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  • Fall Undergraduate Research Assistant Opportunities

    Fall Undergraduate Research Assistant Opportunities

    The Earth Institute will offer eight research assistant opportunities for undergraduate students during the fall 2016 semester. Undergraduates from Columbia and Barnard will be able to serve as assistants on research projects related to sustainable development and the environment with distinguished faculty and researchers at the cutting edge of this burgeoning field.

  • Part-Time Summer Internship in the Undergraduate Program

    Part-Time Summer Internship in the Undergraduate Program

    The Earth Institute is offering a part-time internship in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development for this summer. The application deadline is June 27.

  • Practical Solutions to Sustainability Issues: Undergraduate Capstone Projects

    Practical Solutions to Sustainability Issues: Undergraduate Capstone Projects

    On April 29, students in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development presented practical solutions to sustainability issues and challenges faced by real world clients.

  • Undergraduate Program Fall 2016 Teaching Assistant Positions

    Undergraduate Program Fall 2016 Teaching Assistant Positions

    The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is accepting applications for Fall 2016 teaching assistant positions.

  • Spring 2016 Earth Institute Research Showcase

    Spring 2016 Earth Institute Research Showcase

    Read Flusser studied bamboo and its potential as a feedstock for efficient, second-generation biofuels. Alixandra Prybyla conducted groundbreaking research on the genus Leptarctus, a long-extinct mammal. Marisol Rodriguez worked on a financial model for solar investing. These are just three of the student projects on display at the recent Student Research Showcase.

  • Earth Institute Summer 2016 Internships

    Earth Institute Summer 2016 Internships

    This summer, the Earth Institute is offering Columbia students opportunities to intern within various departments and research centers at the institute. All full-time Columbia and Barnard students are eligible to apply.

  • Advice from an Alum: Start Connecting on Twitter

    Advice from an Alum: Start Connecting on Twitter

    Mason Benyair is an alumnus of the Undergraduate Sustainable Development Program. Earth Institute Intern Chandler Precht asked him for thoughts about the program; he also spoke about how he found his current job and offered advice for current students.

  • Additional Teaching Assistant Positions for Spring 2016

    Additional Teaching Assistant Positions for Spring 2016

    The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is currently accepting applications for spring 2016 teaching assistant positions.

  • Teaching Assistant Positions for Spring 2016

    Teaching Assistant Positions for Spring 2016

    The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is currently accepting applications for spring 2016 teaching assistant positions.

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  • Fall Undergraduate Research Assistant Opportunities

    Fall Undergraduate Research Assistant Opportunities

    The Earth Institute will offer eight research assistant opportunities for undergraduate students during the fall 2016 semester. Undergraduates from Columbia and Barnard will be able to serve as assistants on research projects related to sustainable development and the environment with distinguished faculty and researchers at the cutting edge of this burgeoning field.

  • Part-Time Summer Internship in the Undergraduate Program

    Part-Time Summer Internship in the Undergraduate Program

    The Earth Institute is offering a part-time internship in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development for this summer. The application deadline is June 27.

  • Practical Solutions to Sustainability Issues: Undergraduate Capstone Projects

    Practical Solutions to Sustainability Issues: Undergraduate Capstone Projects

    On April 29, students in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development presented practical solutions to sustainability issues and challenges faced by real world clients.

  • Undergraduate Program Fall 2016 Teaching Assistant Positions

    Undergraduate Program Fall 2016 Teaching Assistant Positions

    The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is accepting applications for Fall 2016 teaching assistant positions.

  • Spring 2016 Earth Institute Research Showcase

    Spring 2016 Earth Institute Research Showcase

    Read Flusser studied bamboo and its potential as a feedstock for efficient, second-generation biofuels. Alixandra Prybyla conducted groundbreaking research on the genus Leptarctus, a long-extinct mammal. Marisol Rodriguez worked on a financial model for solar investing. These are just three of the student projects on display at the recent Student Research Showcase.

  • Earth Institute Summer 2016 Internships

    Earth Institute Summer 2016 Internships

    This summer, the Earth Institute is offering Columbia students opportunities to intern within various departments and research centers at the institute. All full-time Columbia and Barnard students are eligible to apply.

  • Advice from an Alum: Start Connecting on Twitter

    Advice from an Alum: Start Connecting on Twitter

    Mason Benyair is an alumnus of the Undergraduate Sustainable Development Program. Earth Institute Intern Chandler Precht asked him for thoughts about the program; he also spoke about how he found his current job and offered advice for current students.

  • Additional Teaching Assistant Positions for Spring 2016

    Additional Teaching Assistant Positions for Spring 2016

    The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is currently accepting applications for spring 2016 teaching assistant positions.

  • Teaching Assistant Positions for Spring 2016

    Teaching Assistant Positions for Spring 2016

    The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is currently accepting applications for spring 2016 teaching assistant positions.