The decade-long research, one of the largest urban street tree growth studies, reflects hands-on coursework that can offer real-world solutions.
Barnard College News
This summer, 20 high school students participated in the Sustainable Food and the City course — one of the five popular courses offered through the College’s Pre-College Programs.
As part of the “Summer Internship Series,” Gina Brown ’26 shares what it’s like to work in the noble gas lab of Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory through Barnard’s Summer Research Institute.
From the College’s latest pledge to attain net-zero emissions by 2040 to receiving a STARS gold rating for sustainability efforts, Barnard leads the climate movement by example.
Professor Logan Brenner is part of an international collaboration to drill into the ocean’s past.
After spending five weeks on the North Island of New Zealand, the Tow Fellow calls the chance to search for a connection between people and nature “the real gift of Barnard.”
Avigail Greenberg ’25 — a political science major and environmental science minor — shines a light on renewable energy systems in Africa for a road map to a sustainable future.
The Laidlaw Scholar traces the policy effects of climate displacement ahead of the U.N. conference COP 28.
Thirty-four of the College’s faculty, staff, and students collaborated to publish an open-access textbook — connecting higher education to a sustainable future for the planet.
Barnard and Columbia community members team up in a “sweeping” effort and send a message of unity and collaboration.
The political ecology senior considers the connection between climate change and corporations while working for the NFL Foundation.
Part 2 of the Summer Stories series: Students spend six weeks learning about the complex ties between the global food system and climate change.
Politics are inextricably linked to the planet’s health, and professor Alyssa Battistoni explains why.
From working with Indigenous activists in Papua New Guinea to holding on to hope, Professor Paige West weighs in on new federal initiatives designed to deliver results on climate action.
The anthropology major will travel to Ladakh, India, to draw on Buddhist environmental ethics in the fight against climate change.
The annual event for seniors showcased the work of dedicated student researchers striving to illuminate the planet’s mysteries.
From bird-watching to growing sprouts, this toolkit — sourced from campus community members — offers actionable advice for Earth Day.
Their carbon sequestering research is at the cutting edge of climate change solutions technology.
The College brought global dignitaries and scientists together on campus for the official side session of the United Nations 2023 Water Conference.
Barnard made circularity a campus imperative, and now we’re spreading the word.