Started in 2018, the mission of the UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute is to advance communication and public understanding of current research discoveries about Earth’s natural systems — air, water, land and life — in Florida, and beyond.
Earth’s natural systems include the atmosphere, oceans, land, polar ice caps and glaciers, and life. Intrinsically connected, these systems affect one another and result in global change that profoundly impacts the future of our planet. Only by understanding the way the Earth’s systems interact, we will be poised to fully understand the ways human activity affects the natural environment in which we live.
News and Events
Microbiomes to Ecosystems: Evolution and Biodiversity Across Scale, Space, and Time
UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute participates in the 5th Life Discovery Conference (LDC) on March 21-23rd. This conference is hosted …
Upcoming Event — Beyond Dead Fish: How Red Tide Affects All Floridians
The free public panel will take place Friday, April 26, 2019 from 3 to 4 p.m. at the University of Florida MacKay Auditorium in Pugh Hall....
Upcoming event: Florida’s Gulf — Past, Present and Future
The free event, featuring a presentation by UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute Faculty Fellow Andrea Dutton, will take place Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the...
Learning Opportunity: Bug Walk with Andrea Lucky
Learn more about the insects in your backyard at a bug walk led by UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute faculty fellow Andrea Lucky. The event takes place...
Coding in the Environmental Sciences: Learning Opportunity for Middle and High School Students
This workshop will teach students how researchers at the University of Florida use coding techniques to understand invasive species and plant diseases....
Join Us for Science On Tap: Sea Turtles and Red Tide
The free event takes place Thursday, April 25 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at First Magnitude Brewing Co. in Gainesville....