Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences

05/21/2026

05/20/2026

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/19/climate/scientists-discover-new-species-oceans-intl?Date=20260519&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1779201491&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawR6q3NleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEyNFlUWTNpQTFOdDhTU1I4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuiHCihtocB5A-71un2VkYax4BQR6V0DuGX1YHvfNu2FgEoCKzcc7DbLtz4Y_aem_rZGTrFjr2JWxMZnVCdy6ow

The Ocean Census project says scientists have discovered 1,121 previously unknown species in a single year. The rush is on to save them as risks to the world’s oceans multiply

05/09/2026

Good morning EESS Seniors and Happy Graduation Day!
We are so very proud of each and every one of you and all that you have accomplished during your 4 years with us!

The EESS Department has a tradition of meeting with Seniors once the graduation ceremony concludes for photos and conversations.

***If you are looking at the stage from the audience, we will meet on the left side of the stage this year***

05/07/2026

Before you use AI on your next search or art project, consider the large environmental cost behind your inquiry...

The water use represents between 1.8 percent and 2.3 percent of the water system’s current average daily demand, according to Spartanburg Water. Most of it will be lost to evaporation. (Full story below.)

05/05/2026

Our first ever EESS Senior Tribute Wall is done!
Be sure to check it out above the recycling station located outside the EESS office door.

Special thanks for Ella Back for designing the class banner!

And CONGRATS again to the EESS Class of 2026!

05/04/2026

Help the Animal Shelter - Sustainability Opportunity w/ Heller Service Corps

Every year in the fall, the Heller Service Corps host an event called “Pita and Paws” where they take used t-shirts and reuse them to make dog toys for the Humane Society. They are inviting all students to drop by the Heller office over the next few days to donate any old t-shirts they don’t want anymore as they move out, and they will use them for Pita and Paws next year!

04/28/2026

Happy LDOC students and happy Dins Day 2026!

Dins Day is an opportunity for students, alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends to empower our students to be agents of inspiration, leadership, and change in their communities.

During this day of fundraising, you can made a donation specifically for the EESS Department that will allow us to continue to provide scholarships and research assistance for our majors.

Furman is once again running a "Top Fund Donor Challenge"!
The top five funds with the most *INDIVIDUAL* donors by midnight EDT will secure extra funding in the amounts outlined below:
First Place: $10,000
Second Place: $7,000
Third Place: $4,000
Fourth Place: $2,500
Fifth Place: $1,250

This year we supported 30 amazing EESS seniors through individualized research projects and the sustainability practicum. To help celebrate the successful completion of ALL their projects (and graduating our largest cohort to date!), our goal this year is to have 30 *unique* donors and to try to be one of the finalists for the Top Fund Donor Challenge.

If you are willing to donate, you can do so directly using the link below (this will take you to the Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences (EESS Special Needs Fund) page.

Thank you for your consideration!

Join me and make a gift during Dins Day 2026... Together for Furman Students!

04/25/2026

Claudia Joyce (SUS ‘26) is hard at work this afternoon on the amazing floral mural in Rinker 153. This art piece was designed by Claudia who was inspired by Robin Wall Kimmerer (a Potawatomi botanist, author, and the former director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry