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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(Sept. 23, 2026)
How Plants RememberA&S biologist Heather Meyer has been awarded an NIH grant to study the protein-based mechanisms organisms use to detect environmental changes and remember them.
(Sept. 22, 2026)
Pushing Life's Thermal LimitsSyracuse University biologists discover a record-breaking 'fire amoeba' that thrives at 63°C (145°F), rewriting the rules for complex cells.
(Sept. 11, 2026)
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(Sept. 8, 2026)
New Faculty Join A&S for Fall 2026Incoming professors across the sciences and humanities advance the College's work on climate, health, technology and community.
(Aug. 19, 2026)
Accelerating the Search for Rare Earth ElementsEarth sciences professor Tao Wen and his students are part of an interdisciplinary effort to improve the ability to identify and evaluate potential rare earth element resources in the U.S.
(Aug. 3, 2026)
How a Whale's Dive Shapes Its SongA&S biologists connect humpback whale song structure to diving behavior for the first time, a breakthrough that could allow researchers to infer whale behavior from acoustic recordings and better monitor the effects of human activity in the ocean.
(July 29, 2026)
A&S Scientists Design Proteins With No Fixed ShapeResearchers at Syracuse University and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis developed a computational framework to design and test thousands of disordered proteins at once.
(July 15, 2026)
A&S Researchers Link Metal Deposits to Oceanic Oxygen Loss During Ancient Ice AgesA sweeping analysis by Syracuse researchers of metal contents in ancient marine sedimentary rocks suggests oxygen-poor oceans were common during Earth's six greatest ice ages.
(July 7, 2026)
Earth’s Natural ThermostatFor 60 million years, rising and falling seas influenced how much carbon the ocean buried and how warm the planet was.
(June 18, 2026)
Student Earns Astronaut ScholarshipRising senior Kenna Cummings was recently named a 2026 Astronaut Scholar class, adding a second major national honor to a banner spring.
(June 1, 2026)
A&S Earth Sciences Professor Honored as 40 Under 40 Rising StarThe American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists recognizes Tao Wen for his innovative, data-driven research on water quality, open environmental data, community engagement and policy-relevant environmental science.
(May 12, 2026)
A&S Students Shine at Annual Undergraduate Research FestivalStudents gathered at the Life Sciences Complex to present their work to faculty, staff, peers and guests.