Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability

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  Tracking ships’ icy paths amidst climate change

  Published on July 7, 2023
  Understanding when and where ships are entering areas of Arctic sea ice between Russia and the U.S. can help better understand potential impacts of vessel traffic.

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  Where there’s smoke are lessons in demands of global sustainability

  Published on June 12, 2023
  Wildfire smoke is a stark example of how events and crises can sweep across the globe - and thus demand careful accounting. In National Science Review.

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  National Academies webinar to explore continental scale biology

  Published on June 8, 2023
  The second in a series event will provide a platform for creative collaboration among experts from multiple fields, organizations, and sectors.

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  Spartans launch XPRIZE Rainforest biodiversity quest

  Published on June 1, 2023
  High-powered, multidisciplinary team in Singapore to redefine scientific exploration and compete for $10 million prize.

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  United Nations Environment Programme taps MSU scholar

  Published on May 30, 2023
  Jianguo "Jack" Liu will be a lead author of a key United Nations environmental report that assesses and offers solutions to global challenges.

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  Scientists scrutinize elements flowing through food trade

  Published on May 8, 2023
  A flood of nitrogen and phosphorus increase as global food trading steps up, with unknown environmental consequences. Explored in Nature Communications

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  Private lands stalling Brazil’s conservation efforts

  Published on April 12, 2023
  Private landowners in rural Brazil have been permitted to exempt their lands from conservation efforts. The results are reported in Nature Communications Earth & Environment.

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  PhD student’s Arctic passion supported by three fellowships

  Published on April 5, 2023
  Michele Remer receives three awards including the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

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  Two fellowships support PhD student’s Arctic studies

  Published on April 5, 2023
  Sydney Waloven wins two fellowships to support her work in the Bering Strait.

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  Life on land and water teeters between haves and have-nots

  Published on March 29, 2023
  A study reveals evidence that high-income countries are outpacing low-income countries, possibly slowing improvements in planetary health.

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  Changing climate in Bering Sea makes policies more urgent, complicated

  Published on March 28, 2023
  Arctic climate changes are affecting the gateway between the Arctic Ocean and the Bering Sea, setting up scenarios for conflicts between people and wildlife.

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  Harvard sustainability scholar to deliver William W. Taylor Distinguished Lecture

  Published on March 16, 2023
  William C. Clark will speak on "Sustainability Science: Toward a synthesis" on March 29 on Zoom.

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  Opportunity Wednesday to interact with renowned ecologist Ehrlich

  Published on March 13, 2023
  The Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability will host a discussion with Stanford's Paul Ehrlich via Zoom.

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  International Studies and Programs honors Bennett

  Published on March 8, 2023
  Abigail Bennett, a leader in global inland fisheries research, receives the John K. Hudzik Emerging Leader in Advancing International Studies and Programs

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  Two MSU scholars to serve on prestigious National Academies committee

  Published on February 27, 2023
  Jack Liu and Phoebe Zarnetske will work on the Continental Scale Biology Committee to identify important themes and theory for biological research.

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  MSU-led team receives $10M USDA grant to develop more resilient food systems

  Published on February 9, 2023
  The five-year project is funded by USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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  Ken Frank named one of nation's top education influencers

  Published on January 10, 2023
  Ken Frank, a frequent collaborator with CSIS scholars, is one of five from MSU to make the prestigious list.

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  Insights get the right fish on the right plate

  Published on December 15, 2022
  From Nature Food, devising a way to track and measure how one of the world’s most-traded commodities moves from the water to the plate within a country.

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  Scholar renowned for shaping sustainability science named commencement speaker

  Published on December 12, 2022
  William Clark, a pioneer in sustainability science, with deep connections to MSU, to speak at commencement and receive honorary degree.

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  To achieve sustainability, laws get broken

  Published on December 1, 2022
  Scientists make a case that a guiding principle needs to make room for an alternative interpretation in the name of sustainability