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Fall 2017 Teaching Assistant Opportunities

The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is currently accepting applications for Fall 2017 teaching assistant positions.

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Steering Wealth Towards Sustainable Investing

Sustainability Management student Dazzle Bhujwala has over 15 years of global Wealth Management experience with leading international banks. He believes financial institutions need to incorporate...

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MPA-ESP Students tour world-class earth science research campus

The newest cohort of MPA Environmental Science and Policy students received a faculty-led tour of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory to learn about the innovative climate and environment research...

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The Gendered Role of Climate Change

Globally, women are disproportionately affected by rising seas, too much or too little rainfall, and storm surges, all as a result of a changing climate.

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MPA-ESP students visit the Gowanus Canal to learn about urban contamination

The newest cohort of MPA Environmental Science and Policy students went on a field trip to the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn with professors Benjamin Bostick and Michael Musso to learn about the challenges...

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Faculty Profile: Michael Puma, Professor of Hydrology

Dr. Michael Puma, a Climate and Life Fellow at Columbia University and the Director of the Center for Climate Systems Research at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, teaches hydrology in the...

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Students Explore Whether Collaboration on Environmental Issues Can Contribute...

This August, students from Columbia University and Tel Aviv University will travel through the Middle East to learn about the environmental challenges facing communities in Jordan and Israel. They will...

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In Service: United States Veteran and MPA ESP Student Mike Tuckfelt

Mike Tuckfelt is a current MPA in Environmental Science and Policy student and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and the Afghanistan War. Mike holds a B.S. in Aeronautics and previously worked as an...

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SUMA Alum Awarded Fulbright to Research Arctic Ocean Protection

David Prieto, 2015 graduate of the Master of Science in Sustainability Management program at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies, has been awarded a Fulbright-National Science...

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Women may Bear the Brunt of Climate Change’s Impacts

The effects of climate change aren’t equitable from a gender perspective; women are generally disproportionately impacted by climate change in comparison to their male counterparts.

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Sustainable Macroeconomics Class Seeks Teaching Assistant

Taught by Jeffrey Sachs, the Massive Open Online Course will focus on the new directions of macroeconomic analysis required to integrate sustainable development challenges.

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It’s Not Too Late to Become an Earth Institute Intern or Research Assistant

Several labs, grants, and fellowships are still accepting applications.

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Internships Available at Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

Turn in your application for a Fall 2017 internship by September 15.

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Earth Institute Postdoctoral Research Program Now Accepting Applications for...

Doctoral candidates or recent grads interested in researching food security, energy, climate, poverty, disease and/or environmental problems have until 10/31 to apply.

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The Earth Institute’s Newest Sustainability Program Begins in January 2018

Sustainability Science graduates will have the scientific know-how to help organizations improve their environmental performance.

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The Centrality of Science to Sustainability

The growth of this field of study is one of the reasons I am optimistic that we will overcome and meet the challenges of climate change and global sustainability.

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Sabin Center for Climate Change Law Seeks an Intern

The intern will work with our staff on various research and writing projects relating to climate change and environmental policy.

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Earth Institute Faculty Now Accepting Nominations for New Members

Faculty who join this vibrant community as associate-level members will help guide the Institute’s intellectual agenda, while maintaining its overall academic integrity.

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Alumna Shares Her Experience as a Fulbright Scholar 

MJ Engel is an alumna of Columbia's Undergraduate Sustainable Development Program and a U.S. Fulbright Scholar currently studying in China.

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Student Plans to Transform Urban Farming

Alexander Rudnicki is earning a master’s in Environmental Science and Policy in order to shape the future of the burgeoning urban agriculture industry.

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