MPA in Environmental Science and Policy News24
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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.
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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.…
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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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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…
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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…
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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.
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MPA Student Complements Classroom Learning with Hydrofracking Policy Experience: Part III
“I strongly recommend that policy students and professionals make an effort to get to know the language and structure of environmental law and that law students and lawyers reciprocate.” MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Class of 2012 member Josh Garrett reflects on his role this past semester as a volunteer policy analyst at the…
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MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Welcomes the Class of 2013
On Tuesday, May 29, the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program hosted an orientation day to welcome its eleventh cohort of students.
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Congratulations to the MPA in Environmental Science & Policy Class of 2012
Students from the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) program commemorated their graduation from the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) on May 17 at a pre-ceremony breakfast reception, followed by a commencement ceremony on campus.
