State of the Planet

News from the Columbia Climate School

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  • MS in Sustainability Management Welcomes a New Cohort

    MS in Sustainability Management Welcomes a New Cohort

    Orientation marked the start of 36 new students beginning the Sustainability Management master’s program at Columbia University. “It was a room full of very dynamic professionals from a wide scope of the globe, each passionate about the progression of sustainability.”

  • MS Student Seeks to Make Sustainability an Indispensable Business Practice

    MS Student Seeks to Make Sustainability an Indispensable Business Practice

    Current President of the Sustainability Management Student Association, former officer in the United States Air Force and consultant, Jonathan Cain discusses his experience in the MS in Sustainability Management program. Now equipped with a variety of skills and tools, Cain is posed to develop clear, coordinated strategies to address challenging sustainability issues.

  • Road to Rio Event Engages Columbia Community and Local High School Students

    Road to Rio Event Engages Columbia Community and Local High School Students

    In anticipation of Rio+20, two Columbia University master’s programs, MPA in Environmental Science and Policy and MA in Climate and Society, collaborated on an event to discuss how climate change impacts human rights. Global Kids, a local high school group, participated in preparation for attending Rio+20 in June 2012.

  • LEED Green Building Skills Give Graduate Students an Edge

    LEED Green Building Skills Give Graduate Students an Edge

    “LEED GA exam seems like the logical next stop to getting my sustainability career off the ground,” said a master’s student that recently benefitted from a LEED training sponsored by Columbia. The Earth Institute and Columbia University provides graduate students with top notch instruction in the classroom and practical sustainability training for their careers.

  • MS in Sustainability Management Welcomes a New Cohort

    MS in Sustainability Management Welcomes a New Cohort

    Orientation marked the start of 36 new students beginning the Sustainability Management master’s program at Columbia University. “It was a room full of very dynamic professionals from a wide scope of the globe, each passionate about the progression of sustainability.”

  • MS Student Seeks to Make Sustainability an Indispensable Business Practice

    MS Student Seeks to Make Sustainability an Indispensable Business Practice

    Current President of the Sustainability Management Student Association, former officer in the United States Air Force and consultant, Jonathan Cain discusses his experience in the MS in Sustainability Management program. Now equipped with a variety of skills and tools, Cain is posed to develop clear, coordinated strategies to address challenging sustainability issues.

  • Road to Rio Event Engages Columbia Community and Local High School Students

    Road to Rio Event Engages Columbia Community and Local High School Students

    In anticipation of Rio+20, two Columbia University master’s programs, MPA in Environmental Science and Policy and MA in Climate and Society, collaborated on an event to discuss how climate change impacts human rights. Global Kids, a local high school group, participated in preparation for attending Rio+20 in June 2012.

  • LEED Green Building Skills Give Graduate Students an Edge

    LEED Green Building Skills Give Graduate Students an Edge

    “LEED GA exam seems like the logical next stop to getting my sustainability career off the ground,” said a master’s student that recently benefitted from a LEED training sponsored by Columbia. The Earth Institute and Columbia University provides graduate students with top notch instruction in the classroom and practical sustainability training for their careers.