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Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development Seeks Spring 2019 Teaching...

Six courses are seeking teaching assistants for Spring 2019. Apply by November 26.

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SUMA Net Impact Turns Students Into Sustainability Consultants

A matchmaking program pairs Sustainability Management students with industry leaders aspiring to make positive changes.

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M.S. Sustainability Science Student Aims To Make Scientific Models Accessible...

Isabela Brown wants to use her graduate degree to integrate social, political, and scientific frameworks into environmental models.

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What’s in Our Waste Bins?

Sustainability Management student Asami Tanimoto dug through the university’s trash to discover what we’re throwing out, and how we can do better.

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Consulting for a Sustainable Future

First Environment talks the importance of integrating economic and environmental sustainability at a Speakers Series' event on October 19.

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Navigating the Changing Landscape of Sustainability

MS in Sustainability Management alum Sargam Saraf shared some advice for current and prospective students who want to build a career in corporate sustainability.

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Student Spotlight: A Shift From Education to Environmental Science and Policy

Pivoting from a career in high school science education, Sid Tulsiani hopes to engage with issues of climate change and energy.

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Alum Talks Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development alum Anna LoPresti spoke to us about her belief in a systems approach, and how she uses one in her current work with SDG USA.

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2019 Internship with Dr. David Maurrasse

Are you a Columbia or Barnard student seeking an internship for spring 2019? Apply now to intern with Dr. David Maurrasse, researching philanthropic initiatives and strategic partnerships.

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Seeing the Forest for More Than the Trees: Adding Conservation into Holistic...

International development increasingly recognizes that governance, economic growth, health, and human well-being are inextricably linked—multisectoral programming is the order of the day. But...

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Tackling Real-World Sustainability Challenges in the Senior Capstone Workshop...

On December 7, upperclassmen in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development presented their final briefings for their capstone workshop.

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A Record 16 Leading Sustainability Practitioners Headed to Practicum

The Practicum in Innovative Sustainability Leadership, a course in the M.S. in Sustainability Management program, will host a record 16 leading sustainability practitioners this spring.

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New Class on Predicting the Effects of Climate Change on Global Forests

Brendan Buckley discusses his course, Predicting the Effects of Climate Change on Global Forests, which is offered this spring.

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Creating a Global and Unified Perspective on Infrastructure

Growing up in Africa, Catarina Carvalho was impressed by how people’s lifestyles transformed as infrastructure developed over time. She wanted to be a part of that phenomenon.

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Learning to Address Sustainability in Corporate Decision-Making

As a corporate consultant, Pol Lezcano saw how critical sustainability was becoming in corporate decision-making. He enrolled in Columbia's Sustainability Management program to learn how to tackle this...

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Marly Isler: From International Sailor to Environmentalist

By Danni Zhou Marly Isler (’20SPS, Sustainability Management) previously graduated from Yale University in 2016 and was a member of the U.S. Olympic Sailing Development Team. Prior to graduate school,...

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Tyler Ellis: Becoming a Versatile Researcher

The Sustainability Science program is showing Tyler new ways of working with data and analyzing peer-reviewed research.

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Faculty Spotlight: Sara Tjossem Focuses on Sustainability and the History of...

Senior lecturer Sara Tjossem discusses her research and role in the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program.

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Teaching Assistantship Applications Open for Sustainable Development...

The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is currently accepting applications for Fall 2019 teaching assistant positions for eight courses.

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Summer 2019 Teaching Assistantship Available in Environmental Science and...

The Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy is seeking to hire a teaching assistant for the Summer 2019 semester.

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