Author: Allie Calabro

Research Highlight: Thresholds within a soil moisture gradient drive abrupt transitions in microbial community structure resulting in distinct carbon utilization patterns

A soil moisture meter is inserted into the soil, displaying a reading of 35% moisture and a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius. A greenhouse is visible in the background.
Ecosystems

Thresholds within a soil moisture gradient drive abrupt transitions in microbial community structure resulting in distinct carbon utilization patterns

Published: March 2026

IoEE-affiliated author(s): Beth A. Lawrence

Photo: Sean Board / Adobe Stock

Research Highlight: Eco-Digital Storytelling to Address Socioecological Issues in Local Communities and the Improvement of Connected Science Learning Programming

Community Education Engagement

Eco-Digital Storytelling to Address Socioecological Issues in Local Communities and the Improvement of Connected Science Learning Programming

Published: 06 March 2026

IoEE-affiliated author(s): Laura M. Cisneros, David Dickson

Photo: Figure 3 from article

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TODAY Fellow’s Talk: Julia Smachylo on Environmental Incentives

Fellow’s Talk: Julia Smachylo on Environmental Incentives

Silvic Stewardship: Incentivizing Environmental Care

Julia Smachylo (Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture, UConn)

with a response by Jennifer Cazenave (French and Cinema & Media Studies, Boston University)

Virtual, with automated captioning.

Learn more about the event on the Humanities Institute website.

CANCELLED Teale Lecture: Thomas Dietz

CANCELLED Teale Lecture: Thomas Dietz

This event has been cancelled due to weather.

 

Dr. Thomas Dietz is the University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy and Assistant Vice President for Environmental Research at Michigan State University.

His research interests are in human ecology and cultural evolution. He has a long-standing program of scholarship on the relationship between science and democracy in environmental policy. He has published a series of papers on environmental values and beliefs of the public. He is also working on macro-comparative analysis of the drivers of environmental stressors and the contributions of natural and other capitals to human well-being.  You can find out more about his research here: https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/thomas-dietz.

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