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Now Hiring: Lecturer in the Field of Climate and Environmental Justice
The Columbia Climate School invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track, renewable position of associate in discipline/lecturer in discipline/senior lecturer in discipline in the field of climate and environmental justice.
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Earth Day Urgency
We are nowhere close to achieving the transition to environmental sustainability, but the process is well underway here in the United States. To achieve this, we need to think about our shared values rather than our differences. Let’s make every day an Earth Day.
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hAIku: AI Generated Poetry
Have Da Vinci, an artificial intelligence engine created by OpenAI, compose a haiku on the science or nature topic of your choice!
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Bipartisan Caucus Aims to Support Ski Industry Threatened by Climate Change
Led by a bipartisan team of U.S. representatives, the Ski and Snowboard Caucus brings awareness to an industry that is increasingly vulnerable to warming winters and fewer snow days.
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Machine Learning Techniques Can Speed Up Glacier Modeling By A Thousand Times
Glacier modeling techniques that involve artificial intelligence can produce high fidelity results to a large number of questions much more quickly than traditional approaches.
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The Matterhorn: Alive With Vibrational Energy
In a recent study, researchers found that the Matterhorn is constantly swaying to the seismic energy of earthquakes and ocean tremors felt around the world.
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The Canary in the Coal Mine: Frank Granshaw on Glaciers and Geoscience Education
Frank Granshaw discusses changes in geoscience, education, and glaciers throughout his career as a glacial geologist and climate science educator.
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Unpaid Internships are Unethical and Wrong
Internships can be valuable and important apprenticeship opportunities for students engaged in them. They should be encouraged, and they should be paid.
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Sea Ice That Slowed the Flow of Antarctic Glaciers Abruptly Shatters In Three Days
Since 2011, a mass of sea ice from the Larsen B ice shelf helped stabilize the landward glaciers, but the stopgap rapidly disintegrated in January 2022.
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
