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A Small Island Offers Big Lessons in Sustainability
Columbia undergraduates spent three days learning about sustainable development on a local scale and immersing themselves in life on Cuttyhunk Island.
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Building Climate Resilience in Communities at Home and Abroad
M.A. in Climate and Society student Anar Amarjargal hopes to bring the lessons from her work on global climate projects and disaster recovery back home to Mongolia.
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This Class Day Speaker Is Ready to Change the World
Anyieth Philip Ayuen reflects on his Climate School experience while sharing a message of hope and resilience.
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How This Campbell Award Winner Creates Impact Through Climate Policy
Carissa O’Donnell talks about her connection to nature, and how that led the way to the Climate School and a career in environmental policy.
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Chipping Away at the Ice Ceiling: Women Scientists Explore Nepal’s Ponkar Glacier
The International Center for Integrated Mountain Development launched the first Hindu Kush Himalaya Women on Ice expedition in December.
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All of the Biggest U.S. Cities Are Sinking
From the coasts to the interior, urban areas are sinking. The main culprit: pumping of groundwater.
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Forecasting with Purpose: Creating Community Through Climate Journalism
Kalain Hosein, a soon-to-be-graduate of the M.A. in Climate and Society program, reports on small island developing states, natural disasters and climate resilience.
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Nanoplastics Are All Around (and Inside) Us
How are humans exposed to these tiny and ubiquitous plastics? And is there anything we can do about it?
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Lamont-Doherty Mourns IT Exec and Entrepreneur Edward Botwinick BS’58
The former university trustee was an early leader in data communications and a steadfast supporter of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
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