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Aquanaut Summer Interns Dive Deeper into Research
This summer, the Columbia Water Center Aquanaut interns addressed a variety of water-related questions affecting the United States, with funding and guidance provided by Veolia Foundation, Veolia Water and members of Growing Blue. Nelson Dove, Christine Wen, Mary Williams, Christopher Economides and Daniel Shi were selected to expand the repertoire of data-driven tools the Columbia…
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Columbia Aquanauts Hope Passion for Water Issues Has Ripple Effect
Last spring, the pressing issue of water prompted a passionate group of Columbia graduate students across a variety of disciplines to band together and form the Columbia Aquanauts. As the only club on campus focusing on water management, the Aquanauts aim to build a space where students can not only discuss their views and knowledge…
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Climate Change Will Bring More Surprises to Security Community
Climate change will increase the risk of conflict, says, Marc Levy, and climate stress may trigger new forms of security threats.
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Internships in the Office of Academic and Research Programs
The Office of Academic Research and Programs, Academic Initiatives, is offering four internship opportunities: STEM Education/Citizen Science Internship; Sustainable Investing Education Program Internship; Statistics and STEM Education internship; and Academic Initiatives Internship.
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Internship Opportunities with the Earth Institute Director’s Office
The Office of the Director of the Earth Institute is offering three internship opportunities: The Age of Sustainable Development Online Class and Coursebook internship; the Administrations, Communications and Research Internship; and the Communications, Research, Writing and Event-Planning Internship.
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ESP Alum Brings Policymaking Skills to Consulting Firm
As an associate in the environmental and green technology sector of California Strategies, recent MPA in Environmental Science and Policy alum Claire van Zuiden (’13) develops strategies to grow and finance green companies and to help clients commercialize technologies to improve air quality, reduce waste and reduce California’s greenhouse gas emissions. Claire applies the system-based…
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Gift Launches New Research Program on Sustainability
With a $500,000 gift in seed funding provided by Kingfull Ding, the Earth Institute is launching the Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management under the direction of Professor Steven Cohen, executive director of the Earth Institute. The program will provide a rigorous analytic base to better understand important sustainability issues and to develop more…
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ESP Students Present Research Results at Final Presentations
On Wednesday, August 14, students in the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy program presented their final workshop briefings for their class: Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Policy Analysis. The summer workshop projects allowed ESP students to gain experience tackling tough environmental problems by working with real-world clients while creating the collaborative…
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Di-BOSS: the World’s First Digital Building Operating System
The Digital Building Operating System was built as a three way collaboration among Rudin Management Co., Columbia Engineering’s Center for Computational Learning Systems and Selex ES, a global technology company owned by Finmeccanica, with each party bringing unique skills to the “3 Legged Stool.”
COP31, the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference, aims to advance dialogue, strengthen consensus, and accelerate climate action on a global scale. From November 9–20, 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye, heads of state, ministers, scientists, business leaders, and civil society will gather to advance efforts in emission targets, climate finance, and adaptation and resilience. Once again, our experts, students, and global thought leaders from Columbia Climate School and across Columbia University are contributing to key events, sharing insights, and helping shape the dialogue toward ambitious, science-based solutions. Learn More
