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Student Spotlight: Paying It Forward to Her Community
María Florencia Pérez hopes to make a real difference in regions affected by climate change, particularly in her home country of Argentina.
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Student Spotlight: Prioritizing Environmental Justice and Urban Green Space
Aditya Mistry has pursued environmentalism through many different lenses. He brings his varied real-world experiences to the MPA-ESP program.
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From ‘Asthma Alley’ to Green Spaces: A Field Trip with South Bronx Unite
MPA-ESP students learned about the complex environmental justice issues at play in the South Bronx, and how community groups are advocating for change.
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All in the Family: One Environmental Science and Policy Student’s Path to Columbia
Clarisa Marambio, a soon-to-be graduate of the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program, discusses her upbringing in Chile and how her two older sisters helped shape her interest in sustainability.
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Why New Yorkers Long for the Natural World
Why are we so disconnected from nature? Ecologist Carl Safina explores this issue in a lecture and new book about owls.
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Environmental Science and Policy Program Seeks Teaching Assistants for Summer 2024
A variety of positions are available with deadlines to apply on April 5 and 8.
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How Climate Change Drives the Spread of Invasive Plants
Abetted by warmer climes, non-native species can take root and wreak havoc in new environments. Is there anything we can do about them?
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Students Raise Their Voices for a Just Energy Transition
Two M.P.A. in Environmental Science and Policy Program traveled to Thailand to share their ideas in the 2023 Youth Voice Dialogue.
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Celebrating the 2024 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
In honor of this year’s sustainability theme, we highlight just a few examples of the outstanding women scientists from the Columbia Climate School.

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
