Author: Alyssa Rome10

Alyssa Rome was the Program Manager for the M.S. in Sustainability Management Program at the Earth Institute. The M.S. in Sustainability Management, co-sponsored by the Earth Institute and Columbia’s School of Continuing Education, trains students to tackle complex and pressing environmental and managerial challenges. The program requires the successful completion of 36 credit points. Those credit points are divided among five comprehensive content areas: integrative sustainability management, economics and quantitative analysis, the physical dimensions of sustainability, the public policy environment of sustainability management, and general and financial management.

ESP Students Present Research Results at Final Presentations

On Wednesday, August 14, students in the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy program presented their final workshop briefings for their class: Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Policy Analysis. The summer workshop projects allowed ESP students to gain experience tackling tough environmental problems by working with real-world clients while creating the collaborative…
Faculty Profile: Benjamín Bostick

MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) professor Benjamín Bostick began his Columbia career as a researcher at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, specializing in geochemistry. His research centers on the coupled biogeochemical cycling of carbon, iron, and sulfur. He now teaches the Environmental Chemistry course in the ESP program, where he examines the delicate balance…
Designing the Future at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Industrial Park

Two Sustainability Management projects offer solutions that reinforce the business and development goals of the yard’s Development Corporation while also creating positive interactions with the environment and neighboring community.
ESP Alum Employs Program Skills in Environmental Finance Work

Having had past professional experience working for the sustainability group of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in London and New York City, MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) alum John Battaglia (’08) joined the program in the summer of 2007 hoping to land a role in environmental finance after graduation. Currently, John is the Vice President of…
MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Welcomes the Class of 2014

On Tuesday, May 28, the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program hosted an orientation day to welcome its twelfth cohort of students.
MS Graduate Aims to Create Sustainable Solutions through Biomimicry

Recent M.S. in Sustainability Management graduate Adiel Gavish (’13) thinks that we’ve all got something to learn from nature. As the vibrant Founder of BiomimicryNYC, the thirty-two year old is leading the charge to change the way that people design solutions through biomimicry – the science and ethos that studies designs and patterns in the…
Congratulations to the MPA in Environmental Science & Policy Class of 2013

Students from the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program commemorated their graduation from the School of International and Public Affairs on May 23 at a breakfast reception, followed by a commencement ceremony on campus.
Congratulations to the MS in Sustainability Management Class of 2013

On Monday, May 20, students in the MS in Sustainability Management (MSSM) program kicked off their graduation festivities at The Diana Center at Barnard College to honor of this year’s graduates. Around 200 people attended the cocktail hour to celebrate the graduates’ accomplishments, including the family, friends, and faculty of current and graduating students.
ESP Student Craves Career in Sustainable Food Systems

In a career that has already spanned the roles of farmer and corporate sustainability professional with ARAMARK; current MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) student Kendall Singleton knows that her niche in the sustainability sector lies in designing and implementing sustainable food systems. As her time in the MPA-ESP program comes to a close,…

ESP Students Present Research Results at Final Presentations

On Wednesday, August 14, students in the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy program presented their final workshop briefings for their class: Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Policy Analysis. The summer workshop projects allowed ESP students to gain experience tackling tough environmental problems by working with real-world clients while creating the collaborative…
Faculty Profile: Benjamín Bostick

MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) professor Benjamín Bostick began his Columbia career as a researcher at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, specializing in geochemistry. His research centers on the coupled biogeochemical cycling of carbon, iron, and sulfur. He now teaches the Environmental Chemistry course in the ESP program, where he examines the delicate balance…
Designing the Future at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Industrial Park

Two Sustainability Management projects offer solutions that reinforce the business and development goals of the yard’s Development Corporation while also creating positive interactions with the environment and neighboring community.
ESP Alum Employs Program Skills in Environmental Finance Work

Having had past professional experience working for the sustainability group of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in London and New York City, MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) alum John Battaglia (’08) joined the program in the summer of 2007 hoping to land a role in environmental finance after graduation. Currently, John is the Vice President of…
MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Welcomes the Class of 2014

On Tuesday, May 28, the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program hosted an orientation day to welcome its twelfth cohort of students.
MS Graduate Aims to Create Sustainable Solutions through Biomimicry

Recent M.S. in Sustainability Management graduate Adiel Gavish (’13) thinks that we’ve all got something to learn from nature. As the vibrant Founder of BiomimicryNYC, the thirty-two year old is leading the charge to change the way that people design solutions through biomimicry – the science and ethos that studies designs and patterns in the…
Congratulations to the MPA in Environmental Science & Policy Class of 2013

Students from the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program commemorated their graduation from the School of International and Public Affairs on May 23 at a breakfast reception, followed by a commencement ceremony on campus.
Congratulations to the MS in Sustainability Management Class of 2013

On Monday, May 20, students in the MS in Sustainability Management (MSSM) program kicked off their graduation festivities at The Diana Center at Barnard College to honor of this year’s graduates. Around 200 people attended the cocktail hour to celebrate the graduates’ accomplishments, including the family, friends, and faculty of current and graduating students.
ESP Student Craves Career in Sustainable Food Systems

In a career that has already spanned the roles of farmer and corporate sustainability professional with ARAMARK; current MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) student Kendall Singleton knows that her niche in the sustainability sector lies in designing and implementing sustainable food systems. As her time in the MPA-ESP program comes to a close,…