Posts
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Quiz: 2020 Science News
Through a difficult year, scientists continued to study the natural world and advance our understanding of it. As 2020 draws to a close, take a look back at some of the scientific highlights that made news.
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Alumni Panel Discusses Jobs and Networking in the Age of COVID
Six graduates of the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development recently joined a panel discussion offering advice to current students.
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New Class on Sustainability and Racial Justice in 21st Century Detroit
In Spring 2021, the Sustainability Management program is offering a new course on Building Resilience in 21st Century Detroit.
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Leaning Into Uncertainty: A Life of Anticipating the Worst-Case Scenario
Since his time as a theater major in college, disaster preparedness expert Jeffrey Schlegelmilch has known the importance of improvising and having backup plans.
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Podcast Series Investigates Colonialism and COVID-19
From the Navajo Nation to Somalia, diverse speakers discuss how colonial structures are perpetuated in modern times and reflected in the COVID crisis.
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Challenging Social Exclusion in the Urban Built Environment
A new book and online resource list offer perspectives, ideas, and resources to decenter whiteness within historic preservation.
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2020: A Year of Discovery at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Despite the pandemic putting fieldwork on pause, the observatory contributed new knowledge about the planet, its inner workings, and its future changes.
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Decarbonizing the Defense Department
Biden’s climate team could use normal executive power to emphasize renewable energy in the Department of Defense, and graduate students at Columbia University have provided a blueprint to jumpstart that process.
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Developing Countries Fuel Momentum For Ambitious Climate Targets
A group of the least developed countries have held a climate summit to showcase their ambitious plans and hold developed nations to account.
