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Arboreally Speaking, Does Age Matter?
“There is unrest in the forest, there is trouble with the trees“…I will mostly spare you one of the more ecologically correct, forest ecology rock tunes (the next two lines, however, “For the maples want more sunlight, and the oaks ignore their pleas,” written in 1978, seem incredibly prescient given that one of the first…
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Sustainability Students Present Recommendations for Meeting Challenges
Students in the Master of Science in Sustainability Management presented final briefs for their Capstone Workshop projects to fellow students and program faculty on December 6, and then delivered client recommendations. Speaking about students’ Workshop project for the City of Philadelphia, Faculty Advisor George Sarrinikolaou said, “By the end of the project, the students had…
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Summer Ecosystem Experience for Undergraduates
CERC is now accepting applications for the Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates.
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Crash Land Home for the Holidays
As holidays approach and we plan our ‘seasonal’ migrations to see our families, many other species are making their own migrations — though with a few more snafus than we humans might hit.
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The Shock of the New
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a host of naturalist-explorers traveled around the globe in a quest to identify new species. We interview science writer Richard Conniff, who evokes this grand age of discovery in The Species Seekers: Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life on Earth, just released in paperback.
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A Changing Climate for Small Island States
Small island states are uniquely vulnerable to climate change because of their geography and socioeconomic characteristics. As the physical impacts of climate change interact with social and economic vulnerabilities, climate change poses a significant threat to the islands’ physical, social, and economic well-being.
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Critical Urban Issues Addressed in Sustainability Management Spring Courses
The Sustainability Management program’s newly developed courses for Spring 2012, The Science of Urban Ecology and Sustainable Cities, focus on innovative solutions to the sustainability challenges facing the world’s rapidly growing urban centers, from issues of land use and biodiversity to congestion management and climate adaptation policies.
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A Former Marketing Professional Tackles Environmental Issues
Brazilian native, Patricia Grossi Reis, came from London with a non-profit background, to join the MPA in Environmental Science & Policy Class of 2012. Patricia plans to combine her experience in direct marketing for a non-profit organization with her new knowledge of environmental policy to make a career change she has long been considering. For…
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A Chat With Shahid Naeem, CERC’s Director of Science
In candid conversation, wrought with his usual humor and wit, Dr. Shahid Naeem, CERC’s Director of Science, discusses topics ranging from the critical role of life on Earth and trends in sustainability to Taylor Swift, his own personal “Science Hall of Fame” and being called a tree-hugger.
