Author: Columbia Climate School33
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Volcano Expert Wins MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’
A geochemist who studies the workings of the deep earth and their influence on some of the world’s most explosive volcanoes has been awarded a $500,000 MacArthur Fellowship. Terry Plank, a researcher at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, joins novelist Junot Diaz, war correspondent David Finkel and filmmaker Natalia Almada in this year’s batch of…
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High-Arctic Heat Tops 1,800-Year High, Says Study
Modern Spike Outmatches Naturally Driven ‘Medieval Warm Period’
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Nigeria Working With Earth Institute to Expand Anti-Poverty Program
$1.2 Billion Committed to Achieving Millennium Development Goals
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Launch of United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network
September 24, 2012, NEW YORK – A diverse group of international leaders in science, business, policy, the United Nations, and civil society gathered at Columbia University on September 22 to launch the new Sustainable Development Solutions Network under the auspices of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. As a first step, the network will establish 10 global…
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Ikea Foundation Funds Effort To Boost Primary Education In India
$2.5 Million for 5-year Demonstration Project Led by the Earth Institute
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Researchers Develop Rapid Method to Measure Carbon Footprints
A Step to Help Lower Emissions, Says Industrial Sponsor
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Joanna Rubinstein Named Assistant Director for International Programs
Dr. Joanna Rubinstein has been appointed today to the position of assistant director of the Earth Institute for international programs. Rubinstein will help to lead the Earth Institute’s international programs for sustainable development, with a key role in coordinating the Earth Institute’s new role as Secretariat of the UN Sustainable Development Solution Network, an initiative…
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Tuberculosis, Diabetes Link Strong Enough To Consider Treating Diseases In Tandem
Researchers say cost and effectiveness need to be studied
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Pulling CO2 From Air Vital To Curb Global Warming, Say Researchers
But Lower-Cost Technology a Stumbling Block So Far