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Jan 13, 2022 Lost Birds and Mammals Spell Doom for Some Plants Research from the University of Maryland's National Socio-Envrionmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) shows that the ability of animal-dispersed plants to keep pace with climate change has been reduced by 60% due to the loss of mammals and birds that help such plants adapt to environmental change.
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Sep 20, 2021 October 20 Webinar: Creating Socio-Environmental Scenarios Join SESYNC on October 20, 2021 for a live webcast focused on creating socio-environmental scenarios. Read more |
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Aug 24, 2021 SESYNC Featured on Fisheries Diversity and Inclusion Podcast
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Jul 29, 2021 SESYNC’s Newest Videos Series Builds the Basics of Socio-Environmental Systems and How to Model Them In SESYNC’s newest video series, SESYNC Director Dr. Margaret Palmer provides viewers with the building blocks for understanding socio-environmental systems (SES) and modeling, so they can apply it to their own research. Read more |
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Jul 28, 2021 New Paper Finds Environmental Justice Rarely Discussed in Green Infrastructure Planning A new paper published by researcher Dr. Fushcia-Ann Hoover of the University of Maryland’s National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) finds that environmental justice (EJ) is rarely included as a criterion for determining the placement of green infrastructure (GI) in U.S. cities, despite the potential for creating inequality in communities. Read more |
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Jun 24, 2021 One Year Later: Climate gentrification Graduate Pursuit reflects on professional and personal growth After more than a year of working together, members of the climate gentrification Graduate Pursuit, reflect on the personal and professional growth that they've experienced working on an interdisciplinary, synthesis project. Read more |
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May 24, 2021 June 28 Webinar: Confronting Issues of Scale in Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling Join SESYNC on June 28, 2021 for a live webcast focused on confronting issues of scale in socio-environmental systems modeling. Read more |
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Apr 13, 2021 Webinar: Uncertainty, Transparency and Robustness in Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling and Assessments Join SESYNC on April 28, 2021 for a live webcast focused on uncertainty, transparency, and robustness in socio-environmental systems modeling and assessments. Read more |
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Mar 25, 2021 Closing the Gap Between the Science and Management of Cold-Water Refuges A recent SESYNC workshop brought together an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the United States, Europe, and Canada to address knowledge gaps between the current states of science and policy that may be inhibiting cold-water refuge conservation. Read more |
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Mar 23, 2021 Flood Risk Behavior is Driven by Local Water Conditions, but Shaped by Race
Researchers found that early doctors and scholars who studied ancient plagues have shaped our fears and expectations of pandemics today. Read more |