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Climate Change and the Environment

Drawing on our expertise in environmental sciences and through our transnational partnerships, A&S faculty and students are driving new solutions to extreme weather events, food insecurity and public health crises. We also work to translate the science into actionable knowledge and practical policies to support resiliency and adaptation locally and around the globe.

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Linda Ivany (center) at the AWG award ceremony with former members of her lab including (from left) Marie Jimenez G’18, Lindsay Moon ’19, Emily Judd G’20 and Christy Visaggi G’04.

(Nov. 20, 2023)

Bedrock of Success: Female Earth and Environmental Sciences Scholars Carry on a Legacy of Mentorship

EES Professor Linda Ivany ’88 and her former graduate student Christy Visaggi G’04 were recently recognized by the Association for Women Geoscientists for their excellence in research and teaching.

Floodwaters in the town of Bushmans River in the Eastern Cape of South Africa

(Oct. 3, 2023)

SU Paleoclimatologists Use Ancient Sediment to Explore Future Climate in Africa

In a study published in Geophysical Research Letters, researchers used chemicals from preserved plant matter to pinpoint the processes responsible for changes in past rainfall and drought in southwestern Africa, with implications for the future.

EHN Engaged Communities Cohort members meeting around large conference table

(Sept. 21, 2023)

Grants from the Engaged Humanities Network Support 11 Community-Oriented Projects

The interdisciplinary projects, which include faculty and students from schools, colleges and units across Syracuse University, explore a range of contemporary topics such as environmental justice, Indigenous language preservation and fermentation.

A&S biologists Angela Oliverio, left, and Hannah Rappaport at the United States’ largest geothermal lake at Lassen Volcanic National Park in California.

(Aug. 30, 2023)

Exploring the Existence of Life at 125°F

A&S biologists study the mechanisms that have allowed microbial eukaryotes to thrive in the extreme conditions of a geothermal lake.

Amanita muscaria, an ectomycorrhizal fungus.

(Aug. 23, 2023)

How Climate Warming Could Disrupt a Deep-Rooted Relationship

Researchers from Syracuse University and the University of Minnesota find that warming trends will likely result in major disturbances of networks of fungi potentially harming forest resilience.

Close up photo of a sea urchin.

(July 31, 2023)

Sea Urchins Are Struggling to ‘Get a Grip’ as Climate Change Alters Ecosystems

Syracuse University researchers explore how excess freshwater from climate change-associated events such as increased torrential rainstorms are impacting sea urchin survival.

Orphaned oil well pump in farm field.

(June 27, 2023)

A New Way Forward for Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells

EES Professor Tao Wen collaborates on a project evaluating the environmental risks and opportunities for managing millions of abandoned oil and gas wells.

Mills River in Pisgah National Forest North Carolina.

(June 12, 2023)

A Machine Learning Approach to Freshwater Analysis

Researchers at Syracuse University and Texas A&M use computer modeling to find out the sources of salinization and alkalinization in U.S. watersheds.

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