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Harnessing AI, Scientists Discover a Rise in Floating Algae Across the Global Ocean

A recent study demonstrates the power of artificial intelligence as a tool for processing large amounts of ocean data.

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By studying thousands of buildings and analyzing their electricity use, Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson has been able to uncover ways to significantly cut energy consumption and emissions. Watch the Video: “Engineering a Cooler Future Through Smarter Buildings“

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  Wednesday, February 25, 2026 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM Where: NYU Kimmel Center for University Life, 60 Washington Square South, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10012 Description: Join the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs, the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA Women in Energy Initiative (WIE), and the NYU SPS Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab […]
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  Monday, February 23, 2026 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Where: Seismology Building, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 Description: Presentation by Bill Holt. Lithosphere and mantle dynamics in the Basin and Range Province and Colorado Plateau: landscape evolution and Grand Canyon development The Basin and Range Province and the Colorado Plateau provide an exceptional setting to study how deep Earth processes […]

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• Jeffrey Sachs Hails Ethiopia as Africa’s Rising Economic Powerhouse Fueled by Infrastructure, Reform
  February 15, 2026
  Jeffrey Sachs hails Ethiopia as Africa’s rising economic powerhouse fueled by infrastructure, reform
• The Woman Who Mapped the Atlantic From Her Living Room
  February 15, 2026
  Marie Tharp charted the ocean floor before she had even sailed on its surface, and despite her theories being dismissed as ‘girl talk’. Her pioneering achievements were only fully recognised after her death
• Whether The Endangerment Finding Stays Or Goes Will Be Up To The Supreme Court
  February 14, 2026
  “Predicting the outcome of any Supreme Court case is difficult these days,” said Romany Webb, deputy director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University. “I think it’s especially hard here.”