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In celebration of CU Boulder’s 150th anniversary, the Sesquicentennial Faculty Scholars recognition program spotlights some of the university’s most inspiring voices—faculty members whose research and creative work transform lives and serve the public good. This prestigious program elevates faculty whose scholarship benefits communities, informs policy, advances innovation, and addresses society’s most pressing challenges.
On Friday, April 24th, the Geography Department celebrated the 2026 Spring Awards Lunch in the British and Irish Studies Room on the 5th Floor of the Norlin Library. This has been our 4th annual awards lunch. We celebrated the following awards:
Spring at CU-Geography means Mapathon Time! The CU-Geography Mapathon successfully launched its 2nd annual Mapathon campaign centered on cartographies of hope. For organizer Prof. Isaac Rivera, cartographies of hope are doorways for rehearsing a
The Geography Department at the University of Colorado Boulder cultivates an intellectual community that lasts well beyond graduation. For Jessica DiCarlo, now an assistant professor at the University of Utah, CU geography continues to shape her
The career path was not necessarily well-lit when I graduated from the geography department at CU-Boulder in the mid-1990s. Yet in retrospect, it’s curious to notice that the journey seems remarkably coherent. As a geographer who
My name is Ian Messa. I'll be graduating from CU in less than a month with a BA in geography; a certificate in GIS; and minors in civil engineering, applied math, and pure math. I've been working at the United States
Abby Verneuille, an Anthropology Major and GIS Certificate student, completed an honors thesis with Sarah Schlosser, the Department’s GIS Certificate Coordinator, serving as the committee's outside reader. Her thesis shed new
In Professor Truelove’s Fall 2025 graduate water seminar, GEOG 5100: The Politics of Water, students (Em Wright, Laine Sullivan, Anshul Sharma, Marc Sailer, Zach Schaad), spanning social, physical, and engineering sciences engaged with hydrosocial
Hayes Hart-Thompson is a master’s student studying Geography. Dr. Jessica Finlay (Assistant Professor in Geography) nominated Hayes for their roles as a teaching and research assistant. Across both positions, Hayes consistently exceeds expectations
Aleksander Berg is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Geography advised by Stefan Leyk. He has been a graduate research assistant since 2023 on a National Institute on Aging grant studying the midlife (aged 25-64) mortality crisis in the United