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Trichodesmium is Everywhere!
We have completed the first two stations of the OUTPACE cruise and we are steaming to Station 3. By noon tomorrow we should be in the center of an eddy that our colleagues back on dry land have used...
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Senior Shares Insights on Sustainable Development Program
For senior Norman Shafto, the interdisciplinary approach of the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development helped him link his interests in electrical engineering and environmental science.
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The Acorns Were Here Long Before the Squirrels
Forests are a critical component of ecosystems, and the effective management of this natural resource is a topic of great concern to sustainable development and humanity. On March 7, Ralph Schmidt,...
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2015 Competitive Climate Environmental Policy Competition
Columbia Economics Review has announced the winners of the 2015 Competitive Climate Environmental Policy Competition. This year’s competition attracted participants from over 25 colleges and...
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Sustainability Students Explore Jobs in the Built Environment
What jobs are available to students with a sustainability degree, who are interested in the built environment? What can students to do to land, or create, a job in this field? These questions and more...
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Summer 2015 Internship Openings
Are you a Columbia or Barnard student seeking an internship for summer 2015? Are you interested in topics of sustainability and environmental policy? Apply to be an Administrative and Research intern...
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Earth Institute Summer 2015 Internships
This summer, the Earth Institute is offering Columbia students opportunities to intern within various departments and research centers at the institute. All full-time Columbia and Barnard students are...
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New Program Designed to Keep Kids in School in Uganda
Though many more children throughout the world are attending primary school since the Millennium Development Goals were adopted 15 years ago, in order to sustain the success, increasing matriculation...
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Preserving the Origins of Environmental Law for a New Generation of Leaders
In fall 2014, Columbia University, through the School of International and Public Affairs, the School of Continuing Education and the Earth Institute, offered a never-before-taught class on "The...
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Meet the Students Studying Trans-Boundary Sustainability Issues in the Middle...
This summer, nine Columbia University students and nine students from Tel Aviv University will take part in a fieldwork course focused on environmental sustainability in the Middle East.
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Students Learn About a Plan to Rehabilitate the Jordan River Valley
Nine Columbia graduate students landed in Amman, Jordan last Friday night, after over 20 hours of travel, to begin the field study component of their course in Regional Environmental Sustainability in...
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New 5-Year Program in Sustainable Development & Sustainability Management
Columbia University’s Earth Institute and School of Continuing Education, in collaboration with Columbia College and General Studies, are pleased to announce the launch of an Accelerated Program in...
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The Environmental Paradox: Escalating Conflict and Bringing Peace in the...
Throughout history, land has been a source of conflict between different stakeholders who want to control it. Increasingly, environmental issues surrounding land are playing a role in conflict...
View ArticleMPA Alum Focuses Efforts on Marine Protection
Annlyn McPhie, a 2013 graduate of the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program, is applying her scientific knowledge and management skills to managing Marine Protected Areas in her native...
View ArticleUsing Impact Investing to Live Within the Limits of Nature
Current M.S. in Sustainability Management student Luke Apicella works as an impact investor in the Office of Corporate Social Responsibility at Prudential. In this role, he provides investment...
View ArticleConflict Resolution in the Arab World: a Knowledge-Sharing Agenda
In 2005, colleagues working in conflict resolution and peace-building in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Palestine and Syria approached Columbia University’s International Center for Cooperation and...
View ArticleMichael Gerrard to Head Institute Faculty
Columbia Law School Professor Michael B. Gerrard, director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, has been named chair of the faculty of the Earth Institute.
View ArticleUndergraduates Will Develop Green Geodatabase for University
Giovani Graziosi is a Lecturer in Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology An undergraduate course in the Sustainable Development Program recently received a Course Suport grant from the Earth...
View ArticleResearch Assistant Openings for Grad Students
The Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management at the Earth Institute is seeking several graduate-level research assistants for fall 2015, to assist with the program’s various research...
View ArticleMPA Students Take Their Learning Outdoors
As part of their Urban Ecology course, students in the MPA-ESP program take part in a series of field trips, applying classroom learning to real-world issues. From hiking to the top of a landfill...
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