November 2012

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NEWS

Dorian Warren

Faculty Experts Offer Post-Election Insights

Columbia faculty including SIPA's Steven Cohen, Sharyn O'Halloran, and Dorian Warren (left) shared insights on what messages the voters sent on November 6 — and where the president goes from here.

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Jan Svejnar

Svejnar Discusses 2013 World Bank
Development Report

Jan Svejnar, the James T. Shotwell Professor of Global Political Economy and director of SIPA's Center on Global Economic Governance (CGEG), says a unionized sector can be flexible globally, and also that in a recession it can make sense to cut wages or hours while preserving jobs.

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Douglas Almond

“The Fetal Origins of Success”

In a recent talk — part of a TEDx series — SIPA associate professor Douglas Almond said the prenatal period is the foundation for childhood development and even adult success. As such, he said, public policy should focus on much earlier interventions than has traditionally been the case.

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Ron Littlefield

Global Mayors Forum at Columbia SIPA

The Global Mayors Forum hosts the leaders of the world's most dynamic cities and demonstrates that cities are the world's most important laboratories for innovative public policy. Mayor Ron C. Littlefield spoke on “Gig City: The Reinvention of Chattanooga, Tennessee.”

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FROM THE SIPA ALUMNI COUNCIL

 
energy lectures

SIPA Alumni Council Launches Registration for Next Phase of Its Mentoring Program

Earlier this month, the SIPA Alumni Council launched the newest phase of its Alumni Mentoring Program, which provides younger alumni and students an opportunity to gain career perspectives from veteran alumni. Registration to be mentors, or to be mentored, closes on November 27th.

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EVENTS

 

Watch Upcoming Events Live Online

Our live video channel enables you to watch upcoming events from any computer: Sit in on this year's BRICLab conference on November 27 or watch the next lecture in our Leaders in Global Energy series on November 28. Another highlight is the student-run Columbia Energy Symposium on November 30.

SIPA LIVE »

 
Guillermo Calvo

Specialists in Emerging Markets
Discuss Impact of European Crisis

Five leading experts on emerging markets convened at to discuss the impact of the crisis in Europe on markets in East-Central Europe and Latin America, at an event sponsored by SIPA’s Program in Economic Policy Management (PEPM) and Center for Global Economic Governance (CGEG).

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STUDENTS

 
students in Liberia

Students Discuss Key Findings
From CICR Practicum Series

Since January 2011, the Center for International Conflict Resolution (CICR) has been running a program to help students develop project management skills, cultural awareness in fragile state environments, and substantive knowledge in stabilization economics and post-conflict recovery.

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volunteers

Students Volunteer for Post-Sandy Relief

Many SIPA students were active in relief efforts in the days and weeks following Hurricane Sandy's arrival. A few of them shared accounts of their experiences.

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ALUMNI NEWS

 
volunteers

Xavier Pierluca MPA '05 is the chief investment officer of financial services with Bamboo Finance in Geneva, Switzerland.

Lady Trish Malloch-Brown MIA '92 (pictured) is an independent humanitarian affairs consultant based in London and co-founder of the Washington Circule, an outreach group targeted at women in the DC area who are interested in humanitarian affairs.

Michael Brandmeyer MIA '95, IF '95 has been named partner at Goldman Sachs.

MULTIMEDIA

 
Ben Orlove

Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change

Professor Ben Orlove, co-director of the Center for Research and Environmental Decisions with the Earth Institute at Columbia University, discusses the threat that climate change poses to the East Coast.

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farming in Newark

Urban Farming in Newark

Chris Santulli MPA '12 and Professor Ivan Gonzalez discuss urban farming in Newark, N.J., the subject of one of last year's SIPA Capstone Workshops.

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IN THE NEWS

 
Ester Fuchs
 

Analysis and Commentary from
Faculty, Students, Alumni

Ester Fuchs (left) on using the Internet to better inform voters: New York Times »

Austin Long says Petraeus had little choice but to resign: CNN online »

Jenik Radon on regulating an emerging oil industry: Oil in Uganda »

Gernot Wagner discusses Hurricane Sandy and probability in nature:
Wall Street Journal »