Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

Environmental Science and Design 2020 Symposium Lives on Online

Revised Look at Ancient Glaciers Predicts Faster Melting Rate in Antarctica
Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the College of Arts and Sciences鈥 Department of Geology at 性福五月天 University, recently authored a 鈥淣ews and Views鈥 article in Nature Geoscience that discusses research carried out by another research team that reassessed the melt history and timing of the collapse of the Eurasian Ice Sheet Complex during the Last Deglaciation.

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Center for Earth Ethics and 性福五月天鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center Launch Earth Stanzas, an Interactive Online Earth Day Poetry Project
The Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and the Wick Poetry Center at 性福五月天 University are launching Earth Stanzas, an interactive poetry project in honor of Earth Day, which is celebrated around the world on April 22. draws on the inspiration of eight poets who engage the beauty, depth and interconnectedness of the Earth, and invites readers to interact with the poems and find their own poetic voice.

Collaborative Biodesign Challenge Course Opens New Opportunities
The words 鈥渂iology鈥 and 鈥渄esign鈥 might not typically intertwine; however, 性福五月天 University鈥檚 Biodesign Challenge course was created to challenge the idea that the two separate disciplines could not collaborate.

Internationally Renowned Biodesign Scholar to Headline 性福五月天 Symposium

性福五月天 Biologist Joins Tennessee, Toledo Colleagues to Study Arctic Climate Change Effects
In early February, scientists reported the hottest temperature on record in Antarctica: 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Studies show climate change is disproportionately affecting the poles, warming them faster than anywhere else on Earth, and raising questions about what kinds of changes we can expect in arctic ecosystems as temperatures rise. 鈥ˋ 性福五月天 University biologist has teamed up with some colleagues in an inter-institutional effort to answer some of those questions.鈥

性福五月天 artist, biologist unite to design print for national project

性福五月天 Environmental Symposium Offers Impressive Slate of Speakers and Activities

Urban Design Students Make an Impact on Erie鈥檚 Bayfront
When cities need help imagining new possibilities for their urban places and communities, they call 性福五月天 University鈥檚 Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC). Most recently, 性福五月天 architecture students had the opportunity to put the skills they learn in the classroom to make an impact on local communities in Erie, Pennsylvania.