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PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES

Columbia Global Centers | Mumbai

Columbia Global Centers | Mumbai develops programs and activities involving both students and faculty focusing on...

Columbia Global Centers | Santiago

Columbia Global Centers | Santiago assists Columbia in the development and execution of its research and teaching...

Center on Global Energy Policy

The Center on Global Energy Policy provides independent, balanced, data-driven analysis to help policymakers...

Studio-X São Paulo Lab

Founded in the summer of 2010, São Paulo Lab collaborates closely with Studio-X Rio de Janeiro to examine the...

The Earth Institute

The Earth Institute brings together people and tools needed to address global problems from climate change and...

Academic Commons

Current Columbia students, faculty, and staff can deposit scholarly work and research here. The work is cataloged...

RESEARCH

The Istanbul Research and Documentation Project

The Istanbul Research and Documentation Project (IRDP) was conceptualized and founded by Professor...

Thika Highway Improvement Project

CSUD is working with an interdisciplinary research consortium with the University of Nairobi’s (UoN...

Urbanizing Technology: The Mobility Complex

Led by Professor Saskia Sassen , this signature research project explores the challenges of...

Mapping Mesopotamian Monuments: Part One

Part One: Planning Grant The project will map and assess the conservation and preservation needs of...

Arts, Culture, and Quality of Life in Global Cities

Urban spaces have become a crucible for the transformations of the global era. The Committee on...

Transport and Equity: A Smart Approach

Launched in September 2012, this project builds on ongoing work of the core partners: the Center...

INSTITUTES

Institute for Sustainable Development Practice

The Institute for Sustainable Development Practice offers governmental and non-...

Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS)

The Institute of Latin American Studies focuses on academic programs,...

The Earth Institute

The Earth Institute brings together people and tools needed to address global...

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory explores the origin, evolution, and future of...

Institute for Data Sciences & Engineering

Columbia University, in a partnership with New York City, launched the...

People

  • Mabel O. Wilson

    Professor of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

  • Kadambari Baxi

    Professor of Professional Practice

  • Richard A. Plunz

    Professor of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

  • Ibrahim S. Odeh

    Lecturer in Construction Engineering and Management in the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

  • Jason Bordoff

    Professor of Professional Practice in the Faculty of International and Public Affairs

  • Sam Szoke-Burke

    Legal Researcher

  • Ah-Hyung Park

    Lenfest Earth Institute Associate Professor of Climate Change

  • Li Hu

    Director, Studio-X Beijing

  • Richard Garfield

    Henrik H. Bendixen Professor Emeritus of Clinical International Nursing; Professor Emeritus of Clinical Population and Family Health; Special Lecturer in the School of Nursing

  • Lynne Sagalyn

    Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor Emerita of Real Estate

  • Upmanu Lall

    Alan and Carol Silberstein Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering and of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics; Director, Columbia Water Center in the Earth Institute

  • Nickolas John Themelis

    Stanley Thompson Professor Emeritus of Chemical Metallurgy; Special Research Scientist in the Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering

  • Selva Gurdogan

    Director, Studio-X Istanbul

  • Ruth S. DeFries

    University Professor

  • Kartik Chandran

    Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering
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