http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Mon, 20 May 2013 22:56:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/06/20/water-shortages-in-jordan/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/06/20/water-shortages-in-jordan/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:03:51 +0000 Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=28174 By Melissa von Mayrhauser Jordan is the third most water scarce country in the world, while its population is rising at approximately 3% annually. Columbia’s SEE-U Jordan program is investigating the reasons behind the country’s lack of water security while also considering possible solutions. We dove into our studies by swimming in the Red and [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/06/20/water-shortages-in-jordan/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/08/from-brazil-to-jordan-columbia-undergrads-learn-about-see-u%e2%80%99s-summer-fieldwork-programs/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/08/from-brazil-to-jordan-columbia-undergrads-learn-about-see-u%e2%80%99s-summer-fieldwork-programs/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 19:27:33 +0000 Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=26265 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/08/from-brazil-to-jordan-columbia-undergrads-learn-about-see-u%e2%80%99s-summer-fieldwork-programs/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