If we are successful in modernizing our economy and greening our infrastructure, and if we do this in a way that expands opportunity, then New York City should seamlessly regain its symbolic and actual place in our economy and in our consciousness.

As production ramps up, experts hope the vaccine will reach areas that are underprivileged and often hardest-hit.

It’s infuriating to encounter discarded gloves and masks in public. People need better guidance on how to dispose of them, and more recycling options. 

Our human need for social interaction will influence our calculus and my hope is that when normal life resumes, we never again take it for granted.

Throughout the spring, grassroots women peacebuilders will meet online to discuss how they’re helping to build resilience in their communities.

Human technology and ingenuity have created a world of comfort, curiosity and creativity. But we have failed to account for their impacts on the systems that sustain the planet and in turn sustain human life.

A Sustainability Management instructor reflects on why she’s thrilled to get the coronavirus vaccine.

If we learned anything in 2020, it is that we need a unified American community if we are to defeat this virus and return to normal life.

From the Navajo Nation to Somalia, diverse speakers discuss how colonial structures are perpetuated in modern times and reflected in the COVID crisis.

Columbia students and faculty consider the lessons that can be learned from this year to move toward a more equitable and sustainable future.