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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(July 26, 2024)
Green Teaching Summit: A Humanities Approach to Climate EducationFaculty connect, learn about campus climate and ecology resources at the Green Teaching Summit convened by Tolley Professor Mike Goode at Syracuse University’s Minnowbrook Conference Center.

(June 27, 2024)
Scientists Untangle Interactions Between the Earth’s Early Life Forms and the Environment over 500 million YearsSyracuse University Thonis Family Professor Zunli Lu leads an interdisciplinary group exploring how biology and the physical environment co-evolved.

(June 17, 2024)
What’s Driving Increased Rainfall in the Eastern U.S.?Thonis Family Professor Tripti Bhattacharya and postdoctoral researcher David Fastovich have received a three-year, $547,000 NSF grant to explore how ancient climate data can inform future forecasting.

(April 30, 2024)
A&S Biologist Calls for Protection and More Studies of Natural Time Capsules of Climate ChangeAncient rodent nests—or middens—offer critical ecological and evolutionary archives of the last 50,000 years. Katie Becklin helps lead an effort for midden preservation and study.

(March 22, 2024)
Other Ways of Seeing: Understanding Ecology and Climate Through ArtA team of Syracuse University faculty, students and staff create learning materials for educators and students, using the SU Art Museum’s vast collection of objects and artworks.

(Nov. 20, 2023)
Bedrock of Success: Female Earth and Environmental Sciences Scholars Carry on a Legacy of MentorshipEES 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.

(Oct. 3, 2023)
SU Paleoclimatologists Use Ancient Sediment to Explore Future Climate in AfricaIn 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.

(Sept. 21, 2023)
Grants from the Engaged Humanities Network Support 11 Community-Oriented ProjectsThe 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.