Babs Buttenfield

Beverly Sears Graduate Student Research Grants for 2013/2014 have been awarded to Galen Murton, Cameron Naficy, Ian Rowen and Kathryn Wright. These grants are competitive awards sponsored by the Graduate School that support the research, scholarship and creative work of graduate students from all departments. All funding is provided by...

John O'Loughlin and his research team conduct an unprecedented study to determine if climate change plays a role in the continent's conflicts.

Cameron has received a Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement award from the National Science Foundation. This grant will support Cameron's research on "Cross-Scale Assessment of Spatiotemporal Patterns and Drivers of Fire Effects in Mixed-Severity Fire Regime Forests of the Northern Rockies".

Winter sports like skiing, snowboarding and snowmobiling all rely on long, snowy winters for a profitable season. But climate change is creating uncertain conditions for winter sports and the industries that surround them. CU alumus and professional skier, Chris Davenport, is featured in a PBS Newshour story on climate change...

The National Academies Press recently released a report about the future geospatial workforce, commissioned by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). The report includes labor statistics and projections for GIS, spatial analysis, remote sensing, and cartography as well as for several emerging disciplines (crowdsourcing, forecasting, visual analytics, and human geography). The...

Two University of Colorado Boulder environmental researchers have been named Leopold Leadership Fellows for 2013 in recognition of their outstanding leadership abilities and desire to communicate scientific issues beyond academic audiences. Environmental design Professor Kevin J. Krizek and environmental studies Assistant Professor Maxwell Boykoff are among 20 Leopold fellows selected...

Lindsay has received a Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement award from the National Science Foundation. This grant will support Lindsay's research on the nexus of indigenous politics, sacred landscapes, and human-environment relations in Khumbu, Nepal.

Preston has accepted a Two-Year Post-Doctoral Fellow Position beginning September of 2013 through the University of British Columbia Vancouver's Botany and TerreWEB Programs (Terrestrial Research on Ecosystem & World-Wide Education and Broadcast). TerreWEB is an enriched, interdisciplinary and collaborative program focused on global change impacts on terrestrial ecosystems, mitigation and...

"You are not alone" was a central theme of this week's memorial services in Newtown. The meaning of the message is twofold: that all the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are grieved across the nation and world, and that too many communities in the U.S. and abroad...

Each semester, the College of Arts and Sciences names an outstanding student. The award is based on several factors including graduating with distinction and Summa Cum Laude Honors. Geography major Kristen Nowakowski has been named the outstanding student for Fall 2012. Congratulations Kristen.