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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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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.

Melissa Chipman holding a freshly extracted sediment core from an Alaskan Lake.

(May 19, 2023)

Testing Boreal Forests’ Blood Pressure

A&S professor Melissa Chipman was awarded National Science Foundation grant funding to study the ancient geochemistry of Arctic forests to understand interactions between boreal fire and climate change.

Students sitting at a table writing.

(March 28, 2023)

Uniting the Community in the Pursuit of Environmental Justice

The Environmental Storytelling Series of CNY brings together faculty, students and local community partners to address the climate crisis through creative outlets.

Aerial view of the study region in the Argentine Andes.

(March 3, 2023)

Rare Isotopes Help Unlock Mysteries in the Argentine Andes

Researchers from Syracuse University’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences published a study documenting erosion rates in the Andes Mountains.

East Antarctic Ice sheet flowing through the Transantarctic Mountains.

(Jan. 23, 2023)

Rock-Solid Data: Friendship Helps Lead to Discovery of Tectonic History of Subglacial Antarctica

Paul Fitzgerald and a longtime friend-turned-scientific-collaborator published the study in Nature Communications.

Physics Professor Lisa Manning leading a discussion at the Convergence Accelerator workshop in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

(Dec. 23, 2022)

Nature-Inspired Designs Could Offer Solutions for Global Challenges

Syracuse physics professor is leading an effort to translate research into real-world applications.

Illustration of a shrub covering a rock.

(Dec. 21, 2022)

Researchers Reject 30-year-old Paradigm: The Emergence of Forests Did Not Reduce the Amount of Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere

According to new research from a team of earth scientists including EES Professor Christopher Junium, smaller plants may have reduced carbon dioxide levels on Earth before the evolution of large forests.

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