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		<description><![CDATA[The latest research news from the Earth Institute]]></description>
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		<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 18:53:55 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Call for Proposals for Cross-Cutting Initiative and Earth Clinic Seed Funding Competitions]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2963]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Earth Institute is soliciting proposals from Columbia University faculty and research staff for two seed funding competitions this year as part of the Cross-Cutting Initiative (CCI) and the Earth Clinic. Proposals for both competitions are due by noon on May 14, 2012.
Purpose of the Competitions
Both competitions are designed to provide seed funding for new research or practical initiatives ...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, Apr 17th 2012, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Applications Now Being Accepted for the 2012-2013 Marie Tharp Visiting Fellowship]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2945]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Earth Institute and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia  University invites applications for the Marie Tharp Fellowship for  Women. This award aims to provide an opportunity for women scientists to  conduct research at Columbia University. Fellows will be awarded up to  $25,000 for a period of 3 months, and will have an opportunity to work  with faculty, research staff, postdoctoral r...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, Jan 30th 2012, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sustainable Oceans: Reconciling Economic Use and Protection]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2844]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[From Wednesday, June 29th to Friday, July 1st, 2011, the Earth Institute co-sponsored the first of a series of three conferences devoted to the subject of &amp;ldquo;Sustainable Oceans: Reconciling Economic Use and Protection&amp;rdquo; organized by the German Dr&amp;auml;ger Foundation. The first conference, entitled &amp;ldquo;The Use of the Ocean&#039;s Energy Resources, Risk Management and the...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, Aug 17th 2011, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Assessing Nutritional Diversity in African Villages]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2843]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[


In Sub-Saharan Africa, 40% of children under five years in age are chronically undernourished. As new investments and attention galvanize action on African agriculture to reduce hunger, there is an urgent need for metrics that monitor agricultural progress beyond calories produced per capita &amp;mdash; they also need to address nutritional diversity essential for human health.
A new resear...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, Aug 16th 2011, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Threatened Island Nations Conference]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2826]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[From May 23rd to 25th, the Center for Climate Change Law (CCCL) held a&amp;nbsp;conference titled Legal Issues Faced by&amp;nbsp;Threatened Island Nations. The 272 registrants came from 39 different countries including 43 from the Pacific Island region; 45 from Australia, the rest of Asia, the Indian subcontinent and Africa; 24 from Europe; and 18 from the Caribbean and Latin America. An additiona...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, Aug 2nd 2011, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Water Scarcity: A Shared Problem With a World of Solutions]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2827]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[


On June 27th, the Columbia Water Center (CWC) held an international conference with participants from all of its PepsiCo Foundation partnership global projects. The conference, titled &amp;ldquo;Water Scarcity: A Shared Problem With a World of Solutions,&amp;rdquo; brought together Columbia scientists, practitioners and partners from four continents to discuss global water scarcity, present ...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, Aug 2nd 2011, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Urban Design Lab Wins Grant to Study Northeast Regional Food Systems]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2825]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Urban Design Lab (UDL), in collaboration with eight other institutions and the United States Department of Agriculture, has been awarded a $5 million, five-year&amp;nbsp;Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grant (AFRI) from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The project is&amp;nbsp;titled &amp;ldquo;Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast With Regio...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, Aug 1st 2011, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[IRI Hosts IFC Executives for Climate Training Program]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2816]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[From Monday, June 6th to Wednesday, June 8th, The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) hosted an executive training program for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group entitled Climate Change Science, Economics and Policy. The program&amp;rsquo;s goal was to provide the theoretical knowledge and scientific basis for incorporating climate risk i...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, Jun 27th 2011, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Soil Mapping in Africa Breaks New Ground]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2787]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Accurate knowledge of local and regional soil characteristics is essential for sustainable agricultural development, but the existing body of information about the conditions and trends of African soils is outdated and imprecise. Thus there is an urgent need for accurate, up-to-date and spatially-referenced soil information&amp;mdash;in the form of accurate and comprehensive maps&amp;mdash;to supp...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, Mar 11th 2011, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CERC Conference: Sustaining Life, Securing Our Future]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2786]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[On March 1, 2011, the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) hosted the &amp;ldquo;Sustaining Life, Securing Our Future&amp;rdquo; symposium celebrating the diversity of life on Earth, attended by approximately 300 people from the academic and civic community.&amp;nbsp;The symposium began with introductions by Nancy Degnan, executive director, who underscored the message of the ...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, Mar 11th 2011, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Call for Proposals for Cross-Cutting Initiative and Earth Clinic Seed Funding Competitions]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[&amp;gt; View 2012-2013 Call for Proposals
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The Earth Institute is soliciting proposals from Columbia University faculty and research staff for two seed funding competitions this year as part of the Cross-Cutting Initiative (CCI) and the Earth Clinic. Proposals for both competitions are due by noon on May 16, 2011.
Purpose of the Competitions
Both competitions are designed to provide...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, Feb 21st 2011, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Adopts Open Access Resolution]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[


Columbia University is joining a growing movement among universities and research institutions to make scholarly research available free to the public online. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory is the first program at the university to adopt an open access resolution, which calls for faculty and other researchers to post their scientific papers in online repositories such as Columbia&amp;rsquo...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, Feb 2nd 2011, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lamont Director to Lead University Research]]></title>
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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory director G. Michael Purdy has been named Columbia University&amp;rsquo;s executive vice president for research. Taking over as interim director of the observatory is associate director Arthur Lerner-Lam. &amp;nbsp;The moves, effective Feb. 1, were announced by Columbia president Lee Bollinger and Earth Institute director Jeffrey Sachs in emails to staff Janua...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, Jan 20th 2011, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Researchers at the Columbia Water Center]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Columbia Water Center, in collaboration with other Earth Institute units and external partners, is leading intellectual inquiry into the assessment, understanding and resolution of the potentially global crisis of freshwater scarcity. Founded in 2008, the Water Center was established for the purpose of studying the diminishing levels of fresh water and creating innovative sustainable and globa...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, Jan 18th 2011, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fall Semester 2010 Research Asssistantships]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2769]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Every semester, the Earth Institute has provided funding for research assistantships that offer undergraduates from Columbia and Barnard &amp;nbsp;a unique opportunity to be involved in research projects related to sustainable development and the environment. At Columbia, research assistantships are typically reserved for graduate students, which makes this Earth Institute opportunity for undergra...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, Jan 18th 2011, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Walter Baethgen Receives Honors]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2754]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[
On November 27, Walter Baethgen the director of the Latin America and the Caribbean Program at the Earth Institute&amp;rsquo;s International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) was awarded the Morosoli de Oro, one of the most prestigious awards that can be bestowed upon a Uruguayan citizen. In receiving this honor, Baethgen now stands among eminent writers, poets, doctors and other ...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, Dec 8th 2010, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Columbia Climate Center NSF Grant]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2741]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[In September, the Earth Institute&amp;rsquo;s Columbia Climate Center began work underwritten by a two-year National Science Foundation planning grant to develop a new Climate Change Education partnership between education experts, climate scientists, and both formal and informal education practitioners such as museum educators. The two-year grant will be a partnership between Columbia University,...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, Oct 21st 2010, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Postdoctoral Fellows Program in Sustainable Development and Peace: The Earth Institute and the Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2694]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Earth Institute, Columbia University and the Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity (AC4) seek an innovative postdoctoral candidate (recent Ph.D, M.D., or J.D.) recipient specializing in conflict resolution, violence, peace-studies, or related areas, with an interest in its relation to sustainable development. The Consortium is seeking applicants with significant knowledge...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, May 10th 2010, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Climate Change Adaptation Student Research Showcase]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2672]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Friday, April 2, 2010, the Earth Institute hosted the Climate Change Adaptation Student Research Showcase on the Columbia University Morningside campus. The event was the culmination of the Climate Change Adaptation Initiative, supported by a generous grant from HSBC in the Community. The project supported collaboration with researchers, policymakers and community organizers in the New York met...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, Apr 20th 2010, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bamboo Bikes Are Gaining Attention]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2662]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[These are busy and exciting times for the Bamboo Bike Project (BBP). Established in 2007 with seed funding from the Earth Institute, the BBP has been working alongside the Earth Institute&amp;rsquo;s Millennium Cities Initiative (MCI) to design and build bamboo bikes that are suitable for African conditions and made with native materials. The project is also working to establish bicycle production...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, Mar 29th 2010, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Call for Proposals for Cross-Cutting Initiative and Earth Clinic Seed Funding Competitions]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2643]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Earth Institute is soliciting proposals from Columbia University faculty and research staff for two seed funding competitions this year as part of the Cross-Cutting Initiative (CCI) and the Earth Clinic. Proposals for both competitions are due by April 30, 2010, and should be e-mailed to Adrian Hill at ahill@ei.columbia.edu.
Purpose of the Competitions
Both competitions are designed to provi...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, Feb 12th 2010, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[UNEP Visiting Scholar Brings Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Expertise to the Earth Institute]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2627]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Earth Institute, Columbia University, is pleased to welcome Maliza van Eeden as a visiting scholar from February 8-18, 2010 through a partnership formed in 2007 between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)&amp;rsquo;s Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch (PCDMB) and the Earth Institute. The purpose of the partnership is to increase exchanges and enhance research and field-le...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, Feb 4th 2010, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Applications Now Being Accepted for Marie Tharp Visiting Fellowship]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2617]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Earth Institute and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University invites applications for the Marie Tharp Fellowship for Women. This award aims to provide an opportunity for women scientists to conduct research at Columbia University. Fellows will be awarded up to $30,000 for a period of 3 months, and will have an opportunity to work with faculty, research staff, postdoctoral resear...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, Jan 20th 2010, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Students and Researchers in the Modi Research Group Share their Groundbreaking Work in Energy Technologies and Sustainable Infrastructure]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2610]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Modi Research Group (http://www.grassrootsengineering.org/), headed by Earth Institute faculty member Professor Vijay Modi, has become a leader in the engineering community in energy technologies for sustainable development.&amp;nbsp; Modi&amp;rsquo;s team of staff researchers and graduate and undergraduate students specialize in &amp;ldquo;grassroots engineering&amp;rdquo; with a particular f...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, Dec 30th 2009, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Earth Institute Research Consortium: The Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity (AC4)]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2606]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Protracted violence continues to plague Darfur, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Congo, Somalia and other war-torn lands. Given the increasing complexity and volatility associated with contemporary forms of geopolitical conflict and violence, an interdisciplinary group representing multiple conflict and peace studies entities at Columbia University has launched the Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Co...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, Dec 10th 2009, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New CERC Collaboration With Minzu University in China on Ethnobiology Research]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, and the School of Life and Environmental Sciences (SLES) at Minzu University in China recently formalized a partnership for innovative research in the growing field of ethnobiology, which looks at the relationship between people, biodiversity and the environment . CERC&#039;s mission, &amp;ld...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, Oct 23rd 2009, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Green Mapping for Eco-Justice in Harlem]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Center for the Study of Science and Religion (CSSR) at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, has partnered with Harlem faith leaders, community activists and Columbia University students to develop a &amp;ldquo;green map&amp;rdquo; of Harlem in its Green Mapping for Eco-Justice project.&amp;nbsp; Started in March 2009, the project is an initiative to promote environmental justice by highli...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, Aug 27th 2009, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[National Science Foundation Grant Supports Research on Columbia University Green Roofs]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2522]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[For the first time in history, more people reside in urban centers than rural areas, making sustainable and interdisciplinary urban design more important than ever. One strategy that addresses a number of key urban afflictions&amp;mdash;from urban heat to stormwater runoff pollution&amp;mdash; is the use of green roofs, which can transform the otherwise harsh environments of urban rooftops into co...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, Aug 14th 2009, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[A Name Makes All the Difference, Suggests CRED Research]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2514]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Can climate change policy be advanced by changing one little &amp;ldquo;dirty word&amp;rdquo;? A survey by the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED), based at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, and the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy, Columbia University, suggests that Americans are more willing to pay an added amount to mitigate carbon-dioxide emission...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, Aug 4th 2009, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CIESIN Demographer Awarded Grant From Argentine Government to Continue Research Linking Climate Change and Human Displacement]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Susana Adamo, associate research scientist with the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, was recently awarded a grant for collaborative studies in Argentina following the release of a pioneering report she co-authored that links climate change with forced human migration.
Born and raised in Argentina, Adamo recently recei...]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, Jul 21st 2009, 00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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