Laura Piraino, Author at State of the Planet

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Sid Shah: From the Field to Resource Economics and Policy

Sid is attending Columbia’s MSP-ESP program get a more formal training in economics and policy, in order to apply that information in natural resources management legislation and other interests. 

by |March 20, 2018
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From the Peace Corps to Columbia: Planting Trees and Ideas with Kelsey Wooddell

MPA-ESP student Kelsey Wooddell discusses bringing her science background to solve sustainability problems.

by |March 2, 2018

SIPA Israel Delegation Trip: Cooperation through Sustainability

This student-led initiative takes graduate students to Israel for a rich exchange of ideas. This year’s trip focused on environmentalism, resource management, and climate change.

by |February 14, 2018
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Innovating for Sustainability: Alex Hofmann

A graduate of Columbia’s Environmental Science and Policy program explains how his studies have helped him in his work in the energy sector.

by |January 30, 2018
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Sara Kaddoura: Exploring Sustainability in Business

An alum explains how Columbia’s Environmental Science and Policy program prepared her for a job incorporating sustainability practices at Loreal.

by |January 24, 2018

Mima Mendoza: Spearheading Change After Typhoon Ketsana

Mendoza’s interest in climate policy piqued after Typhoon Ketsana devastated her hometown in the Philippines. Now she’s a student in Columbia’s Environmental Science and Policy masters program.

by |January 5, 2018

Professor Dong Guo: China, Peer Effect and Sustainability

Sustainability isn’t just about the environment. Guo explains how social and economic factors, like employment and education, fit in.

by |December 8, 2017

Greener on the Other Side: ESP Students’ Sustainability Podcast

Students from the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program at SIPA have produced a podcast called “Greener on the Other Side,” on sustainability, climate change, and the environment.

by |November 28, 2017

From Columbia to Climate Adaptation Director: Alumnus Jon Philipsborn

A graduate of Columbia’s Environmental Science and Policy MPA program tells us about his job as a climate adaption practice director at AECOM.

by |November 14, 2017

Student Plans to Transform Urban Farming

Alexander Rudnicki is earning a master’s in Environmental Science and Policy in order to shape the future of the burgeoning urban agriculture industry.

by |October 6, 2017