News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS
News at Columbia SPS
The Importance of Sustainability Metrics to Sustainability Management
A key step in developing the management capacity to build an environmentally sustainable economy is creating meaningful, actionable sustainability metrics, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen.
The Life-and-Death History Lesson That Doctors Aren’t Learning
An interview with M.S. in Bioethics Program Director Robert Klitzman about bioethical atrocities during the Holocaust. (CNN)
EPA Lays Groundwork For Stronger Climate Rules
Dr. Steve Cohen, director of the M.S. in Sustainability Management program, speaks on the politicization of climate regulations. (The Hill)
Deleting Homosexuality From the DSM: 50th Anniversary
Bioethics Program Director Robert Klitzman writes about fighting stigma and how to combat anti-LGBTQ+ policies today. (Psychology Today)
The Financial Reality of Regulating Lead and Methane
The path to environmental protection runs through the reality of financial feasibility, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen.
TV Networks Are Programming College Football’s Future: What’s Next
Sports Management lecturer Neal Pilson speaks on media rights deals for conference championship games. (Front Office Sports)
Using AI for Sustainability Conversations
By using generative AI to map and quantify rhetorical intent in conversation, new research is providing clues to better collaboration, particularly in sustainability contexts.
The SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule Means Major Changes for Climate Reporting
With the EU and California “leapfrogging” the SEC, companies are already preparing to ramp up climate reporting.
Frank Agwuncha Is Working, Teaching, and Wrapping Up a Master’s in Sustainability
Agwuncha has tips on where in New York to find Nigerian food, and the city’s most vibrant holiday market.
Regulating Technological Complexity
Broad policies to regulate new and emerging technologies can be set by law, but the detailed rules must be left to experts in administrative agencies, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen.
Celebrating the Season at the Annual SPS Friendsgiving Dinner
The SPS community gathered to celebrate together at Low Memorial Library on Columbia's Morningside campus.
How Sustainability Management's Dr. Amy Karpati Is Making Her Community a "Model of Suburban Sustainability"
Karpati is the chair of the new Briarcliff Environmental Advisory Council, whose mission includes preserving and planting trees and indigenous flora, and educating residents on garden cultivation and sustainable landscaping. (The Inside Press)