News and Events

Mar 31, 2025

Curly Leaves Burn Fast and Hot

In a new paper co-authored by 2019-20 Global Change Research Fellow Sam Flake, researchers have been able to separate the effect of leaf shape from leaf size to better understand fire behavior.

Mar 19, 2025

March 2025 Newsletter

Catch up on all the latest news, events, and webinars in the SE CASC monthly newsletter.

Mar 18, 2025

Graduate Student Summer Internships: Integrative Approaches to Investigate Invasive Species and Landscapes

The invasive vines project seeks two graduate interns to assist with data synthesis and publication. Apply here.

Mar 4, 2025

Recording: Leveraging Geospatial Tools for Effective Environmental Planning – A Hurricane Helene Case Study

The Global Change Research Fellows will host this panel discussion with fellow PhD students applying their skills to Hurricane Helene recovery efforts.

Feb 19, 2025

February 2025 Newsletter

Catch up on all the latest news, events, and webinars in the SE CASC monthly newsletter.

Feb 11, 2025

Recording: Understanding the Role of Conservation Social Science in Improving Natural Resource Management Adaptations

Former Global Change Research Fellow, Julianne Reas, will walk us through examples of how managers utilized social science to implement more effective adaptation solutions in their regions.

Jan 22, 2025

Envisioning “Charlanta”

As the population of the Southeastern U.S. continues to grow and urbanize, it is projected that sprawl could create a continuous urban landscape stretching from Charlotte to Atlanta and beyond, dubbed “Charlanta.” In anticipation of such a megacity, the “Envisioning Urban Futures: Charlanta” symposium was held this past November.

Jan 21, 2025

January 2025 Newsletter

Catch up on all the latest news, events, and webinars in the SE CASC monthly newsletter.

Jan 17, 2025

Recording: Science Needs Related to Harmful Algal Blooms and Climate Change

Nutrients and warm waters stimulate algae growth, but it is not clear how the many parameters affected by climate change will influence the production of toxins by Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). Join this seminar to learn more!

Jan 16, 2025

Study examines how climate change has shaped coastal forests over the last decade

A new study finds that climate change may have a range of contrasting effects on coastal forests, both slowing and enabling growth in areas where sea levels are rising and storms are more common. Researchers compared a decade of forest growth data from two types of environments across the mid-Atlantic, southeastern, and Gulf coasts of…