Shira Poliak

CU kidney specialist named in insider trading case

After speaking with Bomback, a Massachusetts hedge fund manager invested $800,000 in the pharmaceutical company that manufactures the drug Bomback was studying.

By Shira Poliak | Sep 28 01:55 am ET

Senior profile: Kira Boesch

GS valedictorian Kira Boesch reflects on five years of psychology and snacks.

By Shira Poliak | May 23 12:11 pm ET

B-School faculty approve tougher conflict of interest rules

Under the new policy, Business School professors will be required to publicly disclose all outside activities—including consulting—that create or appear to create conflicts of interest.

By Shira Poliak and Sammy Roth | May 14 03:00 am ET

After documentary, B-school rethinking ethics

Some say the Business School needs to be doing more to foster business ethics education.

By Shira Poliak | Apr 15 02:43 am ET

‘Inside Job’ sparks three separate reviews of disclosure policy

Business schools with more comprehensive disclosure policies than Columbia’s include the University of Chicago, the University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, and Stanford University—ranked first, third, fourth, and fifth best in the country, respectively, by Bloomberg Businessweek last year.

By Shira Poliak and Sammy Roth | Apr 14 08:36 am ET

‘Inside Job’ prompts new look at conflict of interest policy

The University Senate is screening 'Inside Job' on Friday, and Provost Steele has said the administration is taking the film’s allegations very seriously.

By Shira Poliak | Apr 13 04:22 am ET

Tenants of 3333 Broadway look ahead

Some tenants of the mixed-income towering complex, on Broadway between 135th and 136th streets, say they are concerned that the building will not stay affordable

By Shira Poliak | Nov 17 03:17 am ET

BC partners with Goddard to fill vacancy

In need of more space and counselors, OPTIONS’ move to Barnard would help give them more resources and bring new students into the program, director Jane Heaphy said.

By Shira Poliak | Nov 10 03:30 am ET

Perkins appeals to higher court

State Senator Bill Perkins has filed an amicus brief in hopes that the Supreme Court will take a look at the legality of eminent domain use in Manhattanville.

By Shira Poliak and Kim Kirschenbaum | Oct 28 05:50 am ET

St. John reaches out to CU students

Last Saturday, 43 undergraduate and graduate students braved the early morning and 13 flights of stairs to get a close look at the Cathedral’s stained glass windows that date back to the 1930s, study its elaborate architecture, and climb to the top of the Cathedral.

By Shira Poliak | Apr 28 03:37 am ET

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