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Warming Climate May Spread Drying to a Third of Earth, Says Study
Heat, Not Just Rainfall, Plays into New Projections
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Students Explore Sustainability’s Role in Children’s Social Justice
The Earth Institute was pleased to host Jessica O’Herron and Hillary Larman of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as part of the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development’s Speaker Series.
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Researcher Takes Measure of Carbon Storage in Iceland
The idea of capturing carbon and storing it away offers an appealing solution to the “greenhouse gas” emissions from fossil fuels that are warming the planet. But how can we measure the process well enough to know what sort of impact the technology has?
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Keys to Success
Humans hate to catch the flu, But here’s a fact that’s less well-known: Bacteria get infections too As many cultures have now shown.
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Sustainability Management Alums Create Award Winning Sandy Rebuild Design
The word resiliency has emerged as the new gold standard for designing the built environment. Its meaning may be interpreted as design that not only maintains self-sufficiency throughout extreme environmental scenarios, (e.g. heat waves, power outages, extreme storm events, etc.) but also allows communities to quickly recover in the aftermath of such an event. It…
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The Promise and Peril of Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is one of the fastest growing areas of science, engineering and industry that is used in more and more consumer products each day. It has great potential to transform our world for the better. But what are its implications for human health and the environment?
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Apply Now for Summer Curriculum Grading Assistant Posts
The Sustainability Management program is seeking candidates for the following curriculum and grading assistant positions for the summer 2014 semester. The assistants are responsible for attending class sessions, holding weekly office hours for students, addressing student inquiries, reviewing course material with the instructor, and assisting in the grading of problem sets and examinations.
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Partnering for Change: Columbia Water Center Collaborates on World Water Day
In celebration of World Water Day 2014, the Columbia Water Center is partnering with several companies to bring attention to water stress and discuss innovative solutions to global water challenges.
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Sea Change
Gliders and buoys and robots — oh my! Over and through the ocean they fly. Oodles of data from sensors galore, Studied by many, far from the sea’s roar.
