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December 2024 Newsletter

December 17, 2024
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Southeast CASC News

This was one for the SE CASC history books! Take a look back at the year and see what is in store for 2025.

Applications are open for the 2025-26 Global Change Research Fellows cohort. All graduate students at a SE CASC Consortium institution or a citizen of a southeastern USET Tribal Nation are eligible, apply by Jan 6.

Indigenous undergraduates or undergraduates from minority serving institutions are welcome to apply for our 2025 Summer Science Communication Internship! Applications are due by Jan 17.

The call for 2025 Consortium Project Ideas is out now, open to researchers in the SE CASC Consortium! Due by Jan 24.

Join our next science seminar featuring a selection of New Project Lightning Talks on Jan 22 at 1pm ET.

2020-21 Global Change Research Fellow, Jin Bai, co-authored a paper in Ecosphere on a new framework that examines disparities in urban biodiversity.

Catch up on Researcher Spotlights from 2024-25 Global Change Research Fellows Kurt Naquin, who tells us about their work in participatory science and documenting Indigenous experiences, and Ally Brown, who highlights her research on geoscience education.

2021-22 and 2022-23 Global Change Research Fellows Lauren Pharr and Murry Burgess highlight their nonprofit, Field Inclusive, that raises awareness of the risks that minority scientists face when they go into the field. They also prepare to host Field Inclusive Week 2025, Jan 12-18, in person and online.

NC State has announced Erin Seekamp as executive director of the just-launched, universitywide Climate and Sustainability Academy.

Rob Scheller et al. found that increased populations of “thirsty” trees may make Appalachian forests more vulnerable to climate change.

Save the date! The 2025 Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Symposium is scheduled for Sept 9-11, 2025. More information will be announced soon…

Research Affiliate Spotlight

View a searchable list of all SE CASC Research Affiliates and find your next collaborator!

Community News from the Southeast

Partners

Applications for the SCDRP 9th Annual Meeting Scholarship are due by Dec 18.

NOAA is seeking nominations for their Climate Services Advisory Committee by Dec 20.

AGU is seeking applications for their Congressional Science Fellows program by Jan 15. 

EPA is seeking public comment and Tribal input on the Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts to ensure meaningful engagement by Feb 19.

Yale Climate Connections details how some Southern states are seeing a reverse in migration trends due to increased extreme weather.

Look back at the NCSU-hosted event, Charlanta: Envisioning the path to inclusive, sustainable cities.

Tribal

Visit USET Climate Change Headlines for updates and highlights from across the USET region.  

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is using an EPA grant to deploy solar microgrids and EVs.

BIA Branch of Tribal Community Resilience and the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals are seeking contractors to work on a multi-media outreach project and a climate analyses project to accompany a report.

A new report from NASEM starts to recognize and incorporate Indigenous knowledge and the important role tribes play in Everglades restoration. 

President Joe Biden designated a national monument at a former Native American boarding school in Pennsylvania.

Gatherings

Webinars

Events

Find more events on our calendar.

Resources and Publications

Resources

  • NOAA Sea Level Calculator. This works as a screening-level tool to explore how sea levels and coastal flooding have changed in frequency and magnitude at a chosen location.

Publications

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 

The authors show how wildlife road crossings can support species range shifts and protect access to resources. They argue that incorporating climate information into crossing prioritizations enhances the resilience of infrastructure and ecosystems into the future.

Landscape Ecology

The amount of forest within the wildland-urban interface (WUI) is increasing and housing-associated disturbances are enabling the spread of non-native plants. The authors assessed the relationships between drivers and invasion, and found that the degree of invasion in WUI forest plots was significantly higher, underscoring the importance of monitoring and managing forests that have recently entered the WUI.

Environmental Research: Climate

This study introduces a novel rapid attribution framework that quantifies the impact of warming North Atlantic sea surface temperatures (SST) on observed hurricane maximum wind speeds, which has potential to improve the assessment of current and future storm risks. The authors suggest that quantifying the connections with the framework can support climate communication by enabling stakeholders and the general public to make connections between SST and hurricane intensity.

Opportunities

Student Announcements

NCASC is accepting applications from graduate students at consortium and minority-serving institutions for the Diverse Knowledge Systems for Climate Adaptation Fellowship. Apply by Jan 16.

NCASC is seeking graduate students from consortium institutions for the 2025 Science to Action Fellowship. Apply by Jan 16.

NOAA is accepting applications from undergraduate students for their Inclusive Fisheries Internship Program. Due by Feb 3.

NOAA Sea Grant is seeking applications for 2026 Knauss Fellows. Due by Feb 19.

Hiring Announcements

Virginia Tech is hiring an Environmental Data Scientist to work with the Invasive Species Collaborative. Apply by Dec 23.

Caribbean Climate Adaptation Network seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow. Application reviews begin at the end of Dec.

The Fulbright Specialist Program seeks a climate-modeling specialist for a short-term opportunity. Apply by Jan 13.

NOAA Office for Coastal Management is seeking applications from early career professionals for the Coastal Resilience Fellowship Program. Due by Feb 28.

NCEAS is seeking two postdoctoral fellows for their Gulf Ecosystem Initiative. Apply by March 14.

The Coastal Ecosystem Prediction System project is seeking a GIS Analyst II. Open until filled

Warren Wilson College seeks an Assistant Program Director of Applied Climate Studies. Open until filled.

Funding Announcements

USGS Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program grants are open for state, territorial, local, and Tribal governments to apply. Due by Jan 15, 2025.

NSF requests proposals for the Organismal Response to Climate Change program. Due by Jan 23. 

NFWF and the Wildlife Habitat Council seek proposals for the Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program. Due by Jan 30.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is seeking proposals for the Longleaf Landscape Stewardship Fund. Due by Feb 5.

NOAA Fisheries requests proposals for the Restoring Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Grants. Due by Feb 10.

NOAA Fisheries requests proposals for Restoring Tribal Priority Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Grants. Due by Feb 25. 

The Climate Smart Communities Initiative is currently accepting applications for grants to advance community-based climate resilience efforts. Accepting applications into March.

NOAA Fisheries seeks proposals for Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants. Due by April 16.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund has committed $10M for Climate + Health Excellent Centers (CHEX). Proposals are due by August.