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The program will allow early-stage startups to conduct product-oriented research and development in available campus labs, accelerating innovation in critical areas such as climate, energy, infrastructure, and materials.
Program will help researchers and entrepreneurs develop and scale carbon-cutting technologies.
In a complementary measure, landfills should also be outfitted with facilities to monitor and control existing methane emissions.
Technical support and a strong interdisciplinary ethos have contributed to a thriving entrepreneurial culture on campus.
Columbia postdoc Cascade Tuholske builds maps to understand how humans interact with our environment. He spoke with Columbia News about what can be learned from large-scale data, how he copes with climate dread, and why he thinks the U.S. Constitution should guarantee the right to food.
The Columbia Climate School is expanding its presence at COP26 by hosting special events and sharing stories that include a variety of perspectives from global thought leaders, students, and experts.
In an online event, he discusses his process and the relationship between art and science with Maureen Raymo, co-founding dean of Columbia Climate School.
A new study led by Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory sees a daunting outlook for year-round ice and its ecosystems.
In a recent online event, panelists discussed how authors can envision a future of hope and climate progress.
The number of people exposed to potentially health threatening heat extremes has been growing for decades, says a new study. In some cities the increase is due to more people moving to urban areas. In others, the urban heat island effect and warmer temperatures from climate change are a bigger contributor.
As Climate Week NYC begins, the university explores creating a fully electrified campus. The Columbia Climate School is university partner of the weeklong climate showcase.
This year’s Climate Week NYC will feature Columbia professors on communicating climate solutions, financing mitigation and adaptation measures, decarbonizing Columbia's campus, and more.