News
October 2008
Dr. Shahid Naeem, Chair of E3B, addressed the incoming freshman class with a talk about Millennium Villages that he visited while in Tanzania and Kenya in August.
April 2008
- Sarracina Littlebird, one of our EB juniors, has been named a Truman
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- Eli Dueker (DEES), Maria Uriarte (E3B), Ajit Subramanian (Lamont/DEES), Chris Small (Lamont/DEES), and Andy Juhl (Lamont/DEES) received $200K through the Initiatives in Science and Engineering program administered through David Hirsh’s office. Funds will be used to develop an Ocean, Atmospheric, Terrestrial Systems working group. The first, flagship project will explore the links between mariculture development, microbial ecology, and nutrient processing and transport to forests in Southern Chile. The initiative adds to existing programs in microbial ecology and will play a critical role in evaluating the sustainability of aquaculture development in Chile.
- In collaboration with Tom Rudel (sociology, Rutgers U) and Laura Schneider (Geography, Rutgers University), Maria Uriarte (E3B, Columbia University), organized a workshop March 26-28 on Land Use Transition in the Tropics. The workshop brought together over 20 researchers from the earth, natural, and social science to discuss the drivers and future of land use practices in the tropics. The workshop was made possible through contributions from the ADVANCE program at the Earth Institute, the Moore Foundation, and the MaGrann fund from Rutgers University. For more information on participants and outcomes see http://magrann-conference.rutgers.edu/2008/index.html
February 2008
Interview with Shahid Naeem on MicrobeWorld radio:
http://www.flpradio.com/microbeworld/audio/071224-080118/MW080116.mp3
December 2007
Shahid Naeem named Distinguished Columbia Faculty
The E3B Department congratulates Professor Shahid Naeem, 2007 recipient of the Distinguished Columbia Faculty Award.
The Distinguished Columbia Faculty Award was created in 2005 when Columbia Trustee Gerry Lenfest '58 LAW donated $12 million to the University to establish a new category of awards honoring exceptional teaching in the Arts and Sciences. The awards are given annually to faculty of unusual merit across a range of professorial activities including scholarship, University citizenship, and professional involvement with a primary emphasis on the instruction and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students.
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August 24, 2006
Video of Chair on E3B, Nature, and CU
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