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Under the Sea Ice, Behold the Ancient Arctic Jellyfish
A video reveals mature jellyfish under the Arctic sea ice, where they aren’t supposed to be.
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New York Is Still Feeling the Effects of Hurricane Sandy, Five Years Later
In October 2012, Sandy devastated large swaths of the city with floods and fire. How well have we recovered? And will we be ready for the next big storm?
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Undergraduate Senior Focuses Thesis on Democratic Process in Ghana
Motivated by the opportunity to give back to her country, Ohemaa Ofori-Atta is studying Sustainable Development at Columbia.
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Final Stop: Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf
We have embarked! Our third Antarctic field season is underway, putting us only 18 flights away from completing our mission to map the Ross Ice Shelf, the largest ice shelf in Antarctica.
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Expedition Explores Undersea Rift off Greece
The Corinth rift is one of the most seismically active areas in Europe. Starting this month, researchers will drill into the rift to discover its past and future.
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Contemplating Green Infrastructure in Blue Island, Illinois
Students embark on a field trip to learn about flooding and the challenges of urban resiliency in Chicago and Blue Island, Illinois.
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How the U.S. Might Fulfill Its Paris Pledge Without the White House
States, cities, and businesses are trying to pick up the federal government’s slack to fight climate change. How big of a difference can they make?
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3 Uses for OpenLandContracts.org
Kaitlin Cordes from the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment shares some of the ways she uses this repository of investor-state contracts.
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Diversity, Tolerance, and Success in the Global Economy
Though Trump’s America doesn’t recognize the value of diversity, New York City views maintaining economic, racial, national and ethnic diversity as an important goal and matter of public policy.
