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How Do High School Students Combat the Climate Crisis and Plan for Community Resilience After a Disaster?
Students tackled this question in a week-long virtual immersion program on community planning for resilience.
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Columbia Climate School Welcomes First Class of Students
In September, 90 students will begin their orientation for the M.A. in Climate and Society Program, the first degree program offered through Columbia’s Climate School.
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Issues of Inequity Explored By the Next Generation of Hudson River Educators
When it comes to access to nature and environmental protection of these resources, environmental resources are all too often not allocated equitably.
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New Instructors for Sustainability Management
The Sustainability Management program will be offering a new section with new instructors Laura Kavanagh and Wendy Steward in Fall 2021.
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Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Braverman, Energy Aficionado and Recent Graduate
The MPA-ESP program honed her energy policy knowledge and granted lifelong friends in the midst of a pandemic.
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Meet Sophie Johnson From Columbia Climate School’s Inaugural Class
With a background in artificial intelligence, she wants to explore how to utilize computational tools to study and communicate climate science.
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Course Spotlight: Political Context of Environmental Management and Environmental Advocacy
Sara Tjossem’s policy courses transform students’ environmental passions into actions.
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Can Virtual Reality Save the Planet?
Architect Vanessa Keith’s VR world “2100” imagines cities of the future employing emerging tech to cope with the climate crisis.
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Fall 2021 Internship Opportunities
The Earth Institute is offering undergraduate, graduate and PhD students opportunities to intern in various departments and research centers in a variety of administrative, communications and research roles.

AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More
