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Sustainability Management: Lessons from and for New York City, America and the Planet

earth.columbia.edu, Jul 11, 2011

The Earth Institute, Columbia University, recently hosted a book launch and reception for Sustainability Management: Lessons from and for New York City, America and the Planet, a new book by Steven Cohen, director of the Sustainability Management program.

Sustainability Politics in New York

The Huffington Post, Jul 05, 2011

Sustainability management requires that we learn how to power our economy while protecting our planet. The hydrofracking issue gives Andrew Cuomo an opportunity to become a sustainability Governor. All New Yorkers should want him to meet that challenge.

Columbia University Welcomes Noor Rajah, New Director of Graduate Program in Actuarial Science

School of Continuing Education, Jun 30, 2011

The School of Continuing Education is pleased to welcome Noor Rajah as the new director of the graduate program in actuarial science.

All Effective Management Must Be Sustainability Management

The Huffington Post, Jun 27, 2011

Steven Cohen discussed the Sustainability Management program and his new book in his weekly blog for the Huffington Post.

Fifteen Years of the WNBA

ESPN.com, Jun 21, 2011

Sports Management program faculty member Val Ackerman looked back on fifteen years of the WNBA for espn.com.

Synchronized Landscapes Featured at Bronx Museum of the Arts

bronxmuseum.org, Jun 21, 2011

Landscape Design student Anton Cabaleiro's exhibit, Synchronized Landscapes, will be featured as part of the AIM Biennial at the Bronx Museum of the Arts and Wave Hill.

Solar Power and the Future of Fossil Fuels

The Huffington Post, Jun 20, 2011

It is difficult to predict the technologies of the future. No one would have predicted cell phones and iPods. But the switch from fossil fuels is inevitable. Some day people will look back on the 20th and 21st centuries amazed that we burned up these finite, highly useful geologic resources, instead of using them to construct plastics and other building materials.

Emotions in the Workplace

Charlie Rose, Jun 16, 2011

Strategic Communications faculty member Mark Truss appeared on the Charlie Rose show to discuss his research on emotions in the workplace.

Is the Electric Car Finally Here?

The Huffington Post, Jun 06, 2011

Electric cars may seem like a vision of the future, but clearly, a great deal of progress has been made in the past few years to make this vision real. The arrival of the Nissan Leaf, an all-electric car designed for the mass American market, is a sign that the electric car may finally have arrived.

City and Columbia Expand Certificate Program for Minority, Women and Locally Owned Businesses

Columbia News, May 31, 2011

The construction management certificate program, a joint Columbia University-New York City Small Business Services mentorship program for minority, women and local entrepreneurs, was featured in Columbia News. The nine-month program’s curriculum is based on the School of Continuing Education’s master of science in construction administration.