Over Unauthorized Tests on Patients Robert Klitzman comments on the case in which one cardiac surgeon experimented on unsuspecting patients. Faculty Research to Save Lives Robert Klitzman and Mark Sauer discuss the possibility of misuse when it comes to genetically modifying babies. Faculty Is Genetic Testing Humans Playing God? Testing to screen embryos for gene mutations raises ethical issues, writes Robert Klitzman. Faculty Reading a Newborn’s DNA Dr. Klitzman, Ed McCabe and Anne Eisenb talk about the ethical questions testing a newborn’s DNA raises for parents and doctors. Knowledge Base Strategic Communications Workshop: Strategies for Brilliant Cover Letters In an era of automated screening, one can legitimately ask: Do cover letters even matter? Load More
