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Alumni Spotlight: TV Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli
Climate and Society alum Jeff Berardelli brings climate change coverage to millions of homes across the country.
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Alumni Spotlight: Milo McBride, Climate Advocate and Creative Thinker
The recent graduate shares highlights from his time in the Environmental Science and Policy program, and advice for current students.
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Alumni Spotlight: Pooja Chawda, Decarbonizing the Future by Cultivating Interconnectedness
Her degree in Sustainability Manage helps her to fuse policy with environment and social justice.
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Alumni Spotlight: Donald Wissell Fuses Finance and Sustainability
According to Wissell, sustainability and finance require the same skills, including innovative thinking, problem solving, and public education.
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Alumni Spotlight: Gabe Cowles, Creatively Adapting During the COVID-19 Crisis
He works for a company that normally makes batteries to support renewable energy. During the pandemic, however, they have pivoted to making hand sanitizer.
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Alumni Spotlight: Diana McCarthy-Bercury Leads Sustainability in Branford, CT
She uses her Sustainability Management degree every day as the town’s sustainability and compliance manager.
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Alumni Spotlight: Elena Belletti Finds Economic Solutions for Environmental Protection
She’s helping countries improve sustainability while achieving their development goals.
AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More
