Tag: Sustainability
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From Fission to Fusion: A Sustainability Student’s Quest for a Greener Future
Brian Kim, a health physicist at Columbia University, witnessed many natural disasters living in Oregon and New York City. As a current student in the Sustainability Management program, he wants to help solve the climate crisis.
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Meet the Woman Pioneering Sustainable Change in Fashion
Maxine Bédat advocates for improved transparency and sustainability goals within the apparel industry.
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Environmental Sustainability and Consumption
The best way to achieve environmental sustainability is to develop a circular economy with services and products that have the least possible impact on the environment. Attacking consumption is futile and a waste of effort.
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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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Plugging the Leak on Laundry Pollution
Laundry is the biggest source of microplastic fibers in our waterways. These Columbia researchers are working on a solution.
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Register to Present at the Climate School’s Earth Month and Student Research Showcase
Columbia’s annual Earth Month and Student Research Showcase will take place on April 26.
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Repairing Tectonic GNSS in Bangladesh’s Tea Region
The remainder of my fieldwork focuses on the GNSS (the general term for GPS) instruments in eastern Bangladesh to study the tectonics and earthquake hazard.
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The Endless Shame of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
In a nation that invented national environmental policy over half a century ago we now see the spectacle of part of America being investigated by an international NGO seeking to protect the human rights of victims of toxic pollution.
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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?