Media and Technology

Columbia Engineering and Columbia Business School have announced a new full-time Master of Science in Business Analytics degree, with a three-semester curriculum designed for those who want to focus on learning the modeling techniques and data science tools that help businesses use data to make better decisions.

The Science and Applications of Psychological Targeting in Persuasive Communication

Carolyn Disbrow is the Senior Director of Brand Marketing for CNN Worldwide and a member of Columbia Business School’s Executive MBA Class of 2018.

A raft of innovations is making the ways in which we access healthcare more convenient and effective.

The conference will explore emerging issues in global digital finance with a broad range of high-level thought leaders

The presence of others reduces people’s willingness to fact-check ambiguous information. People fact-check less often when in the perceived presence of other people versus when they are alone. While people are more likely to believe information that aligns with their own party affiliation, whether or not they fact-checked the same information depended only on perceived social presence.

Alex Poon '06 on where the industry is heading, and what it’s leaving behind.

Social media sites contribute to a herd mentality, reducing individuals’ likelihood to fact-check.

News can have a delayed response on market performance, with an impact felt one month to twelve months after an initial news report. Financial and market news with positive sentiment predicted higher returns, lower volatility, and smaller drawdowns. But, government and corporate news with positive sentiment predicted lower returns, higher volatility and high drawdowns .