News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS

Faculty

The Threats to Environmental Advocacy

The goal of environmental advocacy should be to construct a broad consensus around the benefits of environmental protection.

What I Wish I Knew: Helena Bai from Enterprise Risk Management

Watch: Helena Bai ('25SPS, Enterprise Risk Management) has this advice for new students: "Stay open, challenge yourself, be adventurous." (YouTube)

Alumni

Finding Universality Through Narrative Medicine

NMED alumna Nathalie Felton (’24SPS) reflects on leading narrative medicine workshops in The Gambia and the lessons that continue to guide her work.

Faculty

The New Imperative: From Industry Experience to AI Literacy

“As AI continues to redefine the global economy, universal AI literacy is no longer optional, it is essential.” If America wishes to remain a knowledge economy, its government and educational institutions ensure that students are prepared to succeed in an increasingly AI-reliant world.

Alumni

Breaking from the Norm: A Columbia Degree Sets You Apart

Reika Nakatsu was raised in China and Japan and graduated from a renowned university in Japan, but it wasn’t until she arrived at Columbia that her enthusiasm for data analysis took off.

School

Expanding Recycling Solutions: Sustainability Science Capstone Team Tackles EPS Waste

SUSCI students present policy solutions for non-biodegradable waste management in a NYC Department of Design and Construction report.

Faculty

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Work

Artificial Intelligence is a powerful and unpredictable new technology that will be transformative to economic and work life.

Student

What I Wish I Knew: Brigadesh Mohanram from Applied Analytics

Watch: Brigadesh Mohanram ('25SPS, Applied Analytics) advises incoming students to “have a specific goal and stick to it. Keep striving for it, and you will definitely achieve it.” (YouTube)

Faculty

Risk Is Cultural: How Upbringing Shapes Risk Perception and Why It Matters for Risk Leaders

“Behind every risk decision is a person shaped by lived experience, cultural expectations, and unconscious bias,” says ERM expert Saba Zahid.

Alumni

Nonprofit Management Alum Grace Leone’s Journey of Lifelong Learning

Fueled by a desire to serve, the recent SPS graduate is turning her focus toward transformative change in the nonprofit sector.

Faculty

Discovery Meetings: Asking the Right Questions to Uncover Client Goals

Understanding client motivations is key to a successful client-financial advisor relationship, explains Meghaan Lurtz, a lecturer in the Wealth Management program

Alumni

Navigating Bioethical Gray Areas with Integrity for Health Equity

How growing up in rural America shaped alumna Megan Wanzo’s path to bioethics.