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Faculty Spotlight: Sara Tjossem Focuses on Sustainability and the History of Science
Senior lecturer Sara Tjossem discusses her research and role in the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program.
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Tyler Ellis: Becoming a Versatile Researcher
The Sustainability Science program is showing Tyler new ways of working with data and analyzing peer-reviewed research.
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Marly Isler: From International Sailor to Environmentalist
Before enrolling in the Sustainability Management program, Marly Isler was a member of the U.S. Olympic Sailing Development Team.
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Learning to Address Sustainability in Corporate Decision-Making
As a corporate consultant, Pol Lezcano saw how critical sustainability was becoming in corporate decision-making. He enrolled in Columbia’s Sustainability Management program to learn how to tackle this issue.
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Creating a Global and Unified Perspective on Infrastructure
Growing up in Africa, Catarina Carvalho was impressed by how people’s lifestyles transformed as infrastructure developed over time. She wanted to be a part of that phenomenon.
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New Class on Predicting the Effects of Climate Change on Global Forests
Brendan Buckley discusses his course, Predicting the Effects of Climate Change on Global Forests, which is offered this spring.
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A Record 16 Leading Sustainability Practitioners Headed to Practicum
The Practicum in Innovative Sustainability Leadership, a course in the M.S. in Sustainability Management program, will host a record 16 leading sustainability practitioners this spring.
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Tackling Real-World Sustainability Challenges in the Senior Capstone Workshop Briefings
On December 7, upperclassmen in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development presented their final briefings for their capstone workshop.
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Seeing the Forest for More Than the Trees: Adding Conservation into Holistic Development
International development increasingly recognizes that governance, economic growth, health, and human well-being are inextricably linked—multisectoral programming is the order of the day. But conservation too often gets left out of the picture.

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
