2015 Sustainable Development Departmental Honors
This past spring, two outstanding students, Noeleen Advani and Alyssa Menz, were selected for departmental honors in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development.
View ArticleStudent Profile: Andrew Cummings
For Andrew Cummings, the MPA ESP program is providing him the opportunity to marry science and policy with the experience he gained as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in Burkina Faso. Cummings...
View ArticleEarth Institute Fall 2015 Internships
This fall, 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...
View ArticleSchool as a Way of Life Initiative Launched in Assam, India
On August 6, 2015 the Model Districts Education Project in India achieved a breakthrough when the Chief Minister of the State of Assam the Honorable Tarun Gogoi joined the MDEP team to launch its...
View ArticleFall 2015 Undergraduate Research Assistant Opportunities
The Earth Institute will offer nine research assistant opportunities for undergraduate students during the fall 2015 semester.
View ArticleThe Most Valuable Skill? Creative Problem Solving
"It took taking the Intro to Sustainable Development class for me to understand that this major is not only immediately applicable and vitally important, but also varied and interesting enough to keep...
View ArticleInternships: Work with NASA Scientists on Climate Change
An internship program at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York is offering graduate students a chance to work with NASA scientists on climate change research.
View ArticleApply Now for Environmental Science and Policy Fellowship
The Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy is pleased to announce, for the second year, the Dean’s Environmental Science and Policy Fellowship. Created in 2014, it was the...
View ArticleThe Challenging Question: What is Sustainable Development?
"Ever since I started studying sustainable development, the big question has always been how to define and speak about it. I have come to notice more and more how important this question is as I spend...
View ArticleTips for Being an Outstanding Mentor
What are the qualities that make someone an outstanding mentor? We asked two award-winning mentors and the students whose lives they have changed. This is what they said.
View ArticleCurriculum is Currency for MS Student’s Career Aspirations
Current student Chris Meissner started the Master of Science in Sustainability Management program to make a career change from strategy and corporate development into water related issues. However,...
View ArticleStudent Profile: Sylricka Foster
For Sylricka Foster, the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program is providing a foundation in policy and management skills to complement her background in environmental geology and political...
View ArticleCertificate Program to Focus on Environment and Security
A new professional certificate program at Columbia University will address the linkages between environment and security, aimed at practitioners with responsibility for providing assessments and...
View ArticleSIPA Students Host Discussion on Climate Change and Divestment
In an event jointly hosted by Columbia Divest for Climate Justice and the SIPA Environmental Coalition, students heard three prominent voices in climate science and action: Professor Maureen Raymo from...
View ArticleArchitectural Background Provides Foundation for Student’s Goals
Student William Abi Abdallah is no stranger to the challenges that face sustainability professionals, but he believes that the courses he has taken in the Master of Science in Sustainability Management...
View ArticleYour Choices Matter
The Earth Institute and Emerald Brand recently co-hosted “Your Choices Matter,” a sustainability awareness event at Columbia University’s Alfred Lerner Hall.
View ArticleStudent Profile: Arnaud Goessens
Before starting the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, Arnaud Goessens worked in a variety of capacities focusing on...
View ArticleCiti’s Sustainability Strategy
In 2015, Citi announced a new environmental finance goal to lend, invest and facilitate $100 billion over 10 years towards activities focused on environmental solutions and reducing the impacts of...
View ArticleTeaching Assistant Positions for Spring 2016
The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is currently accepting applications for spring 2016 teaching assistant positions.
View ArticleFaculty Profile: Kitty Kay Chan
Master of Science in Sustainability Management professor Kitty Kay Chan was drawn to the program because she felt the curriculum’s interdisciplinary learning environment was the perfect catalyst for...
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