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Amplifying Action: Adam Met and Alexis Abramson Talk Climate on ‘Sing for Science’ Podcast
Ready to get involved in the climate movement? Musician Adam Met and Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson share practical, inspiring ways to take action on the popular Sing for Science podcast.
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Denning Fellows Explore Sustainability Around the World
Three students traveled across the globe this summer to work on projects in global policy, climate vulnerability, and urban research and fieldwork.
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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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African Societies Survived Climate Shifts for Millennia by Diversifying How They Lived
New research sheds light on how communities adapted to past climate change, offering lessons for current and future challenges.
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Animated Infographic: Cool Tips for Hot Days (And Lower Bills)
With the current heatwave gripping the eastern U.S., we’re revisiting this story—originally published back in May—on practical ways to stay comfortable and cut energy costs during extreme weather.
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A Small Island Offers Big Lessons in Sustainability
Columbia undergraduates spent three days learning about sustainable development on a local scale and immersing themselves in life on Cuttyhunk Island.
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Mangroves, Tigers and Shopping
The last part of our trip was a whirlwind of seeing multiple sites in the Sundarbans mangrove forest and its wildlife, more interviews with villagers, historic and cultural sites and shopping, followed by tearful goodbyes.
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Poets and Polders
Continuing on our journey, we visited the shrine and former home of Bangladeshi cultural icons, continued our interviews, and boarded a boat to take us to the embanked islands known as polders.
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A Special Trip to Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, a large and growing population lives in one of the most dynamic and sensitive environments on Earth, subject to multiple natural disasters and threatened by climate change.
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