State of the Planet

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MPA in Environmental Science and Policy News9

  • ESP Alumni Gabe Cowles: the MPA ESP Investment

    ESP Alumni Gabe Cowles: the MPA ESP Investment

    Recognized as a 40 Under 40 Rising Star on the Albany 2016 list, Gabriel Cowles, Masters in Public Administration Environmental Science and Policy alumnus (2009), is the program manager for Build Smart NY, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s initiative to improve energy efficiency in state facilities by 20 percent by 2020. In just the first year, state…

  • MPA ESP Student Profile: Savannah’s Story

    MPA ESP Student Profile: Savannah’s Story

    Savannah Miller, a student in the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program, has witnessed the impact of climate change on three different continents. Prior to attending Columbia, Savannah completed fieldwork in Antarctica and sub-Saharan Africa. Last year, she attended the climate negotiations at COP21, in Paris, France, as a student delegate.

  • Faculty Profile: A. Park Williams, Professor of Climatology

    Faculty Profile: A. Park Williams, Professor of Climatology

    Park Williams, a bioclimatologist whose research focuses on the climatological causes and the ecological consequences of drought, teaches climatology in the summer semester for the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Program.

  • MPA ESP: Classroom Extends into Community

    MPA ESP: Classroom Extends into Community

    Columbia University’s MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program offers its students learning experiences outside of the classroom unlike any other graduate environmental policy program.

  • Veterinarian Joins MPA-ESP to Work for Wildlife Conservation

    Veterinarian Joins MPA-ESP to Work for Wildlife Conservation

    “Reading of species after species declared extinct, like the west African black rhinoceros, made me realize that if I ever want to take part in wildlife conservation efforts, the time to take action and to take part in conservation efforts is now.”

  • ESP Alum Hopes to Bridge Society and Sustainability Through Art

    ESP Alum Hopes to Bridge Society and Sustainability Through Art

    Former MPA-ESP student Dannie Dinh decided to pursue a career in the nonprofit sector after completing her graduate degree. But her long-term vision is to use her creativity and artistic expression to raise awareness of sustainability among young people and the general public.

  • Training for Sustainability Practitioners: ESP Midterm Briefings

    Training for Sustainability Practitioners: ESP Midterm Briefings

    Students in the Environmental Science and Policy program have been analyzing the underlying science behind several bills now before Congress that address environmental issues. They delivered their midterm briefings recently.

  • MPA ESP Students Tour Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory

    MPA ESP Students Tour Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory

    Students from Columbia University’s MPA Environmental Science and Policy program recently visited the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory on June 27 to learn about the ground-breaking research being carried out at one of the world’s leading research centers for climate and the environment.

  • ESP Student Profile: Arina Larasati Susijo

    ESP Student Profile: Arina Larasati Susijo

    Arina Larasati Susijo has a passion for science, and was drawn to the MPA-ESP program to take advantage of learning the science behind the environmental policy issues facing her native Indonesia and the Southeast Asian region.

  • ESP Alumni Gabe Cowles: the MPA ESP Investment

    ESP Alumni Gabe Cowles: the MPA ESP Investment

    Recognized as a 40 Under 40 Rising Star on the Albany 2016 list, Gabriel Cowles, Masters in Public Administration Environmental Science and Policy alumnus (2009), is the program manager for Build Smart NY, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s initiative to improve energy efficiency in state facilities by 20 percent by 2020. In just the first year, state…

  • MPA ESP Student Profile: Savannah’s Story

    MPA ESP Student Profile: Savannah’s Story

    Savannah Miller, a student in the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program, has witnessed the impact of climate change on three different continents. Prior to attending Columbia, Savannah completed fieldwork in Antarctica and sub-Saharan Africa. Last year, she attended the climate negotiations at COP21, in Paris, France, as a student delegate.

  • Faculty Profile: A. Park Williams, Professor of Climatology

    Faculty Profile: A. Park Williams, Professor of Climatology

    Park Williams, a bioclimatologist whose research focuses on the climatological causes and the ecological consequences of drought, teaches climatology in the summer semester for the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Program.

  • MPA ESP: Classroom Extends into Community

    MPA ESP: Classroom Extends into Community

    Columbia University’s MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program offers its students learning experiences outside of the classroom unlike any other graduate environmental policy program.

  • Veterinarian Joins MPA-ESP to Work for Wildlife Conservation

    Veterinarian Joins MPA-ESP to Work for Wildlife Conservation

    “Reading of species after species declared extinct, like the west African black rhinoceros, made me realize that if I ever want to take part in wildlife conservation efforts, the time to take action and to take part in conservation efforts is now.”

  • ESP Alum Hopes to Bridge Society and Sustainability Through Art

    ESP Alum Hopes to Bridge Society and Sustainability Through Art

    Former MPA-ESP student Dannie Dinh decided to pursue a career in the nonprofit sector after completing her graduate degree. But her long-term vision is to use her creativity and artistic expression to raise awareness of sustainability among young people and the general public.

  • Training for Sustainability Practitioners: ESP Midterm Briefings

    Training for Sustainability Practitioners: ESP Midterm Briefings

    Students in the Environmental Science and Policy program have been analyzing the underlying science behind several bills now before Congress that address environmental issues. They delivered their midterm briefings recently.

  • MPA ESP Students Tour Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory

    MPA ESP Students Tour Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory

    Students from Columbia University’s MPA Environmental Science and Policy program recently visited the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory on June 27 to learn about the ground-breaking research being carried out at one of the world’s leading research centers for climate and the environment.

  • ESP Student Profile: Arina Larasati Susijo

    ESP Student Profile: Arina Larasati Susijo

    Arina Larasati Susijo has a passion for science, and was drawn to the MPA-ESP program to take advantage of learning the science behind the environmental policy issues facing her native Indonesia and the Southeast Asian region.