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  • African woman standing in drought-affected area
    Droughts and other climate events can impact agriculture production and lead to economic shocks, which may increase risk of conflict.  Credit: Oxfam East AfricaClimate change has played a small, but important role in
  • Researcher shoveling in the mountain snow
    From base at 9,500 feet, scientists examine climate to top of tundraMotorists cruising the famed Peak to Peak Highway north of Nederland as they savor the scenery or head out for a visit to Brainard Lake might well sail right past a modest signpost
  • Graduates tossing their caps in the air
    Congratulations to our new graduates! The commencement photos have been published. There is also a video of the commencement ceremony.
  • Spring 2019 newsletter cover shot
    The 2019 Spring Newsletter has been published and is available for viewing. The newsletter contains department news, alumni updates, and student and faculty articles. Contents:Featured Articles​Journey to
  • Leah Wasser
    Educator Award from the CU Student Government and the University Libraries. The award recognizes her openly-licensed Earth Analytics Python course that uses open source tools to educate students on Earth data science
  • Ellen Considine
    Two CU Boulder undergraduates who have demonstrated a strong potential to succeed as researchers in science, engineering and math have been named recipients of the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. Ellen ConsidineCU Boulder’
  • Morning mountain scene with pond and forest
    [anchors selector="#content h3" title="Updates from Alumni:" /]Gina Li (MA, 2019)In June 2019, Gina Li will be starting a job as a Geospatial Data Engineer at Descartes Labs in San Francisco, CA. Headquartered in
  • Soldier with rifle sitting, laughing next to children
    “You can't laugh and be afraid at the same time. If you're laughing, I defy you to be afraid,” Stephen Colbert, TV talk show hostIt was July 2006 in Kabul, Afghanistan, where tensions between locals and international armed forces were rising beyond
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    中国制造: 亚洲基础设施和“中国模式”发展.After experiencing episodic but rather deep economic and political crises in the three decades following the 1949 Communist Revolution, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has experienced very dramatic economic expansion
  • Man and woman looking at Antarctic ice from deck of boat
    Thwaites - Jeff Goodell, a journalist from Rolling Stone Magazine, and Elizabeth Rush, a book writer from Brown University, have their breakfast coffee looking over the ice front of Thwaites ice shelf. The icebreaking research
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