Author: Guest56
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Colonialism is at the Root of the Diabetes Epidemic in the Pacific Islands
People across the Pacific Islands are suffering from an alarming diabetes epidemic. To solve it, we must confront the legacies and remnants of colonialism.
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The Amazon Continues to Burn
The environmental tragedy does not stop even in the face of the pandemic. From January to April, over 1200 square kilometers of forest were wiped out.
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Sustainable Development Career Panel and Alumni Networking
Alumni shared their insights, experiences, and advice for current students.
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Sustainability Science Capstone Workshop Investigates Microplastics in the Hudson River
A student group examined the types of microplastics entering the river, and created a way for citizen scientists to help with the research.
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Q&A With Kailani Acosta on Diversity in the Geosciences
Women and people of color are historically underrepresented in the geosciences. Through two different diversity initiatives, graduate student Kailani Acosta is working to change that.
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Glaciers Preserve Our History. We Must Defend Them.
In a century or two, future generations will be able to ‘read’ the pandemic chapter in ice cores — if glaciers still exist then.
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The Search for Nature in Times of Crisis and Beyond
Seeing nature outside of the city has always been a privilege very few New Yorkers could afford. The rest of us can cope with being housebound by shifting how we define ‘nature.’
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Notes From a Diplomat in Isolation
During the coronavirus pandemic, a Sustainability Management student learns to focus on what’s most important.
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Coronavirus Is Improving Water Quality — For Now, At Least
With less pollution entering the air, our waterways are getting cleaner. Whether or not they stay that way is up to us.