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  • Alumna Maggie Brommer Uses Sustainability Skills at Unilever

    Alumna Maggie Brommer Uses Sustainability Skills at Unilever

    “A large portion of my day to day work can be boiled down to problem solving and project management. I was lucky enough to get a good foundation of project management skills from my capstone class. If you can influence a class of second semester seniors to get their section of the project done early,…

  • Sustainable Development Spring 2014 Workshop Briefings

    Sustainable Development Spring 2014 Workshop Briefings

    Last spring, students in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development identified real solutions for sustainability issues as part of their Capstone Workshop in Sustainable Development. Under the guidance of professors Stuart Gaffin and Radley Horton, students worked as consultants for the United States Military Academy at West Point and McEnroe Organic Farm. On May 8,…

  • Sustainable Development Program Teaching Assistant Positions

    The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is currently accepting applications for Fall 2014 Teaching Assistant positions.

  • Sustainable Designs: COOKFOX Architects

    Rick Cook, a partner at COOKFOX Architects, talked to Columbia students about the role of sustainability in architecture.

  • Students Explore Sustainability’s Role in Children’s Social Justice

    The Earth Institute was pleased to host Jessica O’Herron and Hillary Larman of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as part of the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development’s Speaker Series.

  • What To Do with NYC’s 33 Million Pounds of Daily Waste

    What To Do with NYC’s 33 Million Pounds of Daily Waste

    Typically in New York City, each person generates four pounds of waste every day. This means over eight million people generating about 33 million pounds of waste, every day. Think of the impact that composting and recycling could have on reducing even just half of this waste. Educating people on these issues is the mission…

  • An Inside Look at “The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Love”

    This semester, the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development was pleased to host Carey Clinton, Regional Recruiter, and BriAnne Watkins, Assessment Specialist Recruiter, of the Peace Corps at the Earth Institute as part of the Sustainability Speaker Series.

  • An Inside Look at “The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Love”

    By: Deborah Sachare What to do post graduation…? This is the question on every undergraduate senior’s mind. Some will continue their higher education in graduate programs, others will head into the workforce, and a lucky few will be given the opportunity to volunteer overseas, in the Peace Corps. This semester, the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable…

  • From the Atmosphere to Asthma: Exploring the Field of Environmental Health

    The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development kicked off their Spring 2014 Speaker Series with Dr. Regina Santella, Center Director of the NIEHS Center for Environmental Health in Northern Manhattan, who spoke on the Center’s mission as well as her own research against deadly diseases.

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  • Alumna Maggie Brommer Uses Sustainability Skills at Unilever

    Alumna Maggie Brommer Uses Sustainability Skills at Unilever

    “A large portion of my day to day work can be boiled down to problem solving and project management. I was lucky enough to get a good foundation of project management skills from my capstone class. If you can influence a class of second semester seniors to get their section of the project done early,…

  • Sustainable Development Spring 2014 Workshop Briefings

    Sustainable Development Spring 2014 Workshop Briefings

    Last spring, students in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development identified real solutions for sustainability issues as part of their Capstone Workshop in Sustainable Development. Under the guidance of professors Stuart Gaffin and Radley Horton, students worked as consultants for the United States Military Academy at West Point and McEnroe Organic Farm. On May 8,…

  • Sustainable Development Program Teaching Assistant Positions

    The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is currently accepting applications for Fall 2014 Teaching Assistant positions.

  • Sustainable Designs: COOKFOX Architects

    Rick Cook, a partner at COOKFOX Architects, talked to Columbia students about the role of sustainability in architecture.

  • Students Explore Sustainability’s Role in Children’s Social Justice

    The Earth Institute was pleased to host Jessica O’Herron and Hillary Larman of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as part of the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development’s Speaker Series.

  • What To Do with NYC’s 33 Million Pounds of Daily Waste

    What To Do with NYC’s 33 Million Pounds of Daily Waste

    Typically in New York City, each person generates four pounds of waste every day. This means over eight million people generating about 33 million pounds of waste, every day. Think of the impact that composting and recycling could have on reducing even just half of this waste. Educating people on these issues is the mission…

  • An Inside Look at “The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Love”

    This semester, the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development was pleased to host Carey Clinton, Regional Recruiter, and BriAnne Watkins, Assessment Specialist Recruiter, of the Peace Corps at the Earth Institute as part of the Sustainability Speaker Series.

  • An Inside Look at “The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Love”

    By: Deborah Sachare What to do post graduation…? This is the question on every undergraduate senior’s mind. Some will continue their higher education in graduate programs, others will head into the workforce, and a lucky few will be given the opportunity to volunteer overseas, in the Peace Corps. This semester, the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable…

  • From the Atmosphere to Asthma: Exploring the Field of Environmental Health

    The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development kicked off their Spring 2014 Speaker Series with Dr. Regina Santella, Center Director of the NIEHS Center for Environmental Health in Northern Manhattan, who spoke on the Center’s mission as well as her own research against deadly diseases.