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  • Sustainability Management Alum Embarking on Corporate Consulting Career

    Sustainability Management Alum Embarking on Corporate Consulting Career

    MS in Sustainability Management alum Sarah Gudernatch (’12) knew from the moment she started the program that she wanted to work in corporate sustainability. After having worked in the non-profit and real-estate sectors, she felt that business was where she could really make a difference. As a Sustainability Consultant at Two Tomorrows, an international corporate…

  • Field Trip to the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

    Students visit Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, the Earth Institute’s center for scientific research, which housed research facilities in fields ranging from marine geology to climate change.

  • Apply Now for Environmental Sustainability Fellowship Awards

    Apply Now for Environmental Sustainability Fellowship Awards

    The early decision deadline to apply for the Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Environmental Science and Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs is quickly approaching. By submitting your application for our early decision deadline, you will be considered for a prestigious Environmental Sustainability Fellows award, so apply today! Environmental Sustainability…

  • MPA in Environmental Science & Policy Program Ranked #3 in U.S. News & World Report

    MPA in Environmental Science & Policy Program Ranked #3 in U.S. News & World Report

    The Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) placed third in U.S. News and World Report’s Graduate School rankings for programs in environmental policy and management within the category of Public Affairs.

  • Faculty Profile: Donna Shillington

    Faculty Profile: Donna Shillington

    Shillington’s research at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory has led her to a deeper appreciation of the societal impacts on populations concentrated around the boundaries of plate tectonic hazards. “There is very much a need to understand fundamental processes at plate boundaries in order to better assess possible hazards and resources in these areas,” says Shillington.

  • Sustainability Management Alums Take the Entrepreneurial Path to Success

    Sustainability Management Alums Take the Entrepreneurial Path to Success

    When JD Capuano and Sami Abbay joined the M.S. in Sustainability Management (MSSM) program back in September 2010, they both knew from the start that they wanted to become entrepreneurs. Over the course of the past two years, JD and Sami were able to make their career dreams a reality in the form of Closed…

  • MPA Student Hopes ESP Program is Path to Capitol Hill

    MPA Student Hopes ESP Program is Path to Capitol Hill

    Prior to joining the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program (MPA-ESP), current student Maggie Dewane was working as the Executive Assistant to United States Senator Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey, while also serving as the Senator’s Projects Specialist for military, veterans’, foreign, and women’s affairs. Having studied Diplomacy and International Relations as an…

  • Learn About Programs in Sustainability Management and Analytics

    Learn About Programs in Sustainability Management and Analytics

    We invite you to come and learn more about Master of Science in Sustainability Management and the Certification of Professional Achievement in Sustainability Analytics programs by joining us at these events. All events are open to the public and free of charge. The deadline to apply for both programs for Spring 2013 enrollment is November…

  • Faculty Profile: Ariane van Buren

    Faculty Profile: Ariane van Buren

    MS in Sustainability Management Professor Ariane van Buren is a newly appointed faculty member at Columbia University, with projected cross-appointments in Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, School of Continuing Education, and the Earth Institute. She held the first-ever position in shareholder accountability for corporate sustainability management, and then recruited trustees of the largest…

  • Sustainability Management Alum Embarking on Corporate Consulting Career

    Sustainability Management Alum Embarking on Corporate Consulting Career

    MS in Sustainability Management alum Sarah Gudernatch (’12) knew from the moment she started the program that she wanted to work in corporate sustainability. After having worked in the non-profit and real-estate sectors, she felt that business was where she could really make a difference. As a Sustainability Consultant at Two Tomorrows, an international corporate…

  • Field Trip to the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

    Students visit Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, the Earth Institute’s center for scientific research, which housed research facilities in fields ranging from marine geology to climate change.

  • Apply Now for Environmental Sustainability Fellowship Awards

    Apply Now for Environmental Sustainability Fellowship Awards

    The early decision deadline to apply for the Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Environmental Science and Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs is quickly approaching. By submitting your application for our early decision deadline, you will be considered for a prestigious Environmental Sustainability Fellows award, so apply today! Environmental Sustainability…

  • MPA in Environmental Science & Policy Program Ranked #3 in U.S. News & World Report

    MPA in Environmental Science & Policy Program Ranked #3 in U.S. News & World Report

    The Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) placed third in U.S. News and World Report’s Graduate School rankings for programs in environmental policy and management within the category of Public Affairs.

  • Faculty Profile: Donna Shillington

    Faculty Profile: Donna Shillington

    Shillington’s research at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory has led her to a deeper appreciation of the societal impacts on populations concentrated around the boundaries of plate tectonic hazards. “There is very much a need to understand fundamental processes at plate boundaries in order to better assess possible hazards and resources in these areas,” says Shillington.

  • Sustainability Management Alums Take the Entrepreneurial Path to Success

    Sustainability Management Alums Take the Entrepreneurial Path to Success

    When JD Capuano and Sami Abbay joined the M.S. in Sustainability Management (MSSM) program back in September 2010, they both knew from the start that they wanted to become entrepreneurs. Over the course of the past two years, JD and Sami were able to make their career dreams a reality in the form of Closed…

  • MPA Student Hopes ESP Program is Path to Capitol Hill

    MPA Student Hopes ESP Program is Path to Capitol Hill

    Prior to joining the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program (MPA-ESP), current student Maggie Dewane was working as the Executive Assistant to United States Senator Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey, while also serving as the Senator’s Projects Specialist for military, veterans’, foreign, and women’s affairs. Having studied Diplomacy and International Relations as an…

  • Learn About Programs in Sustainability Management and Analytics

    Learn About Programs in Sustainability Management and Analytics

    We invite you to come and learn more about Master of Science in Sustainability Management and the Certification of Professional Achievement in Sustainability Analytics programs by joining us at these events. All events are open to the public and free of charge. The deadline to apply for both programs for Spring 2013 enrollment is November…

  • Faculty Profile: Ariane van Buren

    Faculty Profile: Ariane van Buren

    MS in Sustainability Management Professor Ariane van Buren is a newly appointed faculty member at Columbia University, with projected cross-appointments in Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, School of Continuing Education, and the Earth Institute. She held the first-ever position in shareholder accountability for corporate sustainability management, and then recruited trustees of the largest…