The first removal of a House Speaker in US history, the first public beach in Manhattan, and the inauguration of President Shafik!

An edition to the list of World Heritage sites, protests in Libya, a Latin Night Market and more in today’s Bwoglines!

From buildings ablaze to the planet, read about it in this morning’s Bwoglines. 

Last Friday, the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory hosted Dr. Linda Elkins-Tanton for its yearly W.S. Jardetzky Lecture, titled “Volcanoes And The Great Dying: The End-Permian Extinction And Its Parallels With Today.” 

On Tuesday, the Heyman Center hosted guest lecturer Dr. Mijin Cha to discuss the importance of power, organization, and framing in the battle for worldwide decarbonization.

The Climate and Society Speaker Series continues with guest speakers George Deodatis and Thaddeus Pawlowski, both members of Columbia’s faculty. Sarah Cole, Dean of the Humanities at Columbia, moderates the panel as both experts speak on the setbacks of current infrastructure in New York and how it can be improved to maximize sustainability and the […]

The Southern Lights in New Zealand and Australia, oil regulations, and budget cuts in today’s Bwoglines!

Popped balloons… but not the end-of-the-birthday-party kind. Editors Note: mentions of death.

My walk to class is FREEZING and I am SICK OF IT. Join me in helping the fight to accelerate climate change.

From New Zealand, to San Francisco, to New York: locations with two-part names have taken over the news. Editor’s note: mentions of violence and death.

The Columbia Policy Institute hosted a meeting on an unspoken pillar of America: milk.

Today’s Bwoglines is by far the yarn-iest, featuring Twitter threads and your soon-to-be-repurposed sweaters.

Today’s Bwoglines is here to remind you that your voice matters! Editor’s note: mentions of death.

Three scientists call us to action to avoid catastrophe.

From the environmental crisis in Flint to discussions on how we are educating the next generation.