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Apr 18, 2022 Researchers Find Declining Nitrogen Availability in a Nitrogen-Rich World A new study from SESYNC researchers, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, implies cutting avoidable food waste in the United States by 50% could be almost as beneficial to biodiversity as switching the entire United States’ population to a planet-conscious diet, a new study finds. Read more |
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Apr 05, 2022 Cutting Food Waste in Half Could Benefit Biodiversity As Much As Overhauling Diets A new study from SESYNC researchers, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, implies cutting avoidable food waste in the United States by 50% could be almost as beneficial to biodiversity as switching the entire United States’ population to a planet-conscious diet, a new study finds. Read more |
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Feb 16, 2022 How Politics, Society, and Tech Shape the Path of Climate Change New research from a SESYNC interdisciplinary research project, published in Nature Communications, suggests that the expansion of transnational large-scale land acquisitions by agribusiness companies enhances the strain on water availability and exacerbates competition over local water resources. Read more |
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Jan 31, 2022 Transnational land investments induce competition for water resources New research from a SESYNC interdisciplinary research project, published in Nature Communications, suggests that the expansion of transnational large-scale land acquisitions by agribusiness companies enhances the strain on water availability and exacerbates competition over local water resources. Read more |
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Jan 27, 2022 SESYNC Welcomes New Fellow Rachel Wegener SESYNC is pleased to announce University of Maryland (UMD) graduate student Rachel Wegener as this year’s recipient of the Dr. Richard Payne Graduate Fellowship. Read more |
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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 |