Author: Guest87
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Examining the Effects of Green Infrastructure on Water Quality
A sustainable development undergraduate explains her summer research testing new innovations in green infrastructure.
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Corn, Obesity, and Navigating Healthy Eating Choices as a Parent
Our children learn to eat from us. Eat better, fill your plates with dark leafy greens and your kid is bound to follow.
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Reading Program Improves Child Literacy Rates in Indian District
After initial success, a pilot program from Columbia’s Center for Sustainable Development is scaling up to reach 2,000 more children in 70 schools.
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Alum Launches First-Ever Shared Electric Mopeds in New York City
With his passion for energy and sustainability, Frank Reig, an MPA in Environmental Science and Policy alum, is working to make urban transit “fast, affordable and way more fun.”
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Wildfires in Israel and Palestine – A Fuel for Conflict or an Opportunity for Building Trust?
In Israel and Palestine, wildfires offer an exemplary case study of the potential of environment management as a lever for cooperation, or as a driver of conflict among communities sharing common resources.
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Children Highly Vulnerable to Health Risks from Climate Change
Madeleine Thomson, a senior research scientist at IRI and a senior research scholar at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, is a co-editor of PLOS Medicine‘s special issue on Climate Change and Health. Articles in the issue cover climate-related impacts, adaptation and mitigation.
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Getting Warmer: Understanding Threats to Ocean Health
Two Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory scientists affiliated with the Center for Climate and Life are leading research that examines some of the ways climate change affects the health of the ocean.
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Fall 2018 Earth Institute Undergraduate Research Assistant Opportunities
A variety of undergraduate research assistant positions are available. Apply by September 16, 2018.
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Fall 2018 Earth Institute Internship Opportunities
A variety of undergraduate, graduate and PhD positions are available in various departments and research centers. Apply by September 16, 2018.
