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MSU group partners to harness the data revolution
Published on September 28, 2021
Members of the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability will use $1 million to collaborate on a new NSF-funded national initiative to understand climate change and disaster risks and impacts. -
Two Ph.D. students named for cloud computing fellowships
Published on September 21, 2021
CSIS's Veronica Frans and Nan Jia named MSU Cloud Computing Fellows by Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research. -
Conservation study: Fostering wanderlust benefits pandas
Published on September 20, 2021
Research in Conservation Biology shows giant pandas would benefit from some unsuitable habitat across the landscape. -
Liu recognized with World Sustainability Award
Published on September 15, 2021
Jack Liu is honored for both groundbreaking work integrating both humans and nature, as well as translating the work into policy and practice. -
Scientists meld Twitter and satellite views to understand epic impact
Published on August 5, 2021
A unique look at two enormous global projects to understand if early concerns about environmental damage emerged, and public sentiment. -
Kapsar awarded two scholarships
Published on July 23, 2021
CSIS scholar wins funding from CANR -
Frank recognized for educational research accomplishments
Published on July 20, 2021
Ken Frank, whose work spans education, fisheries and wildlife and CSIS, has been named an American Educational Research Association fellow. -
Liu receives Gunnerus Award in Sustainability Science
Published on June 10, 2021
Jianguo "Jack" Liu is receiving the first major international prize for outstanding scientific work that promotes sustainable development globally. -
Frank elected to National Academy of Education
Published on June 8, 2021
Ken Frank, a CSIS member and collaborator, is a pioneer in developing techniques for statistical analysis that are used broadly by fellow researchers and lead to new understandings about what’s happening in schools. -
Sand’s urban role demands key part on sustainability stage
Published on May 21, 2021
Four years after unveiling a looming sand crisis, scientists focus on sand's sustainability implications and propose solutions to reduce impacts. -
Liu's work contributes to MSU's SDG global rank
Published on April 21, 2021
MSU earns global accolades for its progress working toward the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Jack Liu's contributions helped boost "Partnerships" SDG. -
World’s protected areas need more than a “do not disturb” sign
Published on April 13, 2021
A review of nearly 55,000 protected areas identifies what's needed to prevent significant deforestation. -
Scientists advocate breaking laws – of geography and ecology
Published on February 2, 2021
All that’s local is a lot more global, and scientists say solutions can only be found through broader views and collaborations nearby and far away. -
Scientists to global policymakers: treat fish as food to help solve world hunger
Published on January 18, 2021
Fish provide 17% of the animal protein consumed globally and are rich in micronutrients and essential fatty acids. In Ambio experts argue seeing fish in a food system perspective. -
Ships take environmentally friendly path
Published on January 11, 2021
Ships passing through the Aleutian Islands are heeding advisories to stay further from shore for safety. -
Pandas’ popularity ‘umbrella’ not protecting neighbors
Published on January 4, 2021
Doubt is cast on the long-held hope that the conservation protections granted pandas and other adored threatened species extended to their wildlife neighbors, calling for broader conservation efforts. -
Addressing humans’ voracious consumption of nature
Published on December 15, 2020
In a collection of essays by leaders is sustainability sciences curated by the UK's Royal Society, Jianguo "Jack" Liu links global appetites to biodiversity loss -
Journal seeks telecoupling framework applications
Published on December 14, 2020
A special issue in an international journal invites articles on soil conservation and environmental sustainability. Deadline: April 30. -
Farms, tables and revealing vast impacts between and beyond
Published on November 17, 2020
A unique study in Nature Communications examines how food, energy, water and greenhouse gases create a vast front in the battle to feed the planet. -
Li heads for the clouds with cyber fellowship
Published on November 11, 2020
CSIS's Yingjie Li named an MSU Cloud Computing Fellow