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  • Water shortages in Northeast Linked to Human Activity

    Recent water shortages in Rockland County, N.Y., reveal an increasing mismatch between water demand and supply following rapid growth in the Northeast during period of abnormally high precipitation. With the summer approaching, new research has shown that recent water emergencies in the Northeast have resulted from more than just dry weather. Instead, researchers from The…

  • Earth: Utilities Included

    by Shahid Naeem, Professor of Ecology, Columbia University The day all utilities and service providers stop sending us bills would be a day of unparalleled celebration, with ticker-tape parades for the executives of utilities companies, and the naming of national heroes. Until that day comes, we have Earth Day. Our most vital utilities and services…

  • Does Access to Public Transportation Increase Property Values?

    Student researcher examines bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Bogota, Colombia

  • Earth Institute, Recycling Company Partnership Offers Win-Win Solutions

    The Earth Engineering Center (EEC) at the Earth Institute at Columbia University has helped to launch a company that uses an innovative rewards system to increase household recycling. The company, RecycleBank, operates under the belief that recycling rates go up when people are paid to recycle. With this new program, residents use a recycling bin…

  • Glacial Earthquakes Point to Rising Temperatures in Greenland

    Rise of seismic activity linked to the movement of glaciers may be a response to global warming

  • The Earth Institute Partners with Columbia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science to Promote Faculty Diversity

    The Earth Institute and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) have joined together to ensure that a rich, diverse faculty becomes a mainstay of research and education at Columbia University. The new diversity initiative represents another step in what has become one of Columbia’s highest priorities: the integration of women and…

  • Wealth & Giving Forum Inspires Spirit of Giving to Fight Malaria in Africa

    A myriad of messages compete for attention in today’s world. Filtering reliable facts from all the noise can be a time-consuming challenge for philanthropists interested in taking concrete steps to create lasting, positive change. Organizations like the Wealth & Giving Forum are helping families and individuals of means to distill competing demands on philanthropy into…

  • Study Reconciles Long-Standing Contradiction of Deep-Earth Dynamics

    New databases give researchers a look into processes inside the Earth’s mantle

  • Graduate Students Gain Practical Skills in Environmental Policy and Management

    There was little rest this summer for students in Columbia’s Master of Public Administration Program in Environmental Science and Policy, who spent the last few months sharpening their knowledge of management and policy issues through the Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Management. Fifty-eight Masters’ candidates gathered in five project teams to design a detailed operational…

  • Water shortages in Northeast Linked to Human Activity

    Recent water shortages in Rockland County, N.Y., reveal an increasing mismatch between water demand and supply following rapid growth in the Northeast during period of abnormally high precipitation. With the summer approaching, new research has shown that recent water emergencies in the Northeast have resulted from more than just dry weather. Instead, researchers from The…

  • Earth: Utilities Included

    by Shahid Naeem, Professor of Ecology, Columbia University The day all utilities and service providers stop sending us bills would be a day of unparalleled celebration, with ticker-tape parades for the executives of utilities companies, and the naming of national heroes. Until that day comes, we have Earth Day. Our most vital utilities and services…

  • Does Access to Public Transportation Increase Property Values?

    Student researcher examines bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Bogota, Colombia

  • Earth Institute, Recycling Company Partnership Offers Win-Win Solutions

    The Earth Engineering Center (EEC) at the Earth Institute at Columbia University has helped to launch a company that uses an innovative rewards system to increase household recycling. The company, RecycleBank, operates under the belief that recycling rates go up when people are paid to recycle. With this new program, residents use a recycling bin…

  • Glacial Earthquakes Point to Rising Temperatures in Greenland

    Rise of seismic activity linked to the movement of glaciers may be a response to global warming

  • The Earth Institute Partners with Columbia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science to Promote Faculty Diversity

    The Earth Institute and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) have joined together to ensure that a rich, diverse faculty becomes a mainstay of research and education at Columbia University. The new diversity initiative represents another step in what has become one of Columbia’s highest priorities: the integration of women and…

  • Wealth & Giving Forum Inspires Spirit of Giving to Fight Malaria in Africa

    A myriad of messages compete for attention in today’s world. Filtering reliable facts from all the noise can be a time-consuming challenge for philanthropists interested in taking concrete steps to create lasting, positive change. Organizations like the Wealth & Giving Forum are helping families and individuals of means to distill competing demands on philanthropy into…

  • Study Reconciles Long-Standing Contradiction of Deep-Earth Dynamics

    New databases give researchers a look into processes inside the Earth’s mantle

  • Graduate Students Gain Practical Skills in Environmental Policy and Management

    There was little rest this summer for students in Columbia’s Master of Public Administration Program in Environmental Science and Policy, who spent the last few months sharpening their knowledge of management and policy issues through the Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Management. Fifty-eight Masters’ candidates gathered in five project teams to design a detailed operational…