Professor Lincoln Mitchell on the Georgia-Russia Conflict  

As a scholar on the Eastern Europe country of Georgia, Lincoln Mitchell, Arnold A. Saltzman Assistant Professor in the Practice of International Politics with Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, was not surprised by Russia's military invasion of South Ossetia, a breakaway province within the country.  

Columbia Researchers to Advise New City Task Force on Climate Change Adaptation

New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has launched a Climate Change Adaptation Task Force aimed at securing the city's critical infrastructure against rising seas, higher temperatures and less reliable water supplies due to ongoing climate changes. Researchers at Columbia University's Earth Institute will play a key role.