State of the Planet

News from the Columbia Climate School

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  • MPA Program Congratulates Graduates, Welcomes 52 New Students

    MPA Program Congratulates Graduates, Welcomes 52 New Students

    The MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program is proud to congratulate the 59 members of the Class of 2015 who graduated from the School of International and Public Affairs on May 21 and welcomed 52 new students only five days later on May 26.

  • Is City Biking Hazardous to Your Health?

    Is City Biking Hazardous to Your Health?

    As more and more people take to biking in the city, a new study will look at how much pollution bikers are exposed to, and what effects it might be having on their health.

  • New 5-Year Program in Sustainable Development & Sustainability Management

    New 5-Year Program in Sustainable Development & Sustainability Management

    Columbia University’s Earth Institute and School of Continuing Education, in collaboration with Columbia College and General Studies, are pleased to announce the launch of an Accelerated Program in Sustainable Development and Sustainability Management. Through this new program, majors and special concentrators in sustainable development can earn both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in just…

  • State of the Map 2015 in NYC

    State of the Map 2015 in NYC

    OpenStreetMap has had impressive growth in coverage and detail in the decade since its launch, and is increasingly being seen as an authoritative data source, much as Wikipedia has rivaled traditional encyclopedias for content and currency.

  • Tree Rings Confirm Unprecedented Warming in Central Asia

    Tree Rings Confirm Unprecedented Warming in Central Asia

    A new study of tree rings from Mongolia dating back more than 1,000 years confirms that recent warming in central Asia has no parallel in any known record.

  • Faculty Profile: Robert Lieberman

    Faculty Profile: Robert Lieberman

    Robert Lieberman is a professor of political science and public affairs and vice dean for academic affairs at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. His research interests include American political development, public policy, race and politics, and social welfare policy. He brings an important perspective to both his department and the…

  • Tapping into Earth’s Secret History

    Tapping into Earth’s Secret History

    In a study published last week, Lamont post-doctoral scholar Heather Ford and coauthors used 4 million-year-old fossils from the Pliocene to reconstruct the physical features of the Pacific Ocean that would have shaped the environment during a critical juncture in Earth history.

  • STARS Summit: Ramping up Sustainability at Columbia

    STARS Summit: Ramping up Sustainability at Columbia

    Columbia University received a gold star rating as part of the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS), a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. In May 2015, the Office of Environmental Stewardship convened a meeting of the first ever Sustainability Summit, to take action on sustainability planning at…

  • Meet the Students Studying Trans-Boundary Sustainability Issues in the Middle East

    Meet the Students Studying Trans-Boundary Sustainability Issues in the Middle East

    This summer, nine Columbia University students and nine students from Tel Aviv University will take part in a fieldwork course focused on environmental sustainability in the Middle East.

  • MPA Program Congratulates Graduates, Welcomes 52 New Students

    MPA Program Congratulates Graduates, Welcomes 52 New Students

    The MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program is proud to congratulate the 59 members of the Class of 2015 who graduated from the School of International and Public Affairs on May 21 and welcomed 52 new students only five days later on May 26.

  • Is City Biking Hazardous to Your Health?

    Is City Biking Hazardous to Your Health?

    As more and more people take to biking in the city, a new study will look at how much pollution bikers are exposed to, and what effects it might be having on their health.

  • New 5-Year Program in Sustainable Development & Sustainability Management

    New 5-Year Program in Sustainable Development & Sustainability Management

    Columbia University’s Earth Institute and School of Continuing Education, in collaboration with Columbia College and General Studies, are pleased to announce the launch of an Accelerated Program in Sustainable Development and Sustainability Management. Through this new program, majors and special concentrators in sustainable development can earn both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in just…

  • State of the Map 2015 in NYC

    State of the Map 2015 in NYC

    OpenStreetMap has had impressive growth in coverage and detail in the decade since its launch, and is increasingly being seen as an authoritative data source, much as Wikipedia has rivaled traditional encyclopedias for content and currency.

  • Tree Rings Confirm Unprecedented Warming in Central Asia

    Tree Rings Confirm Unprecedented Warming in Central Asia

    A new study of tree rings from Mongolia dating back more than 1,000 years confirms that recent warming in central Asia has no parallel in any known record.

  • Faculty Profile: Robert Lieberman

    Faculty Profile: Robert Lieberman

    Robert Lieberman is a professor of political science and public affairs and vice dean for academic affairs at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. His research interests include American political development, public policy, race and politics, and social welfare policy. He brings an important perspective to both his department and the…

  • Tapping into Earth’s Secret History

    Tapping into Earth’s Secret History

    In a study published last week, Lamont post-doctoral scholar Heather Ford and coauthors used 4 million-year-old fossils from the Pliocene to reconstruct the physical features of the Pacific Ocean that would have shaped the environment during a critical juncture in Earth history.

  • STARS Summit: Ramping up Sustainability at Columbia

    STARS Summit: Ramping up Sustainability at Columbia

    Columbia University received a gold star rating as part of the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS), a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. In May 2015, the Office of Environmental Stewardship convened a meeting of the first ever Sustainability Summit, to take action on sustainability planning at…

  • Meet the Students Studying Trans-Boundary Sustainability Issues in the Middle East

    Meet the Students Studying Trans-Boundary Sustainability Issues in the Middle East

    This summer, nine Columbia University students and nine students from Tel Aviv University will take part in a fieldwork course focused on environmental sustainability in the Middle East.