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8 Questions With
Interim Dean Jeffrey Shaman
Jeffrey Shaman became the Climate School's interim dean this past July. Shaman, who received his Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Sciences from Columbia, is also a professor in the Climate School and at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health. We sat down with Dean Shaman to learn more about his research career in climate and human health, get his take on the Climate School’s future and the impact he believes the school will have on addressing the climate crisis. |
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How Big Institutions Stymie Disaster Response, and What to Do About It
Jeff Schlegelmilch, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, has co-written a new book, Catastrophic Incentives, which explores why society is underprepared for natural and human-made disasters.
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An Archives of the Stars
Is Born
NASA has designated a group at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory with preserving and making easily accessible data from all the extraterrestrial material curated by the agency.
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Tackling Severe Air Pollution in Africa
Daniel Westervelt, an atmospheric scientist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, has been working to measure and mitigate a longtime health crisis afflicting much of the continent.
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Climate Researchers Honored by Leading Scientific Organizations
Five scientists connected to the Columbia Climate School are being honored by major scientific organizations this fall: Michela Biasutti, Suzana Camargo, Melissa Lott, Richard Seager
and Adam Sobel.
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Don't Miss These Upcoming Events!
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Date/Time: Tuesday, October 17, 7:00 to 8:00 pm
Location: The Forum, Columbia Univ., 601 W. 125th St
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