End of Colombia Conflict May Bring New Threats to Ecosystems
The end of a 52-year internal conflict could spell trouble for the second most biodiverse country in the world. A new study outlines a sustainable path forward.
New Earth Institute Director Alex Halliday’s Vision Reaches Across Columbia and the World
Geochemist Alex Halliday was appointed the new director of Columbia’s Earth Institute by University President Lee C. Bollinger last December.
How Can We Decarbonize the Planet?
Alex Halliday, a geophysicist who became the director of Columbia University’s Earth Institute in May, shares his visions for how the organization can help to shape the future.
Tracking Respiratory Infections in NYC, With or Without Symptoms
There’s a lot we don’t know about respiratory viruses and how they spread. A Columbia study currently underway seeks to unravel these mysteries, in part by studying people who are healthy enough to be walking around Manhattan.
President Bollinger Names Pioneering Oxford Geoscientist Alex Halliday to Head Earth Institute
“Alex Halliday is a renowned research scientist and skillful academic leader who is uniquely suited to charting the Institute’s future and its vital interdisciplinary role at the University,” said President Lee C. Bollinger.