At a recent Columbia SPS Author Spotlight, ERM Associate Director and Lecturer Rich Lauria and Capita Solutions CEO John Burkhardt explored how managing risk starts with understanding the mind.

Hate-motivated behavior is a public health threat with structural, interpersonal, and individual antecedents and effects. There is a need for interdisciplinary, multilevel research to better ...

NORWALK — Deb Ryan is used to searching her home for places where her son might hide gum and gummy bears, since he’s broken his braces numerous times by eating them. While she remembers also hiding ...

Human behavior is a tapestry woven from culture, environment, and biology. Among the most intriguing aspects of this tapestry is risk-taking—those bold, sometimes reckless decisions that can lead to ...

An international research team has linked genes and brain anatomy with the human propensity for risky behaviors, such as smoking, alcohol and drug use, speeding, or frequently changing sexual partners ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued new information to health care professionals to alert them about an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (suicidality) in patients who ...

What would you do for love? Everyone wants to be better looking, more beautiful, and more appealing to potential romantic partners. To accomplish that, we put a lot of effort into enhancing our ...

Whether you’re basking on the beach during vacation, coasting down glittering white snow on a weekend ski trip, or simply walking the dog or running errands, sunlight’s ultraviolet rays can damage ...

As the threat of COVID-19 infection continues to loom over everyday activities, two University researchers created a free and accessible app called MyCOVIDRisk to help people quantify their risk of ...

Every good retirement plan accounts for market volatility, inflation and longevity. But the biggest threat to retirement success is one that is often overlooked: human behavior. Whether it's fear ...