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If you are concerned by climate change or species extinctions, or are fascinated by nature and our planet, consider studies in biology, Earth and environmental sciences or related policy. Click through the panels below to explore your options.
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Indigenous Studies Researcher Advises the UN on Inequalities in Food Security and Nutrition
A&S scholar, Mariaelena Huambachano, travels the world gathering and sharing research on the wisdom of “Traditional Ecological Knowledge”.
Paleoclimatol- ogists Use Ancient Sediment to Explore Future Climate in Africa
Researchers used chemicals from preserved plant matter to pinpoint the causes for past rainfall changes and drought in southwest Africa, with implications for the future.
How Climate Warming Could Disrupt a Deep-Rooted Relationship
Researchers find that warming trends will cause major disturbances of networks of fungi potentially harming forest resilience.
Sea Urchins Are Struggling to ‘Get a Grip’ as Climate Change Alters Ecosystems
Sophie Hernandez ’22 combines biology with environment, sustainability and policy to help tackle climate change.
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.
An Integrated Learning Experience
Sophie Hernandez ’22 combines biology with environment, sustainability and policy to help tackle climate change.
Hidden in Plain Sight: A&S Biologists Say Southern Right Whale Habitat Choice is Key to Keeping Young Calves Safe
Whale mothers choose nursery sites in shallow waters where predators cannot “eavesdrop” on communication between a mother and her young.
Biology and Earth and Environmental Sciences Departments Come Together on Diversity and Engagement Initiatives
In 1948, Professor James Hope Birnie became Syracuse University’s first African American faculty member in biology.
Helping Ranchers Learn from the Wild
A new USDA grant funds Mark Ritchie’s research exploring how more ranchers could raise climate-friendly beef.
EES Professor Helps Find Clues Behind What Turned Ancient Subtropical Drylands Into Oases
Thonis Family Professor Tripti Bhattacharya is among an international team of researchers whose study was published in Nature Communications.
The Impact of Extinction
While the Netflix movie Don’t Look Up has highlighted the potential of an asteroid impact on Earth, new research sheds light on how the Chicxulub impact 66 million years ago resulted in extinction of 75 percent of animals, including the dinosaurs.