Ron Cossman

Ronald Cossman Obituary

Jan. 24, 2024

Dr. Ronald (Ron) Edward Cossman (PhD, 2001) , died on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis after a two-and-half week battle against pneumonia (caused by COVID and a subsequent routine trip to the dentist), and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Ron's beloved wife, Dr. Shelley Keith, and mother-in-law,...

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Fall 2023 Commencement Photos

Dec. 22, 2023

Congratulations Graduates!

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Fall 2023 Newsletter Published

Dec. 19, 2023

The 2023 Fall Newsletter has been published and is available for viewing! If you would like to contribute to the next newsletter, please contact the department . If you are an alum, please fill out the Alumni Update form . The newsletter contains department news, alumni updates, and articles by...

Vladimir Putin sits between actor Steven Seagal, left, and Russian mixed martial artist Fedor Emelianenko, right, at a martial arts competition in Russia in 2012. (Credit: CC photo via Wikimedia Commons)

John O'Loughlin: Who supports Putin? Men, older generations and traditionalists, study shows

Dec. 3, 2023

An international team of researchers has released an exhaustive look at support for Russia’s autocratic President Vladimir Putin across several neighboring countries. The study, published Nov. 30 in the journal Political Geography, was a massive effort. From 2019 to 2020, researchers led by John O’Loughlin at CU Boulder contracted with...

Xiaoling Chen

Xiaoling Chen's essay published on China's healthcare workers

Nov. 29, 2023

Xiaoling Chen 's essay titled "‘ They Want the Horse to Run but Without Providing Feed’ : Labour Exploitation of Healthcare Workers in China " was published in the journal Made In China , as part of the issue "Out of the Fog" . Completed in Spring 2023, this essay...

Jill Adler Grano on stage

Jill Adler Grano: Reimagining City Beautiful: Boulder's Path to Equity

Nov. 6, 2023

Watch the TED talk here . In this eye-opening TEDxBoulder talk, Jill Adler Grano delves into Boulder's rich history and the pressing issues that continue to shape the city today. Adler Grano uncovers the untold story of Boulder's past and reveals the city’s classist and racist roots. She passionately discusses...

Phurwa Gurung

Phurwa Gurung Awarded National Geographic Society Grant

Oct. 17, 2023

Doctoral candidate Phurwa Gurung was awarded a National Geographic Society Committee for Research and Exploration grant to work together with local Dolpopa scholars to document endangered oral literature in Dolpo, northwest Nepal. National Geographic funds a global community of Explorers who investigate, test hypotheses, innovate, stretch their creativity, and push...

Phurwa Gurung

Phurwa Gurung Awarded Wenner Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grant

Oct. 11, 2023

Phurwa Gurung was awarded a Wenner Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grant for his dissertation project, “Reordering highland territories: State-building, indigeneity and multispecies worldmaking in the Himalaya.” It will support his ongoing field research in Dolpo, Nepal, which uses caterpillar fungus (yartsa gunbu) as a lens onto state building processes, indigenous...

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The dictatorship left a lot of scars

Sept. 26, 2023

CU Boulder showing of film, followed by panel discussion including Chileans who grew up in the dictatorship, will address the 50-year legacy of the 1973 military coup and Augusto Pinochet’s 17-year rule Fifty years ago this month, Gen. Augusto Pinochet led a military coup to overthrow democratically elected Chilean President...

Christopher Picard

Christopher Picard wins geospatial intelligence scholarship

Sept. 15, 2023

Christopher Picard of CU Boulder is one of 21 students nationwide to win support from United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Christopher Picard, a graduate student in geography at the University of Colorado Boulder, is one of 21 students nationwide to win scholarships this year from the United States Geospatial Intelligence...

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