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  • Faculty Profile: Michael Musso

    Faculty Profile: Michael Musso

    MPA in MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) professor Michael Musso has taught at Columbia University for over four years. Musso teaches the Risk Assessment and Toxicology course during the MPA-ESP program’s summer semester, as well as at the Mailman School of Public Health in the Environmental Health Sciences Department. He works full time…

  • ESP Students Present Exceptional Solutions to Complex Environmental Issues

    ESP Students Present Exceptional Solutions to Complex Environmental Issues

    On Wednesday, August 15, students in the Master of Public Administration program in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) presented their final Workshop presentations 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 handling tough environmental problems by working…

  • MPA Alum Makes Sustainability Fashionable

    MPA Alum Makes Sustainability Fashionable

    “I am constantly confronted by new challenges, ranging from finding eco-friendly packaging and shipping materials to learning the intricate details involved in professional web design. I enjoy these challenges and the freedom to express and share my socially conscious vision through fashion.” MPA in Environmental Science and Policy alum, Adam Batnick (’10), recently started his…

  • Join us for the MPA Workshop Final Briefings

    Join us for the MPA Workshop Final Briefings

    Please join us for the Summer Workshop final briefings for the MPA in Environmental Science & Policy program at Columbia University’s School of International & Public Affairs. This will be a unique opportunity to expose yourself to research our students have been conducting this semester. The briefings will be held on Wednesday, August 15 from…

  • MPA Students Learn about Urban Ecosystems in NYC Parks

    MPA Students Learn about Urban Ecosystems in NYC Parks

    On Friday, July 27, the students in the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) program took a field trip to Randall’s Island and Bronx River Park. The trip was organized and led by Columbia Professor Matthew Palmer who teaches Principles of Ecology and Urban Ecology during the program’s summer semester.

  • Put Your Passion to Work: Environmental Science and Policy

    Put Your Passion to Work: Environmental Science and Policy

    “The MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program has managed to create not only a well-trained, passionate group of environmental professionals, but also a unique sense of community.”

  • 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…

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Join us on Saturday, October 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Open House! Celebrate 75 years of science with us at our beautiful Palisades, NY campus. The event is free and open to everyone, with a suggested $5 donation. Learn More and RSVP

  • Faculty Profile: Michael Musso

    Faculty Profile: Michael Musso

    MPA in MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) professor Michael Musso has taught at Columbia University for over four years. Musso teaches the Risk Assessment and Toxicology course during the MPA-ESP program’s summer semester, as well as at the Mailman School of Public Health in the Environmental Health Sciences Department. He works full time…

  • ESP Students Present Exceptional Solutions to Complex Environmental Issues

    ESP Students Present Exceptional Solutions to Complex Environmental Issues

    On Wednesday, August 15, students in the Master of Public Administration program in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) presented their final Workshop presentations 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 handling tough environmental problems by working…

  • MPA Alum Makes Sustainability Fashionable

    MPA Alum Makes Sustainability Fashionable

    “I am constantly confronted by new challenges, ranging from finding eco-friendly packaging and shipping materials to learning the intricate details involved in professional web design. I enjoy these challenges and the freedom to express and share my socially conscious vision through fashion.” MPA in Environmental Science and Policy alum, Adam Batnick (’10), recently started his…

  • Join us for the MPA Workshop Final Briefings

    Join us for the MPA Workshop Final Briefings

    Please join us for the Summer Workshop final briefings for the MPA in Environmental Science & Policy program at Columbia University’s School of International & Public Affairs. This will be a unique opportunity to expose yourself to research our students have been conducting this semester. The briefings will be held on Wednesday, August 15 from…

  • MPA Students Learn about Urban Ecosystems in NYC Parks

    MPA Students Learn about Urban Ecosystems in NYC Parks

    On Friday, July 27, the students in the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) program took a field trip to Randall’s Island and Bronx River Park. The trip was organized and led by Columbia Professor Matthew Palmer who teaches Principles of Ecology and Urban Ecology during the program’s summer semester.

  • Put Your Passion to Work: Environmental Science and Policy

    Put Your Passion to Work: Environmental Science and Policy

    “The MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program has managed to create not only a well-trained, passionate group of environmental professionals, but also a unique sense of community.”

  • 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…