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Congratulations to Professors Urooj Khan and Shiva Rajgopal for receiving the 2018 Notable Contribution to Accounting Literature Award for their study titled, “Do the FASB’s standards add shareholder value?” 

A new four-year study shows evidence of lower consumer debt among finance app users.

Supportiv, a digital mental health app co-founded by CBS '06 alumna Helena Plater-Zyberk, has been awarded a $25,000 grant by Columbia University’s Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. The digital app matches users with live, moderated support groups.

Spending on cybersecurity—and the cost of cybercrime—is soaring. It raises a question: Why is it so hard to protect data?

Three new Tamer Fund for Social Venture awardees were selected after participating in an application screening round, a due diligence process with student teams as part of a Columbia Business School course, and a final pitch to the fund’s investment board.

Student Funds Teach Investment with Hard Cash

Flexport founder Ryan Petersen '08 is changing the way goods are shipped around the world. 

As care moves from hospital to home, eldercare providers will invest most in home health &  palliative care as the aging population grows. In The Wall Street Journal, Patrick Pilch, CBS '89, with Alta Partners & MedScience Ventures, explains how tech companies can compete in the space.

New Preliminary Data In New York Shows Widespread Employer Support for Paid Leave Law Research finds that California’s paid family leave produced a 46-percent increase in fathers taking time off to bond with newborn and newly-adopted children.

In the Pakistani city of Sialkot, Amit Khandelwal discovered a thriving soccer ball industry constrained by a simple economic problem.

A key player in the US’s winning bid to host the 2026 World Cup, this Columbia Business School economist addresses the challenges of managing at the top level of the world’s most popular sport.

Columbia Business School’s Michael Mauboussin offers a timely lesson about luck in sports.

If one country does poorly, blame the country; if many countries are doing poorly, blame the system.

David Hoffman ’05 is a screenwriter for the TV show Timeless.

 

If you want to know what’s really happening in far-flung places like Myanmar and Cuba, ask Columbia Business School students.

Eight Columbia Business School students were awarded Lang Center Summer Fellowships this year to gain experience at early-stage ventures during the summer.

The Lab welcomes the fifth cohort of recent alumni dedicated to growing their ventures after graduation.