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  • Career Path Leads Alumna Back to Columbia

    Career Path Leads Alumna Back to Columbia

    Amy Hill has worked on projects ranging from recycling initiatives to the built environment, both at home and abroad. Amy served as a Policy Analyst at the EPA and worked for the environmental department in Australia. Now, Amy lives in Manhattan with her family, working as the Associate Director of Research at the Earth Institute.

  • Faculty Profile: Travis Bradford

    Faculty Profile: Travis Bradford

    MS in Sustainability Management professor Travis Bradford is the president and founder of the Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development, a nonprofit organization focused on developing cost-effective and sustainable solutions in technologies including energy, water, food, and recycling. Bradford is also the managing partner at Atlas Capital Investments, LP, a global hedge fund dedicated to investing…

  • Capstone: Hands-on Solutions to Real-World Challenges

    Capstone: Hands-on Solutions to Real-World Challenges

    On Tuesday, December 4, students in the Master of Science in Sustainability Management program presented their final Capstone Workshop presentations for fellow students, program faculty, and colleagues at Rennert Hall at Columbia University. This fall’s workshop projects allowed MSSM students to gain experience tackling tough sustainability problems by working with real-world clients, dealing with topics ranging from environmental performance…

  • MPA Students Tackle Environmental Problems

    MPA Students Tackle Environmental Problems

    Students in the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program tackled tough environmental problems in this semester’s Workshop briefings. Students worked with real-world clients and dealt with topics ranging from the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay to harmful algal blooms.

  • Glenn Denning’s Road to Bali, and the Earth Institute

    Glenn Denning’s Road to Bali, and the Earth Institute

    Glenn Denning grew up in Brisbane, Australia, loved the outdoors and hated the idea of working in an office. And, he really didn’t have any urge to go to other countries. Then he happened to overhear a conversation in a hallway between two students. That bit of serendipity sent him on a road to a…

  • Now Accepting Applications for Spring 2013 Sustainability Management Curriculum Grading Assistants

    Columbia University’s Columbia’s School of Continuing Education and the Earth Institute are seeking Curriculum and Grading Assistants (CGAs) for a number of Sustainability Management courses for the spring 2013 semester. CGAs are responsible for attending class sessions, holding weekly office hours for students, addressing student inquiries, reviewing course material with the instructor, and assisting in…

  • Map Publisher to Global Resource Manager

    Map Publisher to Global Resource Manager

    “Over the course of the last five years, I became more sensitive to the topographical changes and shifting cultural identities of the Caribbean countries that I was promoting. I sensed a deepening crisis regarding our natural resources and the use of them in the pursuit of development.” Current student Jessica Bensley joined the MPA in…

  • Application Deadline Extended for the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Program

    Application Deadline Extended for the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Program

    The Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy program has extended its application deadline to Thursday, November 15th due to the disruption caused by Hurricane Sandy. Our thoughts go out to everyone in the region, including members of our university community, who have experienced a severe impact on their homes and communities as…

  • Sustainability Programs: Application Deadline Extension to November 15

    Sustainability Programs: Application Deadline Extension to November 15

    Due to the impact of Hurricane Sandy, we have decided to extend the application deadline for the M.S. Sustainability Management and Certification in Sustainability Analytics programs to Thursday, November 15.

  • Career Path Leads Alumna Back to Columbia

    Career Path Leads Alumna Back to Columbia

    Amy Hill has worked on projects ranging from recycling initiatives to the built environment, both at home and abroad. Amy served as a Policy Analyst at the EPA and worked for the environmental department in Australia. Now, Amy lives in Manhattan with her family, working as the Associate Director of Research at the Earth Institute.

  • Faculty Profile: Travis Bradford

    Faculty Profile: Travis Bradford

    MS in Sustainability Management professor Travis Bradford is the president and founder of the Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development, a nonprofit organization focused on developing cost-effective and sustainable solutions in technologies including energy, water, food, and recycling. Bradford is also the managing partner at Atlas Capital Investments, LP, a global hedge fund dedicated to investing…

  • Capstone: Hands-on Solutions to Real-World Challenges

    Capstone: Hands-on Solutions to Real-World Challenges

    On Tuesday, December 4, students in the Master of Science in Sustainability Management program presented their final Capstone Workshop presentations for fellow students, program faculty, and colleagues at Rennert Hall at Columbia University. This fall’s workshop projects allowed MSSM students to gain experience tackling tough sustainability problems by working with real-world clients, dealing with topics ranging from environmental performance…

  • MPA Students Tackle Environmental Problems

    MPA Students Tackle Environmental Problems

    Students in the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program tackled tough environmental problems in this semester’s Workshop briefings. Students worked with real-world clients and dealt with topics ranging from the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay to harmful algal blooms.

  • Glenn Denning’s Road to Bali, and the Earth Institute

    Glenn Denning’s Road to Bali, and the Earth Institute

    Glenn Denning grew up in Brisbane, Australia, loved the outdoors and hated the idea of working in an office. And, he really didn’t have any urge to go to other countries. Then he happened to overhear a conversation in a hallway between two students. That bit of serendipity sent him on a road to a…

  • Now Accepting Applications for Spring 2013 Sustainability Management Curriculum Grading Assistants

    Columbia University’s Columbia’s School of Continuing Education and the Earth Institute are seeking Curriculum and Grading Assistants (CGAs) for a number of Sustainability Management courses for the spring 2013 semester. CGAs are responsible for attending class sessions, holding weekly office hours for students, addressing student inquiries, reviewing course material with the instructor, and assisting in…

  • Map Publisher to Global Resource Manager

    Map Publisher to Global Resource Manager

    “Over the course of the last five years, I became more sensitive to the topographical changes and shifting cultural identities of the Caribbean countries that I was promoting. I sensed a deepening crisis regarding our natural resources and the use of them in the pursuit of development.” Current student Jessica Bensley joined the MPA in…

  • Application Deadline Extended for the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Program

    Application Deadline Extended for the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Program

    The Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy program has extended its application deadline to Thursday, November 15th due to the disruption caused by Hurricane Sandy. Our thoughts go out to everyone in the region, including members of our university community, who have experienced a severe impact on their homes and communities as…

  • Sustainability Programs: Application Deadline Extension to November 15

    Sustainability Programs: Application Deadline Extension to November 15

    Due to the impact of Hurricane Sandy, we have decided to extend the application deadline for the M.S. Sustainability Management and Certification in Sustainability Analytics programs to Thursday, November 15.