Rain changes the equation for how oceans absorb carbon dioxide
Before the Industrial Revolution, the world’s oceans exchanged roughly equal amounts of carbon dioxide with the atmosphere. Today, by absorbing
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Recent News
Out with the invasive, in with the native: Upkeep of St. Mary’s Lake
The flora surrounding St. Mary’s Lake recently underwent a little sprucing up. Groundskeepers completed woody invasive species removal—for ecological, aesthetic, and safety improvements—along with the installation of native aquatic planting enhancements in the low-depth water shoreline along St. Mary’s…
New elemental analysis instrumentation to strengthen CEST’s interdisciplinary research mission
The new Atlas Apex M MicroXRF housed at CEST in Fitzpatrick…
Upcoming Events
Friday, October 9, 2026
Notre Dame Seminars on Sustainability: Janet Franklin - Science is the Poetry of Nature
Join the Just Transformations to Sustainability Initiative in welcoming Professor Janet Franklin for the Notre Dame Seminars on Sustainability Series. We invite all attendees to stay afterward for lunch, conversation, and fellowship in 125 DeBartolo Hall as we work together to grow this vital network…
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
EFD Seminar Series: A Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) to Predict Critical Floods in the TX Hill Country
Bio: Dr. Philip B. Bedient Herman Brown Professor of Engineering in the Dept of Civil and Environmental Eng at Rice University. He teaches and performs research in surface water hydrology, coastal defense, disaster management, and flood modeling and prediction systems. He has directed 130 research…
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Science at Sunset: Forever Chemicals, Forever Lakes
Forever Chemicals, Forever Lakes: PFAS and Our Great Lakes
Join us for Science at Sunset, an evening presentation at the Notre Dame Linked Experimental Ecosystem Facility, where Alison…
Friday, October 16, 2026
ECI Seminar: Assessing the Water Quality Improvement Function of Wetland Restoration in Ohio
Join the Notre Dame Environmental…