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Climate & Sustainable Development

Weather forecasts have been getting more accurate over time and may improve even more in the future, say experts. SIPA scholars joined a team of researchers that found this pattern could prevent heat-related deaths in a warming world.

Apr 20 2026
Faculty Spotlight
Geopolitical Stability

Jason Bordoff talks with Amos Hochstein about the recent developments in the Middle East.

Apr 18 2026
Columbia Energy Exchange
In the Media
Democratic Resilience

A new study co-authored by SIPA Associate Professor Tamar Mitts reveals how college students draw the line on campus free speech — and whose speech they're most likely to protect.

Apr 17 2026
Science Advances
In the Media
Geopolitical Stability

"Trust is shaped by the histories and relationships countries carry with them," write Samantha Sutton, Associate Director of Policy at the Institute of Global Politics (IGP), and Angela Chitkara MIA '00.

Apr 17 2026
Fortune
In the Media
Climate & Sustainable Development

Global energy expert Jason Bordoff discusses the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and whether Iran and other Gulf nations can find an energy export workaround.

Apr 16 2026
NPR
In the Media
Technology & Innovation

On April 14, Saltzman Institute member Erica Lonergan provided expert testimony to the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine's study of the Organizational Models for the Cyber Forces of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Apr 16 2026
The National Academies
In the Media
Meet the SIPA Community

Maxim releases his "unhinged" advice to new SIPA students -- from student organizations to the fridges in IAB, he shares some parting words before his graduation next month!

Apr 16 2026
Admissions Blog
Meet the SIPA Community

After studying in six countries during his undergraduate years, Jiayuan Tian MPA ’27 cofounded an international education social enterprise and enrolled at SIPA to explore how urban and social policy shape youth educational opportunities.

Apr 16 2026
Student Spotlight
Climate & Sustainable Development

Jonas Piduhn MIA ’24 and Professor Jenik Radon make the case that exclusive economic zones — not landmass — determine the true scale and sovereignty of ocean nations

Apr 15 2026
Faculty Spotlight
Democratic Resilience

Trump at times has seemed "mesmerised" by Mamdani, said Lincoln Mitchell, with Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. "What he's managed to do is thread the needle of not getting Trump's direct ire, and at the same time, not giving in to him."

Apr 15 2026
BBC
In the Media