Jeffrey Sachs

At World AIDS Day, Sachs, health advocates say more progress needed

On World AIDS Day, Earth Institute director Jeff Sachs said that the cut to funding for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS is a “horrendous decision,” while health advocates shared stories of dealing with AIDS.

By Sammy Roth | Dec 2 04:38 am ET

Halfway through AIDS pandemic? Hopefully, according to advocates

Students behind World AIDS Week said they are energized by new research that indicates that the global pandemic could be wiped out in 30 years.

By Lauren Chadwick | Nov 30 03:08 am ET

A new educational paradigm

The linear track of American education is limiting students' individual talents and passions.

By Jesse Michels | Nov 21 07:20 pm ET

Have you protested yet?

Introspection is just as important as your external actions.

By Cecilia Reyes | Oct 20 07:34 pm ET

Haitian President skips WLF; Wyclef Jean makes surprise appearance

About forty minutes into the scheduled event, University President Lee Bollinger and Sachs notified the crowd that Martelly would not be able to attend.

By Caroline Chen | Sep 23 03:50 am ET

Annan, Sachs advocate for African 'green revolution' at panel

At a panel Monday night, former U.N. Secretary-General—and current Columbia University Global Fellow—Kofi Annan said that African needed to improve its crop yields to become self-sustaining.

By Katie Bentivoglio and Lillian Jin | Oct 12 04:08 am ET

Conference attendees look for opportunity amidst crisis

The Fourth Columbia International Investment Conference filled Faculty House with government officials, United Nations representatives, professors, economists, law students, investors, and professionals interested in shedding new light on the global economic crisis.

By Hien Truong | Nov 8 10:49 pm ET

SEAS project promotes sustainability

A group of SEAS professors and deans have spent two years planning the Center for Sustainable Engineering. Now, nearly two months after its official opening in March, the center is hosting a number of student projects, all geared toward providing practical solutions to various world-development problems through engineering.

By Tabitha Peyton Wood | Apr 23 10:04 pm ET

Earth Institute to create new major for fall 2010

As issues of climate control continue to make front-page news, the Earth Institute plans to unveil a new undergraduate major in sustainable development for fall 2010.

By Margaux Groux | Apr 15 08:27 pm ET

Sachs Criticizes Press in J-School Speech

Professor and Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs played on an academic buzzword in a lecture at the Columbia School of Journalism, saying that the pursuit of sustainable development must be a “complex interdisciplinary” process.

By Tabitha Peyton Wood | Feb 23 11:24 pm ET

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