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Mike Gooseff works in Alaska

Michael Gooseff elected as an AGU Fellow

Sept. 18, 2024

Michael Gooseff has been elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). He was selected for his exemplary leadership and for advancing our understanding of how a changing climate affects ecosystems and freshwater supply.

James Balog, founder and director of the Extreme Ice Survey and the Earth Vision Institute, leans on his camera while photographing ice in the field at Jökulsárlón, Iceland. — Credit: Svavar Jónatansson, Extreme Ice Survey

The story is in the ice: Documenting climate change through the Extreme Ice Survey (NSIDC)

Aug. 13, 2024

From 2007-2022, renowned photographer (and INSTAAR Affiliate) James Balog documented glacial change around the world in real time via timelapse imagery through a project called the Extreme Ice Survey. 1.5 million images from the project are now stored and managed at the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Lauren Magliozzi taking samples from a partially burned section of Coal Creek, which runs through Superior and Louisville.  She took samples after the Marshall Fire every time it rained as part of a a study of the after effects of urban fires on streams.

Urban fires do more than burn structures. They leave a mark in our waterways (KUNC)

Aug. 6, 2024

While fire is a normal part of the ecosystem of the Mountain West, fires that push into urban areas are destructive to those landscapes. The effects of urban fires, known as urban conflagrations, can have long-term effects on our waterways' local ecology. KUNC host Stephanie Daniel speaks with Lauren Magliozzi. They discuss what we should be looking for in the water after a major wildfire.

Wildfire burns in a steep conifer forest at night

INSTAAR's Dr Lauren Magliozzi on the impact of wildfires on water quality (KOA)

Aug. 1, 2024

Lauren Magliozzi joined KOA radio hosts Marty Lenz and Jeana Gondek for a seven-minute conversation on how fire impacts the environment, particularly water systems and their changing sedimentology, geochemistry, hydrology, and ecology. Key differences occur between wildfires in the mountains and urban conflagrations like the Marshall Fire.

Wildfire flames shoot into a blue sky

Experts available to discuss record heat, wildfires (CU Boulder)

July 31, 2024

As wildfires swept across North America in the past few weeks, the world also broke an all-time heat record on July 22. These disasters and extreme weather events are affecting everything from public health to infrastructure and ecosystem resilience. Laren Magliozzi is one of five CU Boulder experts who are available to media for discussions on a range of issues related to record heat, wildfires and climate change.

Peyton Thomas works at a microscope

Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity 2024 (RIO)

July 23, 2024

Peyton Thomas (INSTAAR & ENVS) is one of three awardees of the 2024-25 Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity. She will study fish ecology along the Yukon River in Alaska, improving physiological and behavioral understanding. Additionally, she will use her platform as an elite athlete to advocate for environmental and social change across academia, industry and government.

Roth looks down at a lake core, sheathed in a plastic case, that she is holding. Behind her, more cores are stacked on metal shelves.

INSTAAR’s Outstanding PRA Award goes to Wendy Roth

June 14, 2024

INSTAAR is pleased to announce that Wendy Roth has received its 2024 Outstanding PRA Award. This new award recognizes a professional research assistant (PRA) who has demonstrated excellence in their role and within the larger communities of INSTAAR and the University.

Six people stand behind a low table, which holds a number of silicon molds of animal footprints, at the Natural History Museum in Kathmandu, May 2023. They include Alton Byers (third from left) and Ganesh Bahadur Thapa (fourth from left).

Tracking Himalayan wildlife (Nepali Times)

June 13, 2024

The Natural History Museum in Kathmandu revives the ancient art of tracking with an exhibit that includes casts of wildlife tracks made by INSTAAR research scientist Alton Byers.

Photo of Tina Geller.

Tina Geller garners INSTAAR Graduate Student Community Award

June 6, 2024

INSTAAR is pleased to announce that Tina Geller is the recipient of the INSTAAR Graduate Student Community Award for 2024.

An American pika forages avens on Niwot Ridge. Photo by Craig Stevenson.

Seminar series starts at Mountain Research Station

June 5, 2024

Seminars at the Mountain Research Station will address the plants, animals, soils, permafrost, fires, and water of the Front Range, and how climate change interacts with all of them. All are welcome to the seminars, which are free and open to the public.

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