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Faculty Spotlight: Nicholaus Rohleder
He’ll be teaching ‘Theory and Practice of Life Cycle Assessment’ this fall.
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Faculty Spotlight: Fernando Ortiz
A sustainable designer and community organizer, Ortiz will teach Sustainability Management this fall.
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Faculty Spotlight: Suzanne Klatt
She’ll be teaching ‘Corporate Sustainability Reporting’ this fall.
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Faculty Spotlight: Leslie Rich
She’ll be teaching ‘Financing the Clean Energy Economy’ this fall.
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Safaa Suliman Sees Dental Care as an Integral Part of Public Health
An epidemiology student and pediatric dentist who works with marginalized communities, Suliman wants policymakers to understand the importance of oral health and prioritize it.
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Manishka De Mel: Helping People and Ecosystems Adapt to Climate Change
At the Center for Climate Systems Research, she translates information about climate risks to support resilience-building in developing countries.
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Ammar Belal Knows There’s No Sustainable Fashion Without Social Justice
Socially responsible fashion designer Ammar Belal is teaching Sustainability Management students to avoid the mistakes he once made.
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Putting People and Planet Before Profits: A Q&A With Martin Dietrich Brauch
The senior legal and economics researcher at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment wants to overhaul investment policies in order to fight climate change and achieve sustainable development goals.
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At 90, Still Studying Ancient Pollen
Lamont’s Linda Heusser turned 90 years old on April 12, and the only birthday present she really wanted was another sediment core to study.

Congratulations to our Columbia Climate School Class of 2026 and all of our 2026 Columbia University graduates! Learn more about our May 15 Climate School Class Day celebration. 💙 #Columbia2026 #ColumbiaClimate2026
