Denise Fernandes and Hilary Brumberg
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.

Waverly Eichhorst
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"...

Environmental Studies
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.

Climate Action Now sign
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.

Matthew Burgess
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.

CU Boulder Today
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.

Zephyr Sylvester
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...

Amanda Carrico
Associate Professor, Amanda Carrico, Joins Team of Researchers to Better Understand Climate Change Impacts on the Front Range

Nov. 12, 2021

Researchers will study the impacts of climate change and the pressure of people on Front Range ecosystems through a new five-year, $3.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Associate Professor Amanda Carrico and her colleagues will develop and conduct research into what Front Range residents value about their natural surroundings.

Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey, Amanda Carrico
ENVS PhD, Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey, receives $15k grant from Microsoft AI for Earth

Nov. 11, 2021

Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey, who successfully defended his PhD dissertation on Nov 10, 2021, also recently received a $15,000 grant from Microsoft's AI for Earth program for a study titled “Using News Media Text Data to Explore the Relationship Between Climate Shocks and Changes in Public Awareness, Risk Perception, and Topics of...

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