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. 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.
(Aug. 30, 2023)
Exploring the Existence of Life at 125°FA&S biologists study the mechanisms that have allowed microbial eukaryotes to thrive in the extreme conditions of a geothermal lake.
(Aug. 23, 2023)
How Climate Warming Could Disrupt a Deep-Rooted RelationshipResearchers 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.
(July 31, 2023)
Sea Urchins Are Struggling to ‘Get a Grip’ as Climate Change Alters EcosystemsSyracuse University researchers explore how excess freshwater from climate change-associated events such as increased torrential rainstorms are impacting sea urchin survival.
(June 27, 2023)
A New Way Forward for Orphaned Oil and Gas WellsEES Professor Tao Wen collaborates on a project evaluating the environmental risks and opportunities for managing millions of abandoned oil and gas wells.
(June 12, 2023)
A Machine Learning Approach to Freshwater AnalysisResearchers at Syracuse University and Texas A&M use computer modeling to find out the sources of salinization and alkalinization in U.S. watersheds.
(May 19, 2023)
Testing Boreal Forests’ Blood PressureA&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.
(March 28, 2023)
Uniting the Community in the Pursuit of Environmental JusticeThe Environmental Storytelling Series of CNY brings together faculty, students and local community partners to address the climate crisis through creative outlets.
(March 3, 2023)
Rare Isotopes Help Unlock Mysteries in the Argentine AndesResearchers from Syracuse University’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences published a study documenting erosion rates in the Andes Mountains.
(Jan. 23, 2023)
Rock-Solid Data: Friendship Helps Lead to Discovery of Tectonic History of Subglacial AntarcticaPaul Fitzgerald and a longtime friend-turned-scientific-collaborator published the study in Nature Communications.
(Dec. 23, 2022)
Nature-Inspired Designs Could Offer Solutions for Global ChallengesSyracuse physics professor is leading an effort to translate research into real-world applications.
(Dec. 21, 2022)
Researchers Reject 30-year-old Paradigm: The Emergence of Forests Did Not Reduce the Amount of Carbon Dioxide in the AtmosphereAccording 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.