http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Fri, 24 May 2013 19:28:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/09/25/cerc-certificate-alum-pursues-his-passion-for-protecting-oceans/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/09/25/cerc-certificate-alum-pursues-his-passion-for-protecting-oceans/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:40:33 +0000 CERC Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=30581 Learn more about Mike Misner, a 2006 graduate of the Certificate in Conservation and Environmental Sustainability at the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC). ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/09/25/cerc-certificate-alum-pursues-his-passion-for-protecting-oceans/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/23/upcoming-certificate-course-the-little-things-and-their-influence-on-planet-earth/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/23/upcoming-certificate-course-the-little-things-and-their-influence-on-planet-earth/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:45:48 +0000 CERC Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=25415 In the last century we have witnessed incredible environmental leaps in our understanding of planet Earth. With a focus on integrated, systems thinking we invite you to register for an interactive online webinar that explores the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/23/upcoming-certificate-course-the-little-things-and-their-influence-on-planet-earth/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/23/the-sustainable-city/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/23/the-sustainable-city/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:14:19 +0000 CERC Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=25409 More than half of the world’s population now lives in urban settings, making sustainable urban management a critical concern. This course introduces you to the fundamentals of urban environmental management and sustainability with a special focus on New York City.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/23/the-sustainable-city/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/12/save-those-acorns-for-the-apocalypse/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/12/save-those-acorns-for-the-apocalypse/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:25:27 +0000 CERC Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=24605 As biodiversity takes a hit from climate change, forward thinking groups store seed samples in gene banks. The idea: if an entire species is wiped out, scientists can repopulate from the samples. Hello, plant versions of Adam and Eve.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/12/save-those-acorns-for-the-apocalypse/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/05/expanding-overseas-study-opportunities/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/05/expanding-overseas-study-opportunities/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:48:32 +0000 CERC Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=24675 A golf-ball-sized rhinoceros beetle flies through the open-air pavilion and lands on my table. I look up from my notes, an attempt at reworking my African wild dog study methods, and realize I haven’t seen one of these mighty beasts since my junior year in South Africa. The beetle is a welcome companion on this quiet, star-studded night in Jordan’s Ajloun Forest Reserve. Creature comforts: another perspective shift made possible by the Columbia Global Centers. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/05/expanding-overseas-study-opportunities/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/09/a-controversy-fracturing-in-the-marcellus-shale/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/09/a-controversy-fracturing-in-the-marcellus-shale/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:18:06 +0000 CERC Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=23716 The organic-rich source rock of the Marcellus Shale is an on-going target for massive gas extraction. Advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, have made this extensive area of Marcellus black shale one of the largest unconventional and widely controversial gas operations in the United States today.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/09/a-controversy-fracturing-in-the-marcellus-shale/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/28/keeping-america-competitive-by-sparking-curiosity-in-the-classroom/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/28/keeping-america-competitive-by-sparking-curiosity-in-the-classroom/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:51:31 +0000 Dove Pedlosky http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=13995 To keep America competitive in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (the STEM disciplines), a report from the National Academy of Sciences calls for strengthening the skills of some 250,000 teachers across the United States through university-run science training programs. The report asserts that when teachers gain laboratory experience and conduct fieldwork alongside active researchers, they become more effective and passionate educators in the classroom.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/28/keeping-america-competitive-by-sparking-curiosity-in-the-classroom/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/09/18/ruth-defries/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/09/18/ruth-defries/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:06:23 +0000 Urania Mylonas http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/creative/?p=43 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/09/18/ruth-defries/feed/ 1