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Profile: World Citizen Finds Academic Home in Columbia Ph.D. Program
Anisa Khadem Nwachuku calls herself a “world citizen.” With just a cursory glance at her curriculum vitae, it is easy to see why: she has traveled to and lived in every far-flung corner of the world, growing up around poverty and communities in crisis. Originally from Chicago, Khadem Nwachuku was raised by globally minded parents…
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Honda Prize Awarded to Innovation Research Pioneer Richard R. Nelson
Richard R. Nelson, George Blumenthal Professor Emeritus of International and Public Affairs, Business and Law at Columbia University, has been award the 2006 Honda Prize for his pioneering research on technology and history. Nelson will be the 27th laureate of the prize, and is currently responsible for Center for Science Technology and Global Development of…
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Study Shows Lack of National Consensus on Teaching K-12 Students about Human-Environmental Impacts
The destruction caused by natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and human activities such as mountaintop removal mining are powerful examples of how the environment and society are tightly interwoven. But to what extent do, or should, state science curricula in the U.S. seek to investigate or influence the nature of this interaction? That is…
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The Earth Institute Partners with Columbia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science to Promote Faculty Diversity
The Earth Institute and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) have joined together to ensure that a rich, diverse faculty becomes a mainstay of research and education at Columbia University. The new diversity initiative represents another step in what has become one of Columbia’s highest priorities: the integration of women and…
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Environmental Science Students Dive Into Data Collection Experience
Research trips take students out on Hudson
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Graduate Students Gain Practical Skills in Environmental Policy and Management
There was little rest this summer for students in Columbia’s Master of Public Administration Program in Environmental Science and Policy, who spent the last few months sharpening their knowledge of management and policy issues through the Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Management. Fifty-eight Masters’ candidates gathered in five project teams to design a detailed operational…