To explore climate change, researchers at higher education institutions around the globe scale mountains, dig into soil, and comb through data. Many entries in CASE’s 2021 Circle of Excellence Awards touch on environmental issues and research, including podcasts on global issues (like “Blue Sky” from the University of Michigan, U.S., and “Big Brains” from the University of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.), advertisements, magazine covers, and more.

Ahead of Earth Day 2022 on April 22, peer into the latest environmental research with three facts about climate change from CASE award winners.