State of the Planet

News from the Columbia Climate School

education news84

  • MPA-ESP Students Engage with UN Negotiators

    MPA-ESP Students Engage with UN Negotiators

    On Monday, July 16, the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) program in conjunction with the Earth Institute hosted a panel discussion entitled “What is the Future we Want?” about the outcome of last month’s United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development: Rio +20.

  • ESP Alum Attends Rio +20

    ESP Alum Attends Rio +20

    Last month, MPA in Environmental Science and Policy alum Krystal Laymon (MPA-ESP Class of 2012) traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the Rio +20: The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. The conference, intended to be a follow-up to the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, was the largest United Nations environmental summit to date.…

  • MPA Students Tour Gowanus Canal Superfund Site

    MPA Students Tour Gowanus Canal Superfund Site

    On Thursday, June 28, the students in the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) program took a field trip to the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NY. The trip was organized and led by Lamont Associate Research Professor Juerg Matter and Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia’s Mailman School of…

  • MPA Students Present Initial Research Findings at Midterm Presentations

    MPA Students Present Initial Research Findings at Midterm Presentations

    On Wednesday, June 27, students in the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (ESP) program presented their midterm Workshop briefings for fellow students, staff, and invited guests at the School of International and Public Affairs. This summer’s Workshop projects, intended for ESP students to gain experience tackling tough environmental problems by working…

  • MS Student Presents Sustainable Solutions for NYC Public High School

    MS Student Presents Sustainable Solutions for NYC Public High School

    Prior to completing the MS in Sustainability Management program in December 2011, Sarah Bacon conducted a sustainability assessment of a public school in New York City for her independent capstone thesis. Bacon used the CO2 conversion factors of PlaNYC, the agenda created by Mayor Bloomberg to create a greener New York City and in doing…

  • MPA Students Apply Classroom Knowledge at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

    MPA Students Apply Classroom Knowledge at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

    On Monday, June 25, the students in the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) program took a field trip to Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, NY. The trip was organized and led by Lamont Associate Research Professors Jason Smerdon and Juerg Matter, who teach Climatology and Environmental Chemistry respectively during…

  • Starting This Fall: Learn to Measure Sustainability

    Starting This Fall: Learn to Measure Sustainability

    Columbia University’s Earth Institute and the School of Continuing Education are proud to announce the launch of the Professional Certification in Sustainability Analytics program–designed to formally train managers in specific quantitative and technical skills central to practicing sustainability.

  • Earth Institute Fall 2012 Internships

    This fall, the Earth Institute, Columbia University is offering Columbia students opportunities to intern within various departments and research centers at the Earth Institute. All full-time Columbia and Barnard students are eligible to apply for internships. These internships are funded at a rate of $15/hr for 10 hours per week and up to a maximum…

  • Learn more about the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Program

    Learn more about the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Program

    If you would like to learn more about the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Program offered through Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, please join us for upcoming recruiting events.

  • MPA-ESP Students Engage with UN Negotiators

    MPA-ESP Students Engage with UN Negotiators

    On Monday, July 16, the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) program in conjunction with the Earth Institute hosted a panel discussion entitled “What is the Future we Want?” about the outcome of last month’s United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development: Rio +20.

  • ESP Alum Attends Rio +20

    ESP Alum Attends Rio +20

    Last month, MPA in Environmental Science and Policy alum Krystal Laymon (MPA-ESP Class of 2012) traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the Rio +20: The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. The conference, intended to be a follow-up to the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, was the largest United Nations environmental summit to date.…

  • MPA Students Tour Gowanus Canal Superfund Site

    MPA Students Tour Gowanus Canal Superfund Site

    On Thursday, June 28, the students in the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) program took a field trip to the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NY. The trip was organized and led by Lamont Associate Research Professor Juerg Matter and Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia’s Mailman School of…

  • MPA Students Present Initial Research Findings at Midterm Presentations

    MPA Students Present Initial Research Findings at Midterm Presentations

    On Wednesday, June 27, students in the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (ESP) program presented their midterm Workshop briefings for fellow students, staff, and invited guests at the School of International and Public Affairs. This summer’s Workshop projects, intended for ESP students to gain experience tackling tough environmental problems by working…

  • MS Student Presents Sustainable Solutions for NYC Public High School

    MS Student Presents Sustainable Solutions for NYC Public High School

    Prior to completing the MS in Sustainability Management program in December 2011, Sarah Bacon conducted a sustainability assessment of a public school in New York City for her independent capstone thesis. Bacon used the CO2 conversion factors of PlaNYC, the agenda created by Mayor Bloomberg to create a greener New York City and in doing…

  • MPA Students Apply Classroom Knowledge at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

    MPA Students Apply Classroom Knowledge at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

    On Monday, June 25, the students in the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) program took a field trip to Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, NY. The trip was organized and led by Lamont Associate Research Professors Jason Smerdon and Juerg Matter, who teach Climatology and Environmental Chemistry respectively during…

  • Starting This Fall: Learn to Measure Sustainability

    Starting This Fall: Learn to Measure Sustainability

    Columbia University’s Earth Institute and the School of Continuing Education are proud to announce the launch of the Professional Certification in Sustainability Analytics program–designed to formally train managers in specific quantitative and technical skills central to practicing sustainability.

  • Earth Institute Fall 2012 Internships

    This fall, the Earth Institute, Columbia University is offering Columbia students opportunities to intern within various departments and research centers at the Earth Institute. All full-time Columbia and Barnard students are eligible to apply for internships. These internships are funded at a rate of $15/hr for 10 hours per week and up to a maximum…

  • Learn more about the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Program

    Learn more about the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Program

    If you would like to learn more about the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Program offered through Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, please join us for upcoming recruiting events.