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Columbia Aquanauts Hope Passion for Water Issues Has Ripple Effect
Last spring, the pressing issue of water prompted a passionate group of Columbia graduate students across a variety of disciplines to band together and form the Columbia Aquanauts. As the only club on campus focusing on water management, the Aquanauts aim to build a space where students can not only discuss their views and knowledge…
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Maps Made for Disaster Management
Newly redesigned interactive mapping tools are helping the Red Cross make planning and operational decisions ahead of droughts and extreme weather.
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Summer Heat Wave May Have Triggered Landslide on Lonely Alaskan Glacier
A massive landslide in Alaska’s snowy Wrangell-St. Elias mountain range in July may have been caused by a summer heat wave making some slopes more vulnerable to collapse, says the Lamont-Doherty scientist who first discovered the avalanche.
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Climate Change Will Bring More Surprises to Security Community
Climate change will increase the risk of conflict, says, Marc Levy, and climate stress may trigger new forms of security threats.
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James Hansen to Lead New Program on Climate Science and Policy
A Focus on Practical Results
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Internships in the Office of Academic and Research Programs
The Office of Academic Research and Programs, Academic Initiatives, is offering four internship opportunities: STEM Education/Citizen Science Internship; Sustainable Investing Education Program Internship; Statistics and STEM Education internship; and Academic Initiatives Internship.
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Internship Opportunities with the Earth Institute Director’s Office
The Office of the Director of the Earth Institute is offering three internship opportunities: The Age of Sustainable Development Online Class and Coursebook internship; the Administrations, Communications and Research Internship; and the Communications, Research, Writing and Event-Planning Internship.
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M.S. Students Develop Communication Platform for Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment
Prior to completing the M.S. in Sustainability Management program in spring 2013, MSSM alum Nick Turchak and current MSSM student Sally Paridis developed a corporate communication platform for sustainability and life cycle assessment (LCA) data as part of their independent project. Both students drew on skills learned from the Industrial Ecology course, taught by adjunct…
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ESP Alum Brings Policymaking Skills to Consulting Firm
As an associate in the environmental and green technology sector of California Strategies, recent MPA in Environmental Science and Policy alum Claire van Zuiden (’13) develops strategies to grow and finance green companies and to help clients commercialize technologies to improve air quality, reduce waste and reduce California’s greenhouse gas emissions. Claire applies the system-based…
