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Paris Climate Agreement goal still within reach, suggests new CU Boulder study

Feb. 17, 2022

Congratulations to Professor Roger Pielke and Assistant Professor Matt Burgess with their co-author on their recent publication out now in Environmental Research Letters. The new study suggests some cautiously optimistic good news: the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement goal is still within reach, while apocalyptic, worst-case scenarios are no longer plausible.

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Two ENVS PhD Students Named the 2022 Recipients of the Radford Byerly, Jr. Award in Science and Technology Policy

Jan. 28, 2022

ENVS PhD Candidate, Denise Fernandes (left), and PhD Student Hilary Brumberg (right) were named the 2022 recipients of the Radford Byerly, Jr. Award in Science and Technology Policy.

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ENVS PhD student, Waverly Eichhorst, advocates for public funds to make our food systems more sustainable

Jan. 28, 2022

Waverly Eichhorst is USDA New Food Systems Technology Fellow in the CU Boulder Environmental Studies Ph.D. Program. Published through the Breakthrough Institute, Waverly and her co-author investigate financial and structural reforms needed to boost and support a more sustainable food systems. " Fermentation Needs Public Investment to Transform Protein Production"...

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Three graduate students awarded the Beverly Sears & Cynthia H. Schultz Graduate Student Research Grants

Jan. 18, 2022

Three ENVS PhD students, Laura Rea, Lee Frankel-Goldwater, and Tyler Nuckols, were awarded the 2022 Beverly Sears & Cynthia H. Schultz Graduate Student Research Grants.

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In 2022, consider taking these 5 climate actions

Dec. 16, 2021

Climate change is a much bigger problem than individuals can solve alone, but CU experts say we each can make a difference. If you want to make some climate-focused changes to improve the present and future of the planet, consider these resolutions in the new year.

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Assistant Professor, Matt Burgess, Co-Authors Study Exploring How to Reduce Poaching in Marine Protected Areas

Nov. 30, 2021

Assistant Professor Matt Burgess and his co-authors argue slowing growth gives rise to challenges not just in social solidarity but also in opportunity and inequality, personal finance (retirement, savings), mental health and overall trust in government.

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ENVS Faculty Lead Research on What Slowing Economic Growth Means for the Future and How to Address It

Nov. 18, 2021

Assistant Professor Matt Burgess and his co-authors argue slowing growth gives rise to challenges not just in social solidarity but also in opportunity and inequality, personal finance (retirement, savings), mental health and overall trust in government.

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ENVS PhD Student Recipient of Prestigious Scholarship to Study Krill in the Southern Ocean

Nov. 16, 2021

ENVS PhD student, Zephyr Sylvester , has been named the 2022-23 recipient of the prestigious CCAMLR Scientific Scholarship Scheme! The $30k award will support Zephyr's research that investigates how climate change mechanisms could affect phytoplankton and zooplankton productivity in the Southern Ocean to potentially drive changes in community composition and...

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