News at Columbia SPS Category - Any -AlumniFacultyImpacts and InsightsIn the CommunityIn the MediaKnowledge BaseOffice of the DeanPress ReleaseResearch & PublicationsSchoolStaffStudent 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. Knowledge Base Getting Into Graduate School: Admissions Officers Tell You What You Need to Know Learn from admissions directors at various Columbia schools what top-tier graduate schools are seeking in applicants. 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. Faculty Bioethics and Fetal Genetic Testing Make National News Dr. Klitzman was a featured expert on CNN and NBC Nightly News as both news networks reported on a new prenatal genetic test. Faculty The Doctor Will See Me...When? Patients, Patience and Care Dr. Klitzman discusses the mental and physical effects of the time we spend waiting for doctors, treatments and test results. Student Success Story: Bioethics Student Wins Fulbright Scholarship Bela Fishbeyn, an M.S. in Bioethics student, is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship. Load More
