State of the Planet

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  • Spring 2018 Earth Institute Undergraduate Research Assistant Opportunities

    By Chandler Precht The Earth Institute, Columbia University, is offering undergraduate students with research assistant opportunities during the spring 2018 semester. Undergraduates from Columbia and Barnard will be able to serve as research assistants on research projects related to sustainable development and the environment with distinguished faculty and researchers at the cutting edge of this…

  • Funding Opportunities for Travel and Field Research

    By Chandler Precht Earth Institute Travel Grant Program The Earth Institute Travel Grant Program makes it possible for Columbia University students to work on a variety of sustainable development and environmental projects nationally and internationally. Research must be affiliated with projects for which students will receive academic credit towards their degree programs at Columbia University. Individual…

  • Spring 2018 Earth Institute Internship Opportunities

    By Chandler Precht The Earth Institute is offering undergraduate, graduate and PhD students with opportunities to intern in various departments and research centers in a variety of administration, communications and research roles. Interns work on a variety of sustainability-focused projects across The Earth Institute. These projects provide interns with hands-on workplace experience, allowing them to…

  • Spring 2018 Assistant Positions Available in Sustainability Management

    Spring 2018 Assistant Positions Available in Sustainability Management

    The Sustainability Management program is seeking candidates for Curriculum and Grading Assistant (CGA) and Faculty Support Assistant (FSA) opportunities for spring 2018. Responsibilities include updating information on Canvas, reviewing course material with the instructor, and other administrative tasks.

  • Lamont to Harvest Sunshine from Solar Farm

    Lamont to Harvest Sunshine from Solar Farm

    Two solar arrays in Upstate New York will be up and ready at the end of November, poised to provide power and to help to reduce the Lamont campus’ carbon footprint.

  • Sustainability Yes, But How?

    Sustainability Yes, But How?

    So you want to make things “sustainable” at home or at work, and you can conceive of the changes that are needed. But do you know what it really takes to make the changes you want?

  • Students Practice What They Learn in Unique Sustainability Curriculum

    Students Practice What They Learn in Unique Sustainability Curriculum

    A workshop in the Environmental Science and Policy MPA program challenges students to integrate their knowledge and apply it as if they were working in the field.

  • From Columbia to Climate Adaptation Director: Alumnus Jon Philipsborn

    From Columbia to Climate Adaptation Director: Alumnus Jon Philipsborn

    A graduate of Columbia’s Environmental Science and Policy MPA program tells us about his job as a climate adaption practice director at AECOM.

  • Spring 2018 Teaching Assistant Opportunities

    Spring 2018 Teaching Assistant Opportunities

    Now accepting applications for spring 2018 TA positions!

Photo of the Earth from space with the text "Lamont at AGU25" on top.

AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More

  • Spring 2018 Earth Institute Undergraduate Research Assistant Opportunities

    By Chandler Precht The Earth Institute, Columbia University, is offering undergraduate students with research assistant opportunities during the spring 2018 semester. Undergraduates from Columbia and Barnard will be able to serve as research assistants on research projects related to sustainable development and the environment with distinguished faculty and researchers at the cutting edge of this…

  • Funding Opportunities for Travel and Field Research

    By Chandler Precht Earth Institute Travel Grant Program The Earth Institute Travel Grant Program makes it possible for Columbia University students to work on a variety of sustainable development and environmental projects nationally and internationally. Research must be affiliated with projects for which students will receive academic credit towards their degree programs at Columbia University. Individual…

  • Spring 2018 Earth Institute Internship Opportunities

    By Chandler Precht The Earth Institute is offering undergraduate, graduate and PhD students with opportunities to intern in various departments and research centers in a variety of administration, communications and research roles. Interns work on a variety of sustainability-focused projects across The Earth Institute. These projects provide interns with hands-on workplace experience, allowing them to…

  • Spring 2018 Assistant Positions Available in Sustainability Management

    Spring 2018 Assistant Positions Available in Sustainability Management

    The Sustainability Management program is seeking candidates for Curriculum and Grading Assistant (CGA) and Faculty Support Assistant (FSA) opportunities for spring 2018. Responsibilities include updating information on Canvas, reviewing course material with the instructor, and other administrative tasks.

  • Lamont to Harvest Sunshine from Solar Farm

    Lamont to Harvest Sunshine from Solar Farm

    Two solar arrays in Upstate New York will be up and ready at the end of November, poised to provide power and to help to reduce the Lamont campus’ carbon footprint.

  • Sustainability Yes, But How?

    Sustainability Yes, But How?

    So you want to make things “sustainable” at home or at work, and you can conceive of the changes that are needed. But do you know what it really takes to make the changes you want?

  • Students Practice What They Learn in Unique Sustainability Curriculum

    Students Practice What They Learn in Unique Sustainability Curriculum

    A workshop in the Environmental Science and Policy MPA program challenges students to integrate their knowledge and apply it as if they were working in the field.

  • From Columbia to Climate Adaptation Director: Alumnus Jon Philipsborn

    From Columbia to Climate Adaptation Director: Alumnus Jon Philipsborn

    A graduate of Columbia’s Environmental Science and Policy MPA program tells us about his job as a climate adaption practice director at AECOM.

  • Spring 2018 Teaching Assistant Opportunities

    Spring 2018 Teaching Assistant Opportunities

    Now accepting applications for spring 2018 TA positions!