UMBC Geography & Environmental Systems

Research led by Adam Dixon, Ph.D. ’21, geography and environmental systems, describes the successful pilot of a novel method to study how well grassland birds are faring on croplands. umbc.edu/stories/monito…

"We need to integrate conservation solutions into our most intensive places" ⁦⁦@adampdixon⁩ Biodiversity Beyond Protected Areas @ESAApplications phys.org/news/2023-07-a…

.@GesUmbc's @erleellis comments on how leveraging existing technology can help further environmental sustainability. news.yahoo.com/anthropocene-h…

Do you believe the Anthropocene begins in 1950?

Breaking! Anthropocene Golden Spike: > Anthropocene Epoch begins in 1950 > Marked by Plutonium isotope. > Site = Crawford Lake, Canada Proposed by Anthropocene Working Group of @ICS2022 today. quaternary.stratigraphy.org/working-groups…

Scan the QR code to learn more about the opportunities in UMBC's Conservation and Environmental Research Areas (CERA). Many thanks to CERA CoLab Team members Hanna Tran, Safiatou Coulibaly, and Demetrius McGuffin for developing informational materials about CERA!

We invite you to join us in celebrating Jason Chase, who successfully defended his master's thesis on "Assessing the role of culvert sediment storage in an urbanized watershed" Tuesday, June 27th. Congratulations Jason on the hard work you've invested in this accomplishment!

The 26th Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Fest (SURF) will be hosted by UMBC's College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences in-person on Wed., 8/9/2023 at 9:00 AM in the University Center (UC) Ballroom.  Check the SURF website (surf.umbc.edu) for ongoing updates.

Register now to stream the 2023 @TheBTI Dialogue, taking place June 21-23. feat. @mark_lynas @erleellis @KelseyTuoc @shannonosaka @eaterofsun @AlanLevinovitz @ProfSteveFuller @gilbeaq @rboyle31 @Leigh_Phillips @buffsoldier_96 and more #TheMetabolicRift thebreakthrough.org/articles/2023-…

@landusescience Interested? Visit @globalyzer globe.umbc.edu

@UMBC_ICARE @AimanRaza16 @BaltimoreSouth & @CommunityCurtis - this piece tries to amplify the call for declaring an "air pollution emergency" and supporting community-run large-scale compost facility in South Baltimore.

Congratulations to UMBC ICARE students Molly Finch, Erin Hamner, Autumn Powell, and Aiman Raza, who recently published an opinion piece: “Being bold by Focusing on Justice in Climate Solutions” in Maryland Matters! marylandmatters.org/2023/05/31/opi… @UMBC_CAHSS @UMBC_ICARE

NEW – ‘Safe and just’ climate boundary has already been breached, says contested study | @AyeshaTandon w/ comment from @jrockstrom, @SimonLLewis, @ruthdefries, Jose Montoya, @StevenLade, Joyeeta Gupta, @Perssonasa, @FHBBiermann, @erleellis Read here ➡️ bit.ly/43zPLqs

Learning from 12,000 years of Land Use. 🙌🌎🌱 Excited to present @CATIEOficial Wallace Conference today! #ConferenciaWallace2023 wallace.catie.ac.cr/agenda/

"Being bold by focusing on justice in climate solutions"- guest commentary by @UMBC_ICARE /@GesUmbc grad students in @marylandmatters today: marylandmatters.org/2023/05/31/opi…

UMBC Commencement concluded this week for undergraduate and graduate students. Congratulations GES graduates! We are so proud of your accomplishments and can’t wait to see what you do next!

@GeUmbc faculty right before commencement ceremony kicked off today! Congrats to all our graduates!

Congratulations Dr. @KarynTabor !

Congratulations to our 2023 GES Student Awardees!

Congratulations graduating GES Master's students! Here's to celebrating the completion of your theses and building on your recent work through future plans! We applaud the hard work you've invested in these exciting achievements and can't wait to hear more about what you do next!