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  • With a Little Software Magic, Students Create Pollution Solutions

    With a Little Software Magic, Students Create Pollution Solutions

    Undergraduate sustainability students explored innovative software and 3D printing to create a set of possible solutions to help Singapore cope with a big problem: haze and air pollution drifting over the city state from burning forests in neighboring Indonesia.

  • Fall 2017 Teaching Assistant Positions Open

    Fall 2017 Teaching Assistant Positions Open

    The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is currently accepting applications for fall semester 2017 teaching assistant positions. Applicants must be current full-time Columbia University students enrolled in a degree granting program. Applications will only be accepted by graduate students and undergraduate juniors or seniors.

  • Students Travel to Israel to Experience Current Impacts of Climate Change

    Students Travel to Israel to Experience Current Impacts of Climate Change

    Current MPA-ESP Student Tiara Cunningham writes about her experience traveling to Israel with SIPA’s Israel Environmental Delegation.

  • How to Get Your Head Around the ‘Circular Economy’

    How to Get Your Head Around the ‘Circular Economy’

    Vincent Aurez, an economist and circular economy consultant for Ernst & Young’s Paris office, spoke about how companies have drawn on intelligent eco-design, and developed or identified new markets for their waste products, to improve profitability while reducing global footprint.

  • Earth Institute Summer 2017 Internships

    Earth Institute Summer 2017 Internships

    This summer, the Earth Institute is offering Columbia students opportunities to intern within various departments and research centers at the institute. All full-time Columbia and Barnard students are eligible to apply.

  • Student Writing Project Exposes NYC’s Illegal Ivory Trade

    Student Writing Project Exposes NYC’s Illegal Ivory Trade

    For a term project, Wendy Hapgood, MSSM ’16, investigated the possible illegal sale of ivory at shops in Manhattan. She found evidence for the largest ivory bust in New York state history.

  • Student Profile: Iara Vicente – From the Amazon to the World

    Student Profile: Iara Vicente – From the Amazon to the World

    “This program provided me a much-needed balance between building public administration capacity, scientific proficiency and a deep understanding of ethical and political implications. It is a program that has a clear objective: to promote sustainability worldwide.”

  • Talking Sustainability Management: Insights from the Front Lines

    Talking Sustainability Management: Insights from the Front Lines

    On March 29, the Earth Institute and the M.S. in Sustainability Management program will host the event “Transforming Organizations with Sustainability Management.” The four panelists discuss their work and offer advice for students entering the field.

  • Tell the World Your Columbia Sustainability Story

    Tell the World Your Columbia Sustainability Story

    Have a great Columbia sustainability story to tell? ColumbiaYOU is a story-sharing platform that celebrates the rich and diverse Columbia community—in other words, YOU. We’re inviting you—students, alumni, faculty and researchers—to share your sustainability story just in time for Earth Day, April 22.

Composite banner with modern building at night and portrait of Dean Alexis Abramson that reads "Science for the Planet"

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

  • With a Little Software Magic, Students Create Pollution Solutions

    With a Little Software Magic, Students Create Pollution Solutions

    Undergraduate sustainability students explored innovative software and 3D printing to create a set of possible solutions to help Singapore cope with a big problem: haze and air pollution drifting over the city state from burning forests in neighboring Indonesia.

  • Fall 2017 Teaching Assistant Positions Open

    Fall 2017 Teaching Assistant Positions Open

    The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is currently accepting applications for fall semester 2017 teaching assistant positions. Applicants must be current full-time Columbia University students enrolled in a degree granting program. Applications will only be accepted by graduate students and undergraduate juniors or seniors.

  • Students Travel to Israel to Experience Current Impacts of Climate Change

    Students Travel to Israel to Experience Current Impacts of Climate Change

    Current MPA-ESP Student Tiara Cunningham writes about her experience traveling to Israel with SIPA’s Israel Environmental Delegation.

  • How to Get Your Head Around the ‘Circular Economy’

    How to Get Your Head Around the ‘Circular Economy’

    Vincent Aurez, an economist and circular economy consultant for Ernst & Young’s Paris office, spoke about how companies have drawn on intelligent eco-design, and developed or identified new markets for their waste products, to improve profitability while reducing global footprint.

  • Earth Institute Summer 2017 Internships

    Earth Institute Summer 2017 Internships

    This summer, the Earth Institute is offering Columbia students opportunities to intern within various departments and research centers at the institute. All full-time Columbia and Barnard students are eligible to apply.

  • Student Writing Project Exposes NYC’s Illegal Ivory Trade

    Student Writing Project Exposes NYC’s Illegal Ivory Trade

    For a term project, Wendy Hapgood, MSSM ’16, investigated the possible illegal sale of ivory at shops in Manhattan. She found evidence for the largest ivory bust in New York state history.

  • Student Profile: Iara Vicente – From the Amazon to the World

    Student Profile: Iara Vicente – From the Amazon to the World

    “This program provided me a much-needed balance between building public administration capacity, scientific proficiency and a deep understanding of ethical and political implications. It is a program that has a clear objective: to promote sustainability worldwide.”

  • Talking Sustainability Management: Insights from the Front Lines

    Talking Sustainability Management: Insights from the Front Lines

    On March 29, the Earth Institute and the M.S. in Sustainability Management program will host the event “Transforming Organizations with Sustainability Management.” The four panelists discuss their work and offer advice for students entering the field.

  • Tell the World Your Columbia Sustainability Story

    Tell the World Your Columbia Sustainability Story

    Have a great Columbia sustainability story to tell? ColumbiaYOU is a story-sharing platform that celebrates the rich and diverse Columbia community—in other words, YOU. We’re inviting you—students, alumni, faculty and researchers—to share your sustainability story just in time for Earth Day, April 22.