Department of Geography News

Kristen Nowakowski was studying in Costa Rica when she heard rumors that a nearby “sustainable” hotel was not practicing what its web site preached. That inspired her to investigate, and she found evidence buttressing the rumor. Read Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine article

Meredith won the 2013 student paper competitions for the Communication Geography Specialty Group and the Graduate Student Affinity Group of the Association of American Geographers (AAG).

Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program featured in National Science Foundation (NSF) Discovery article. Read NSF article

Professor John O'Loughlin is one of the towering figures behind the renaissance of political geography that has taken place over the past few decades. Over a career spanning some 40 years, Professor O'Loughlin has produced an extraordinary body of scholarship in area studies, conflict studies, electoral geography, and geopolitics. He...

Galen will receive a $2000 summer research grant from the China and Inner Asia Council. The China and Inner Asia Council (CIAC) is one of four regional councils operating within the Association for Asian Studies (AAS). Created in 1970, these councils represent the interests of scholars working in their respective...

Eric's paper won the 2013 student paper competition of the Africa Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers (AAG).

Galen was awarded a Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship for 2013-2014. Studying Hindi at CU will expand Galen's knowledge of Himalayan languages and contribute to his research on infrastructure developments and political-economic transformations in High Asia.

Galen was awarded a Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship for 2013-2014. Studying Hindi at CU will expand Galen's knowledge of Himalayan languages and contribute to his research on infrastructure developments and political-economic transformations in High Asia.

Meredith was selected to receive a 2013 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Fellowship. This fellowship provides tuition and a $30,000 yearly stipend for 3 years.

The Society of Women Geographer's Pruitt Fellowship Program awards fellowships of between $8,000 and $15,000 to women doctoral candidates in the United States and Canada. These fellowships support dissertation research in geography and geographical aspects of related fields.