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Undergrad Research Assistant Opportunity: Investigate Coastal Adaptation in NYC
The research assistant will collaborate with community groups in the Rockaways and with the City of NY to help build capacity for coastal resilience.
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What’s a Climate Scientist to Wear During Awards Season?
Leading researchers design formal wear with a scientific edge
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Empowering the Communities Most Vulnerable to Disaster
Jaishree Beedasy delves into how disasters disproportionately affect the most vulnerable groups in society, particularly children, and how to help them recover.
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New Citizen Science Project Asks: Is It Snowing Plastics?
The PlastiX-Snow project will track microplastics that contaminate Earth’s most remote and pristine locations.
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Undersea Volcanism May Help Explain Medieval Year of Darkness
Tropical fossils found in a Greenland ice core hint at volcanic eruptions that threw the world into darkness from 536 to 537 A.D.
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Data Visualization Translates Geyser Eruption Data Into Eerie Music
The project earned grad student Anna Barth a grand prize in the American Geophysical Union’s competition on Data Visualization and Storytelling.
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Spring 2020 Earth Institute Internship Opportunities
A variety of undergraduate, graduate and PhD positions are available in various departments and research centers. Apply by January 29, 2019.
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American Geophysical Union 2019: Key Events From the Earth Institute
A chronological guide to key talks and other events at the Dec. 9-13 American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco.
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Study Zeros In on Source of Arsenic in Bengal Basin’s Deep Wells
Typically only shallow wells have arsenic problems, but in an area of India and Bangladesh, deep wells are highly contaminated. Scientists are starting to learn why.

AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More
