Author: Guest78
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Mixing Art and Environmental Science to Catalyze Social Change
Justin Brice Guariglia explains how he uses art to help people connect with the biggest ecological challenges of our time.
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How Banning Plastic Bags Could Help New York Mitigate Climate Change
While the plastic bag ban can be good for the environment, the policies need to be carefully considered to ensure its effectiveness.
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Breaking Down the Anti-Vaccine Echo Chamber
The rhetoric around vaccination is generally black and white: vaccines are good or vaccines are bad. But now more than ever, it’s important to find ways to communicate across the divide.
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Nonhuman Life Should Be Central to Sustainability Problem-Solving
A dire new U.N. report highlights the importance of including all life in our pursuit to sustain humanity.
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Fighting Food Waste by Finding Ways to Use the Useless
Even though some food is never eaten, the carbon emissions to grow it still end up in the atmosphere. Reducing waste is crucial to fighting climate change.
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Even If You Don’t Live in the Midwest, This Spring’s Floods Could Still Impact You
While the flooding may not have inundated your house, you could still feel its effects in the form of more volatile food prices.
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Arup University Leader Presents for Speaker Series
The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development welcomed Maria Aiolova, an Arup University leader and the co-founder of Terreform ONE, to conclude the Speaker Series for the 2018-19 academic year.
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In Memoriam: Stuart Gaffin
Columbia University celebrates the life and mourns the passing of Stuart Gaffin, research scientist at The Earth Institute’s Center for Climate Systems Research and NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
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Alum Spotlight: Presidential Management Fellow Reflects on Transition to the Public Sector
An MPA in Environmental Science and Policy alum discusses her role as an international trade specialist and how Columbia helped facilitate a pivot to the public sector.
