Why Care about the Polar Regions? These Polar Climate Ambassadors Will Tell You!
The polar regions are a critical aspect of the climate crisis, but polar science is not always accessible, especially to young students. Our Polar Climate Ambassadors seek to help close this gap in...
View ArticleUpdates on the Climate School Student Government
A primer on what the Climate School student government is, and how to get involved.
View ArticleColumbia Climate School and HEC Paris Launch Double Degree Program
A new international educational partnership will prepare students to lead on climate issues in both public and private sectors.
View ArticleMeet Tenzin Sherpa of the Climate and Society Class of 2024
A recipient of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Fellowship, Sherpa is interested in urban agriculture and the decolonization of global food systems.
View ArticleColumbia Climate School Adds Four New Faculty Members
The new appointees bring expertise in a range of disciplines including environmental justice, urban design, conservation biology, and the history of climate science.
View ArticleMeet Farida Razaqi of the Climate and Society Class of 2024
Born and raised in Afghanistan, she’s working at the intersection of climate change, gender, and security.
View ArticleColumbia Climate School Postdoctoral Research Program Now Accepting...
Doctoral candidates or recent Ph.D., M.D., J.D. or Sc.D. recipients interested in research on sustainable development can apply by November 1.
View ArticleWhen It Rains, It Pours. Why?
Atmospheric scientist Michela Biasutti investigates what drives rainfall on a wide variety of time scales, and how climate change may affect it. She is passing on the basics to students.
View ArticleCome Visit Us at Lamont Open House
Come out to Palisades, NY, on October 14 for some fun, hands-on science education for all ages.
View ArticleThe Constant Evolution of Education for Sustainability Professionals
Education requires both change and stability, and the quest for balance between timeless concepts and an understanding of the contemporary world never ends.
View ArticleStudent Spotlight: How the Sustainable Development Program Helped Further My...
Two sustainable-development students reflect on career-defining internships.
View ArticleClimate LIVE K12 Is Back: RSVP for Winter 2023 and Spring 2024 Sessions
In the Climate LIVE video series, experts from across the Columbia Climate School discuss topics in climate and sustainability for grade school and university students, educators, parents and the public.
View ArticleStudent Spotlight: Ponce de Leon Tidwell
A senior in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development describes his path to natural history broadcast journalism.
View ArticleAlumni Spotlight: When the Student Becomes the Teacher
A recent graduate of the Master of Science in Sustainability Science program, Reuben Goh hopes to convey his enthusiasm for the environment to future students.
View ArticleWhy Did This Journalist Enroll in the Climate and Society Program?
Vishal Manve is looking for new ways to help make the world more sustainable and just.
View ArticleDredging up New York City’s Glacial Memory
Glaciologist Elizabeth Case spoke to New Yorkers about the role glaciers have played in designing the city’s landscape.
View ArticleFaculty Spotlight: Why Trees Will Always Have Something to Teach Us
Lamont research professor Brendan Buckley helps his students learn to listen to the trees.
View ArticleAlumni Spotlight: Becoming the Bridge Between Environmental Science and Policy
MPA-ESP graduate Patrick Iler reflects on his time in the program and how it helped him hone a career path in conservation and sustainable development.
View ArticleFaculty Spotlight: Finding Hope Through Climate Science Research and Education
Mingfang Ting wears many hats at the Columbia Climate School as a scientist, professor and education designer.
View ArticleStudent Spotlight: Reframing Corporate Sustainability to Account for Communities
Carmelli Leal, a junior in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development, wants to help corporations shift sustainability efforts toward climate justice and community empowerment.
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