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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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Branch with budding leaves.

(Sept. 23, 2026)

How Plants Remember

A&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.

Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) showing an Incendiamoeba wrapping itself around a filamentous bacterium as it feeds, while smaller bacteria coat its surface.

(Sept. 22, 2026)

Pushing Life's Thermal Limits

Syracuse University biologists discover a record-breaking 'fire amoeba' that thrives at 63°C (145°F), rewriting the rules for complex cells.

Group of people in front of the volcanic rocks of Drumadoon.

(Sept. 11, 2026)

Scotland as a Geological Classroom

Students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences gain hands-on experience through immersive field research in the birthplace of modern geology.

The exterior of a campus building on a clear day.

(Sept. 8, 2026)

New Faculty Join A&S for Fall 2026

Incoming professors across the sciences and humanities advance the College's work on climate, health, technology and community.

Scientist in the field.

(Aug. 19, 2026)

Accelerating the Search for Rare Earth Elements

Earth 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.

Julia Zeh holding a suction cup tag aboard a boat on the ocean.

(Aug. 3, 2026)

How a Whale's Dive Shapes Its Song

A&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.

Two people reviewing cellular imaging.

(July 29, 2026)

A&S Scientists Design Proteins With No Fixed Shape

Researchers 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.

AI Image of contrasts in Earth's oceans during ancient glaciations and deglacial conditions.

(July 15, 2026)

A&S Researchers Link Metal Deposits to Oceanic Oxygen Loss During Ancient Ice Ages

A 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.

An AI-generated image depicts the process of oceanic temperature regulation.

(July 7, 2026)

Earth’s Natural Thermostat

For 60 million years, rising and falling seas influenced how much carbon the ocean buried and how warm the planet was.

A student, Kenna Cummings, poses in front of the Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant in Iceland wearing a reflective vest.

(June 18, 2026)

Student Earns Astronaut Scholarship

Rising senior Kenna Cummings was recently named a 2026 Astronaut Scholar class, adding a second major national honor to a banner spring.

portrait of a person

(June 1, 2026)

A&S Earth Sciences Professor Honored as 40 Under 40 Rising Star

The 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.

Five students smile in front of research poster boards at an academic symposium, with one poster titled 'Are First-Generation Students Happy at Syracuse University?' visible behind them.

(May 12, 2026)

A&S Students Shine at Annual Undergraduate Research Festival

Students gathered at the Life Sciences Complex to present their work to faculty, staff, peers and guests.

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