student profiles
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Starting Locally, Thinking Globally: One Student’s Journey to the M.S. in Climate Finance
A recipient of the Stanley Park Climate Finance Scholarship, Pulkit Bajpai helps local governments find and implement the right tools for effective climate adaptation.
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Investing in Change: Monica Alonso Soria’s Path to Columbia
A recipient of the Stanley Park Climate Finance Scholarship, Soria hopes to help countries finance their conservation and climate goals.
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Four Columbia Women Are Reimagining Rice Farming to Tackle Climate Change
Clean Crop is an ambitious startup project that blends policy, economics, sustainability and development.
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Sustainable Development Program Awards 2025 Departmental Honors
Four graduating students were selected for their outstanding academic achievements in sustainable development.
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Recognizing Excellence: Two Students Awarded Stuart Gaffin Prize for Sustainable Development Leadership
Harrison Gerson and Emine Taha exemplified the spirit of service, leadership and community engagement during their four years at Columbia.
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Student Spotlight: For This MA Candidate, the Path to Climate Policy Is Personal
Saira Ramirez Mingueta plans on working at the intersection of climate justice, public health and policy.
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Student Spotlight: Advancing Equity Through Clean Energy Policy
Nicholas Britton, a student in Columbia’s MPA-ESP program, believes equitable energy access is a fundamental human right and a powerful lever for climate and equity solutions.
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Building Climate Resilience in Communities at Home and Abroad
M.A. in Climate and Society student Anar Amarjargal hopes to bring the lessons from her work on global climate projects and disaster recovery back home to Mongolia.
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This Class Day Speaker Is Ready to Change the World
Anyieth Philip Ayuen reflects on his Climate School experience while sharing a message of hope and resilience.
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
