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The Center for Career Education Speaks with Students
Here are four questions to ask yourself if you’re a student about to start searching for a post-graduate job or internship: What do you like to do? How do you like to work? What sort of environment do you best work in? What things will you most value in a job? Financial security, prestige, helping…
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Earth Institute Receives Funds To Scale Up Effort To Reach Millennium Development Goals
$15 Million for 5 years from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Eni Brings New Energy to the Corporate Circle
In keeping with its corporate and social responsibility goals, Eni, an Italian energy company, recently renewed its Strategic Partnership with the Earth Institute’s Corporate Circle.
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Students See Freshkills Park as Urban Redesign Project
The first fall field trip took students in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development outside of the city limits, through the Narrows and into Staten Island to learn about Freshkills Park, the place once known as the world’s largest landfill. Upon arriving at St. George ferry terminal on Sept. 24, students were greeted by Doug…
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Life as an Earth Institute Postdoctoral Fellow
By Daniel Soto About this time a two years ago, I was preparing my own application to be an Earth Institute Postdoctoral Fellow. I am beginning my second year in the fellowship and would like to share my experience with anyone who is interested in the program. My work here at the Earth Institute explores…
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How You Can Help Earth Cope with 7 Billion
Earth’s population has more than doubled in the last 50 years to 7 billion. The numbers represent big challenges—feeding and providing for additional people on a planet already stressed by environmental damage and climate change. What can ordinary individuals do?
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Workshop Is Practical Training for Environmental Students
MPA in Environmental Science and Policy students investigate sustainable fisheries, antibiotics in agriculture, hydrofracking, and the solar industry in New York. Students get real-world training analyzing environmental policy and proposing the best recommendations during program workshops.
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Students Apply Classroom Skills as Sustainability Consultants
From the classroom to the conference room, Sustainability Management students are applying the skills they learn throughout their coursework to projects for real world clients. The Capstone Workshop is the culmination of their graduate degree requirements and the launching point for their careers as professional sustainability managers. The student workshop groups presented midterm briefings to…
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Now is the Time for Climate Services
Last week, IRI organized a conference that brought together nearly 100 individuals from 30 countries to discuss the state and future of international climate services. What was discussed and what were the outcomes?
