Climate
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Bringing Climate Research to New York City’s Classrooms
The NYC Mid-Winter Climate Institute brought together K-12 educators to identify meaningful entry points for climate education lessons in their classrooms and beyond.
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Art Meets Science at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Lamont’s 2025 Research as Art exhibit provides a platform for scientists to share their research in a creative way.
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Meet the Inaugural Dean’s Graduate Scholars at Columbia Climate School
Eight full-time M.S. in Climate students have been honored with a scholarship recognizing their academic and professional excellence in the field.
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How Columbia Students and Local Activists Are Co-Creating Climate Justice
A course aims to teach students the importance of effective climate-adaptation planning through collaboration with local community partners.
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Planning Exercises That Got Community Engagement Right
The Resilient Coastal Communities Project has a new white paper that highlights examples of truly fair and accountable resilience planning.
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Leveraging Risk Communications to Bridge Tribal Voices
A new, collaborative project aims to elevate and bridge Tribal voices in disaster risk communication.
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Women in Science: Climate Scientist Gisela Winckler
Winckler focuses on the history and causes of past, present and future climate variability, as well as the ocean’s role in the climate system and the carbon cycle.
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Women in Science: Paleoceanographer Apollonia Arellano
Arellano uses geochemical analyses to reconstruct deep ocean circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Women in Science: Disaster Preparedness Researcher Das Dores Ngueussie Ngamini
Ngamini uses her background in atmospheric sciences and climate modeling to support research and solutions for climate adaptation and disaster preparedness.

By studying thousands of buildings and analyzing their electricity use, Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson has been able to uncover ways to significantly cut energy consumption and emissions. Watch the Video: “Engineering a Cooler Future Through Smarter Buildings“
