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"The world is fast approaching an all-hands-on-deck moment as the climate crisis picks up speed.” I wrote that opening sentence when I mounted this exhibit about 3 years ago. We were of course already well past the “fast approaching” phase. And yet, the hard, sometimes tedious, always vital work continues. It must. The remainder of what I wrote back then goes on:

All change, mitigation, and progress must come from knowledge, insight, and research. Academic institutions provide the scholarly building blocks necessary to create an informed and capable citizenry. The future depends upon our readiness to face the impending challenges before us all. Whether it is discipline-specific research or interdisciplinary connections, Smith faculty continue to produce important contributions toward addressing the crisis at hand.

For this exhibit, Smith ScholarWorks has brought together research that exemplifies these contributions. The collection is a living collection which will add scholarship as it is produced. It includes: faculty research out of, and often across, a multitude of disciplines; collaborations with colleagues in and out of Smith, or with students; as well as individually created work. From raw research to poetic meditations on the Anthropocene— it is an impressive body of work making a positive impact on our community: locally, regionally, and globally.

Jessica Ryan, Scholarly Communications Librarian, Smith College

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  • Adaptation to Climate Change: Historical Evidence from the Indian Monsoon

    Adaptation to Climate Change: Historical Evidence from the Indian Monsoon

  • “Climate Refugees”—A Useful Concept?

    “Climate Refugees”—A Useful Concept?

  • Planet Condé: Writing our Times, Writing the Anthropocene

    Planet Condé: Writing our Times, Writing the Anthropocene

  • Policy Insights from Comparing Carbon Pricing Modeling Scenarios

    Policy Insights from Comparing Carbon Pricing Modeling Scenarios

  • Relationships Between Institutional Success and Length of Tenure in a Kenyan Irrigation Scheme

    Relationships Between Institutional Success and Length of Tenure in a Kenyan Irrigation Scheme

  • Intact Polar brGDGTs in Arctic Lake Catchments: Implications for Lipid Sources and Paleoclimate Applications

    Intact Polar brGDGTs in Arctic Lake Catchments: Implications for Lipid Sources and Paleoclimate Applications

  • Incorporating Climate Change Refugia Into Climate Adaptation in the Acadia National Park Region

    Incorporating Climate Change Refugia Into Climate Adaptation in the Acadia National Park Region

  • Global Variation in Nonstructural Carbohydrate Stores in Response to Climate

    Global Variation in Nonstructural Carbohydrate Stores in Response to Climate

  • What Do We Know about Insect Responses to Global Change? A Review of Meta-Analyses on Global Change Drivers

    What Do We Know about Insect Responses to Global Change? A Review of Meta-Analyses on Global Change Drivers

  • How Development and Survival Combine to Determine the Thermal Sensitivity of Insects

    How Development and Survival Combine to Determine the Thermal Sensitivity of Insects

  • Decarbonization is Happening in U.S. Higher Education, but Carbon Neutrality Goals Alone are not Delivering it

    Decarbonization is Happening in U.S. Higher Education, but Carbon Neutrality Goals Alone are not Delivering it

  • Climate Change and Labor Reallocation: Evidence from Six Decades of the Indian Census

    Climate Change and Labor Reallocation: Evidence from Six Decades of the Indian Census

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