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A Jordanian With International Development Experience Advances His Career
He wants to change his industrial hometown in Jordan and return with sustainable development best practices from the M.S. in Sustainability Management Program. Mohammad Al Amoush, the recipient of the Sustainable Development Fellowship from King Abdullah II Fund for Development, administered by the Institute for Sustainable Development Practice in Jordan, discusses his experience as a…
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Spring 2012 Internship Positions Announcement
This spring the Earth Institute, Columbia University is offering Columbia students opportunities to intern within various departments and research centers at the Earth Institute. All full-time Columbia and Barnard students are eligible to apply for internships. These internships are funded at a rate of $15/hr for 10 hours per week and up to a maximum…
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Promising drops in India’s infant mortality?
New government data shows a 3-point drop in national IMR rates, and 2 to 5 point drops in our Model District states, between 2009 and 2010.
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Spring 2012 Undergraduate Research Assistant Positions
The Earth Institute, Columbia University is pleased to announce 12 research assistant opportunities for undergraduate students during the spring 2012 semester. Undergraduates from Columbia and Barnard will be able to serve as research assistants on exciting research projects related to sustainable development and the environment, and engage with distinguished faculty and researchers at the cutting…
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India’s new Annual Health Survey: the largest survey sample in the world?
India’s anticipated Annual Health Survey surveyed a sample population of 18.2 million from 284 districts. Where do the Model Districts stand?
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Finding the Right Graduate Program
“It is important to be present, interested and passionate in a Master’s program.” Taking time off to travel and work helped Meg Sutton to realize that the M.A. Climate and Society program has what she was looking for in a graduate program.
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Arboreally Speaking, the ‘Good Old Growth Curve Is a Delusion’
In the previous post, I outlined the argument lighting up parts of the New Jersey legislature and the human elements of its ecological communities. Briefly, one reason some people are using to promote logging on public lands is the perception that old trees and forests are dying of old age. While there are other arguments…
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Holidays on the High Seas
With round-the-clock shifts, there are precious opportunities for Santa to slip onto a research ship unseen. But slip in he did, leaving treats and gifts around the R.V. Langseth to brighten our day.
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Retrieving Instruments from the Deep
Over the first 22 days aboard the R/V Marcus G. Langseth, we’ve zigged and zagged our way over a 360×240 mile region of the Pacific plate, first dropping instruments to the seafloor, and then shooting airguns to them (see previous posts). The final step is to recover a subset of the instruments: 34 ocean-bottom seismometers…
