Natasha Myhal with a Marie Tribe of Chippewa flag in the background.

Indigenous scholar investigates changing relationship of fish, people

June 15, 2022

Anishinaabe grad student wins dissertation fellowship to write results of sturgeon study, Great Lakes climate change.

Alumnus Noah McCorkel collects samples for his honor’s thesis in thermochronology on Whiterock Mountain in Colorado’s Elk Range near Crested Butte.

Geology undergrads are rocking graduate-style research

April 20, 2022

Seminar in geological sciences helps prepare undergrads—particularly low-income and first-generation students—for graduate-level research.

Environmental justice

New course to examine environment, power and race

April 11, 2022

The environmental studies class, in partnership with Mission Zero, aims to reflect on the past to create a more equitable and responsible future.

A photo of Patricia Gonzalez with her parents at graduation.

Closing gaps in diversity, equity can lead to success

April 4, 2022

New assistant dean for inclusive practice wants to help students feel included and seen across multiple spaces.

Mayhoffer Farm

Students help preserve farm as a crucial urban buffer

March 2, 2022

As part of their capstone project for the Master’s of the Environment program, three graduate students worked with local community to create a plan for the Mayhoffer Farm’s ongoing success.

Seastedt (third from the left) and Wildland Restoration Volunteers build erosion control structures to enhance sage grouse habitat and re-wet meadows in North Park area, CO.

Retired ‘free-range ecologist’ helps students become green ambassadors

Jan. 25, 2022

Professor emeritus was recently awarded an outreach grant to assist in community efforts to mitigate environmental degradation on the Front Range

NASA scientists including Kellogg integrating some equipment

NASA-scientist alumnus takes quantum leap to ‘far-out science’

Jan. 10, 2022

Physics grad talks astronauts through installation and upgrades of ultracold experimental laboratory based on CU Boulder research.

Two students with a mannequin

Rigorous skill-building is just the first act for theatre and dance students

Nov. 17, 2021

Whether it’s utilizing the costume shop, scene shop or the movement studio, theatre and dance students are putting what they learn in the classroom to practice

Side by Side was created by Beth Osnes, associate professor in theatre, and Rebecca Safran, associate professor in ecology and evolutionary biology, for underserved female-identifying or nonbinary students. Osnes and Safran hope that educating and empowering these students in STEM fields and in the arts will diversify approaches, perspectives and solutions to environmental challenges.

Teen birdwatchers turn research into performance art

Aug. 3, 2021

The Side by Side project teaches high school students about local birds’ ecosystems through performative arts and scientific observation.

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Personal experience fuels PhD student’s research on disaster recovery

June 30, 2021

Sociology graduate student has won a grant from the American Sociological Association for her work with housing recovery among Houston-area immigrants.

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