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How the Intercontinental Slavery Museum in Mauritius Promotes Peace and Justice by Allegra Chen-Carrel |February 2, 2021 According to the Institute for Economics and Peace, Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, is one of only five countries in the world free from both domestic and international conflict. The Sustaining Peace Project at Columbia University’s Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity has been learning from people in sustainably peaceful societies, such as Mauritius, in order to refine its model of lasting peace. One core factor in inf...

Academic Director; Professor of Practice; Vice Chair of Faculty As Professor of Professional Practice, Beth Fisher-Yoshida, Ph.D. teaches classes in negotiation, conflict resolution, and conflict analysis. Her approach to learning is based on her core belief that when we improve communication by developing more self-awareness, we will have better relationships and improved negotiation practices. Dr. Fisher-Yoshida is Co-Executive Director of the Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity (AC4) and Director of the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) program, both housed in the Ear...

Study Identifies Ways to Limit Arsenic Contamination From Mines by Emma Venarde |December 10, 2020 Study co-author Joshua Fisher (lower right) collecting water samples from treated mine tailings. Photo courtesy Joshua Fisher A new study examines how acidity and climate impact arsenic removal strategies downstream of the Porgera Joint Venture gold mine in Papua New Guinea. Published November 11 in Applied Geochemistry, the study focuses specifically on arsenic capture and storage by soil and sediments — a process called sequestration. Mine waste contains arsenic, and if that ars...