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  • New Phi Beta Kappa Inductees Are Passionate About the Environment

    New Phi Beta Kappa Inductees Are Passionate About the Environment

    On Friday, two students from Columbia’s Undergraduate Sustainable Development Program were inducted into one of the nation’s most prestigious honor societies.

  • Spring 2018 Earth Institute Undergraduate Research Assistant Opportunities

    By Chandler Precht The Earth Institute, Columbia University, is offering undergraduate students with research assistant opportunities during the spring 2018 semester. Undergraduates from Columbia and Barnard will be able to serve as research assistants on research projects related to sustainable development and the environment with distinguished faculty and researchers at the cutting edge of this…

  • Spring 2018 Earth Institute Internship Opportunities

    By Chandler Precht The Earth Institute is offering undergraduate, graduate and PhD students with opportunities to intern in various departments and research centers in a variety of administration, communications and research roles. Interns work on a variety of sustainability-focused projects across The Earth Institute. These projects provide interns with hands-on workplace experience, allowing them to…

  • Environmental Protection in a New Age

    Environmental Protection in a New Age

    Paul Gallay, president of Riverkeeper, sheds light on natural resource conservation, holding the government accountable, and how to get involved in environmental preservation at this crucial time in history.

  • Spring 2018 Teaching Assistant Opportunities

    Spring 2018 Teaching Assistant Opportunities

    Now accepting applications for spring 2018 TA positions!

  • Undergraduate Senior Focuses Thesis on Democratic Process in Ghana

    Undergraduate Senior Focuses Thesis on Democratic Process in Ghana

    Motivated by the opportunity to give back to her country, Ohemaa Ofori-Atta is studying Sustainable Development at Columbia.

  • Funding Opportunities for Travel and Field Research

    Funding Opportunities for Travel and Field Research

    Applications for the Fall 2017 Global Fellows and Travel Grant Programs are now open! Apply today for funding for your sustainability research.

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You Asked invites you to share your most pressing questions about climate, science, and sustainability. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School experts will respond with clear, evidence-based answers. Pose your questions and story ideas!

  • New Phi Beta Kappa Inductees Are Passionate About the Environment

    New Phi Beta Kappa Inductees Are Passionate About the Environment

    On Friday, two students from Columbia’s Undergraduate Sustainable Development Program were inducted into one of the nation’s most prestigious honor societies.

  • Spring 2018 Earth Institute Undergraduate Research Assistant Opportunities

    By Chandler Precht The Earth Institute, Columbia University, is offering undergraduate students with research assistant opportunities during the spring 2018 semester. Undergraduates from Columbia and Barnard will be able to serve as research assistants on research projects related to sustainable development and the environment with distinguished faculty and researchers at the cutting edge of this…

  • Spring 2018 Earth Institute Internship Opportunities

    By Chandler Precht The Earth Institute is offering undergraduate, graduate and PhD students with opportunities to intern in various departments and research centers in a variety of administration, communications and research roles. Interns work on a variety of sustainability-focused projects across The Earth Institute. These projects provide interns with hands-on workplace experience, allowing them to…

  • Environmental Protection in a New Age

    Environmental Protection in a New Age

    Paul Gallay, president of Riverkeeper, sheds light on natural resource conservation, holding the government accountable, and how to get involved in environmental preservation at this crucial time in history.

  • Spring 2018 Teaching Assistant Opportunities

    Spring 2018 Teaching Assistant Opportunities

    Now accepting applications for spring 2018 TA positions!

  • Undergraduate Senior Focuses Thesis on Democratic Process in Ghana

    Undergraduate Senior Focuses Thesis on Democratic Process in Ghana

    Motivated by the opportunity to give back to her country, Ohemaa Ofori-Atta is studying Sustainable Development at Columbia.

  • Funding Opportunities for Travel and Field Research

    Funding Opportunities for Travel and Field Research

    Applications for the Fall 2017 Global Fellows and Travel Grant Programs are now open! Apply today for funding for your sustainability research.