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EES Professor Lin Meng Receives Green Talents Award
Nov. 3, 2022—Assistant Professor Lin Meng has received the Green Talents award from German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). This award is given to 25 young scholars (in a PhD program or graduate <3 years) in the field of sustainability across the world every year. Awardees will attend a whole week science forum to make...
Ralf Bennartz analyzing first remote sensing data from NASA’s CubeSat TROPICS mission
Sep. 15, 2021—EES Professor Ralf Bennartz was included in a fascinating article that discusses NASA’s CubeSat TROPICS mission. Professor Bennartz is the SSEC senior scientist and principal investigator for UW–Madison’s involvement in the mission. You can find the full article here!
EES Professor John Ayers Interviewed for Tennessean article on Waverly Flooding
Aug. 30, 2021—EES professor John C. Ayers was recently interviewed by the Tennessean regarding the flooding in Waverly, Tennessee. You can find the full article here!
Vanderbilt scientists use fossil records to understand the present, predict future ecosystems
May. 10, 2021—by Marissa Shapiro Apr. 19, 2021, 9:00 AM By Miquéla Thornton Due to a multitude of human-driven impacts, the Earth is experiencing a biodiversity crisis. It has been referred to as the Sixth Mass Extinction, and scientists are examining similar events in the planet’s geological past looking for clues in ancient ecosystems to help us solve present-day issues. Simon...
The research of EES professor Larisa DeSantis is highlighted in The Hindu
May. 10, 2021—Polar bears forced to forage eggs as warming shrinks hunting grounds. You can read the article here!
As part of 150 Years of Women at Berkeley, and in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the resolution to admit women into the University of California, Berkeley on the same terms as men, EES Prof. Kristen Fauria is featured as a notable Berkeley alum!
May. 10, 2021—You can read more about the celebration and check out Prof. Fauria’s feature here!
Evidence suggests climate whiplash may have more extremes in store for California
Mar. 2, 2021—Vanderbilt paleoclimatologists using pioneering research have uncovered evidence of ancient climate “whiplash” in California that exceeded even the extremes the state has weathered in the past decade. Their findings present a long-term picture of what regional climate change may look like in the state that supplies the U.S. with more than a third of its vegetables and two-thirds of...
College of Arts and Science Faculty Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Jan. 5, 2021—Two members of the College of Arts and Science faculty—Distinguished University Professor Houston A. Baker and University Distinguished Professor George Hornberger—have been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAAS). Founded in 1780 by John Adams and John Hancock, among others, the AAAS has previously elected luminaries and leaders such as Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Ralph Waldo Emerson,...
Analysis of ancient teeth reveal clues about how sociopolitical systems grow
Jan. 5, 2021—Scientific analysis of the distinct eating habits of two societies in northern Peru 6,000 years ago has allowed a team of Vanderbilt researchers to draw new conclusions about how complex sociopolitical structures took shape in ancient Andean societies. The article, “Early specialized maritime and maize economies on the north coast of Peru” was published in the journal Proceedings of...
NASA-funded project uses images from space to study underwater volcanoes
Jan. 5, 2021—https://youtu.be/dp0CKCOgtns Vanderbilt Earth scientists have received funding from NASA to use satellite imagery to examine underwater volcanic eruptions’ ripple effect on the planet’s atmospheric processes. According to Kristen Fauria, assistant professor of Earth and environmental sciences, more than 80 percent of volcanic eruptions occur in the oceans. Despite their significant impact on the environment, she said,...