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Madonna, Earth Institute, Ericsson & Millennium Promise To Support Global Education
Urgent call for universal primary and secondary school education and donations to provide scholarships, especially for girls, in Africa, Asia & Latin America
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Taking Teachers Into Field Helps School, Students, Study Finds
Pioneering Program Connects Educators with Research Scientists
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MacArthur To Support Master’s Programs Around The World Offering Professional Training For Future Sustainable Development Leaders
CHICAGO, June 30, 2009 – Supporting rigorous professional training for future leaders in the field of sustainable development, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced today grants totaling $7.6 million to nine universities in seven countries to establish new Master’s in Development Practice (MDP) programs. The Foundation has committed $15 million to seed…
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New Master’s Programs Will Train Sustainable Development Leaders
NEW YORK, October 10, 2008 – The first global initiative to provide rigorous professional training for future leaders in the field of sustainable development was unveiled today at Columbia University. The program, which was recommended in a newly released report by the International Commission on Education for Sustainable Development Practice, sets a new standard for…
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The Earth Institute Site Named Best Education Site for the 12th Annual Webby Awards
New York, NY, May 12, 2008 – The 12th Annual Webby Awards today named The Earth Institute as the Best Education Site of 2008. Hailed as “the Internet’s highest honor” by the New York Times, The Webby is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including websites, interactive advertising, online film and video…
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Scientists and Low-Income City Schools to Link in Field Studies
Scientists at the Earth Institute and other parts of Columbia University will join with schools in New York City and the Dominican Republic this year in a hands-on program to involve students directly in environmental field studies. The program links graduate students and their research to middle and high school classes in low-income schools. Funded…
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New ‘Global Classroom’ on Sustainable Development
January 28 – Students around the world can now have a live interactive discussion with the top thinkers in the field of sustainable development—without ever having to leave their classroom. This week, economist Jeffrey Sachs, 2007 Nobel laureate Rajendra K. Pachauri, UNICEF Director Ann Veneman and several other experts kicked off a new “global classroom”…
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Earth Institute Announces 2007-2008 Marie Tharp Fellows
The Earth Institute at Columbia University is pleased to announce the 2007-2008 Marie Tharp Fellows — four women who are making noteworthy contributions to the study of the natural world. The 2007-2008 Marie Tharp Fellows are: Susan Capalbo, Director of the Big Sky Regional Partnership and Professor of Agricultural Economics, Montana State University; Sonya Dyhrman, Assistant Scientist,…
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Edmund G. Phelps, Seminal Figure in Modern Economics, Wins Nobel Prize
Edmund Phelps, a seminal figure in modern economics, has won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Economics. Phelps is head of the Center on Capitalism & Society at Columbia University which conducts and promotes research on capitalism. He is McVickar Professor of Political Economy at Columbia. >> Watch Related Video Phelps was recognized early in his…