Signed, sealed, delivered! 2018 MA graduates handing in their final thesis. A true reflection of the teamwork, comradery and support among our amazing students. Congratulations Grads!!!

The 2018 M.A. Thesis Presentations. After two years of hard work, our second year MA cohort had the opportunity to present their research to the E3B community. Great work and congratulations to Emily C, Jessica E, Lauren N, Shannon M, Christian R, Alex P, Claire G, Jessica H, Neha S and Adam P !!!

Cheers to Maressa Takahashi! Maressa has successfully completed her Ph.D with a concentration in Evolutionary Primatology (program coordinator Prof. Marina Cords). Congratulations Maressa and welcome to the E3B Alumni cohort.

Congratulations Amrita Neelakantan!! Amrita recently passed her dissertation defense and is the newest member of the E3B Alumni community!

Congratulations Dr. Duncan Menge who was recently awarded a grant by the Lenfest Junior Faculty Development Committee  to support his work with undergraduate student researchers on the research project entitled, “How does symbiotic nitrogen fixation depend on light?”

Best wishes to Lauren Naylor who will be representing E3B in the 3rd annual GSAS SynThesis competition, a Columbia-wide competition for MA students to compete for the best thesis. In the three years of this competition, E3B has placed: 3rd (Vijay Ramesh 2016) and 1st and 2nd (Brandi Cannon and Steph Sardelis 2017). Illustrating that E3B students have put out some of the best theses all of GSAS.  Come out and support our fellow E3Bers! Thursday * May 3rd * 4:00-7:00pm * 5th floor of Lerner Hall

Closing this years series, the Undergraduates enjoyed their Dinner with the Chair. The motivation of the “Dinner with the Chair” series is to invite each cohort into an intimate setting with the department chair and student advisors to discuss pressing issues that directly affect them. See our students, Director of Undergrad Studies and the Program Advisor of the EBHS major enjoying good food and productive conversation.

Mongabay discusses a study co-authored by Dr. Ruth DeFries’ which examines an environmentally friendly diet for India

Earth Institute covers Prof Maria Uriarte in her work on climate change and the re-greening of Puerto Rico

Three Cheers to Alex Huddell!! Alex was awarded the NSF Graduate Research Internship Program (GRIP) which provides professional development to NSF Graduate Research Fellows through internships in partnership with federal agencies. Keep up the great work!

Congratulations to E3B’s own Dr. Andres Bendesky who was named a 2018 Searle Scholar “one of the most promising early-career scientists in America”

Congratulations Dr. Dustin Rubenstein for winning the 2018 Great Teachers Award!!!