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MPA Student Prepares for Green Building Career
“I hope to combine the technical, industry-specific skills with the policy and management experience that I have gained from the program to pursue a career here in NYC working with green buildings and energy efficiency.” Alyssa Zucker joined the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Class of 2012 because she saw the program’s dual emphasis…
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MPA Student Explores Relationship between Social Justice and Environmental Sustainability
“In classes like Adaptation to Climate Change and Climate Change in Africa, the link between social justice issues and climate change became very apparent to me, and I now feel equipped to use both my past work experience, the knowledge I have gained at Columbia and the skills I will acquire through my internship to…
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MPA Student Complements Classroom Learning with Hydrofracking Policy Experience
“I had been very interested in hydrofracking before I started the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) program, but really became passionate about the negative the environmental impacts of the practice through my workshop, which analyzed and created an implementation plan for the FRAC Act of 2011.” Josh Garrett, MPA-ESP Class of 2012 student,…
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MPA Student Makes Career Shift to Climate Change Policy
“I am interested in helping developing countries utilize foreign direct investment as part of their growth strategy to achieve environmentally sustainable growth.” Young Eun Ahn joined the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Class of 2012 to achieve her career goals and because she liked the program’s focus on natural sciences, one year time commitment,…
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Former UN Negotiator Gains Skills to Reduce Climate Change Impacts
From a WTO trade diplomat, to Singapore’s lead climate change negotiator at the UN, to a student at Columbia University, Desmond Tay talks about his experience to date in the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program. “The ESP program brings together high-caliber students of diverse backgrounds and great passion.”
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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.
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