As part of its Campus as Lab (CAL) initiative, the Office of Sustainability is pleased to welcome Kiran Siddique as a summer intern supporting sustainable procurement and responsible materials management initiatives.
Columbia University was awarded LEED® Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for 600 W. 125th Street, a 34-story residential building for graduate students and faculty on the southwest corner of 125th Street and Broadway that opened in 2024.
As part of its Campus as Lab (CAL) initiative, the Office of Sustainability welcomes data intern Ray Li, who brings his analytical expertise to the University’s efforts to better understand and reduce food-related carbon emissions.
Every year, groups and individuals across Columbia celebrate Earth Day as a moment to reflect on the importance of appreciating and protecting our planet and natural resources, as well as an opportunity to plan for the future. Here are some events happening around Earth Week 2026.
This semester, Columbia University’s Circular Economy Club — part of the School of Professional Studies (SPS) — is advancing key sustainability priorities through two Campus as Lab (CAL) projects. Building on ideas from the Office of Sustainability's Think Tank initiative, the club is helping test and refine solutions to improve material reuse and address laboratory waste streams at Columbia.
The Office of Sustainability is pleased to welcome Priyal Patel as a new intern supporting a range of sustainability initiatives across the University.
As part of its Campus as Lab (CAL) initiative, Columbia's Office of Sustainability has welcomed a new student intern dedicated to advancing sustainable procurement and supply chain strategy. Sara Swenson joins the team as part of the inaugural cohort of the Master of Science in Climate Finance program at the Columbia Climate School, bringing a strong interdisciplinary background and passion for environmental stewardship.
A student capstone team in the School of Professional Studies (SPS) Sustainability Management program selected to work on a campus project offered by the Office of Sustainability to complete a Climate and Sustainability Risk Review focused on emerging external risk frameworks for Columbia University.
As part of their coursework, a Sustainable Development capstone team acted as consultants on a real-world sustainability project for Columbia University’s Office of Sustainability. Led by Professor Jenna Lawrence, the group was asked to design a practical, action-based campus engagement program that helps schools and departments advance the goals of Plan 2030.
By integrating sustainability metrics with business risk indicators to inform strategic procurement decisions, the Office of Sustainability’s first Columbia Business School intern, Ting-Ting Chou, has set the University on a path to reduce costs and lower its supply chain’s environmental footprint.
The Office of Sustainability is proud to highlight the contributions of Julia Widmann, an intern whose analytical skill, professionalism, and collaborative leadership significantly advanced multiple pillars of Columbia’s sustainability efforts.