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Every year the CU Environmental Center organizes a campus-wide Sustainability Summit to share innovative ideas and celebrate student and faculty achievements in this space. This year, the event took the form of a Solutions Showcase held on April 21 st . MENV was represented at the event by several students...

About an hour north of Boulder, along the Poudre River, lies the city of Fort Collins, CO (pop. ~ 165,600) on the ancestral homelands of Chyenne, Arapahoe, and Ute Nations. Fort Collins is home to Colorado State University. Its primary industries include manufacturing and tech, and the city is home...

Eric Owens (RSE) "My capstone project aims to create a “Colorado Utilities Platform” that will serve as an update to the 2010 Colorado Utilities Report and will increase CO utility data accessibility, awareness of clean energy incentive programs, and community knowledge of the state’s energy system and clean energy opportunities...

This Capstone Highlight features the project MENV students Rebecca Billingsley (RSE), Robert Ford (RSE), and Eric Owens (RSE) are working on in partnership with the Colorado Energy Office (CEO). Titled “Colorado Energy Office Utility Database,” their project aims to update the 2010 Colorado Utilities Report into a public-facing, web-based platform...

The Masters of the Environment Student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee recently participated in a strategic planning session with Program Director Joel Hartter to gather ideas and provide feedback regarding the ways in which we as a community can create a more welcoming, inclusive, and sustainable landscape for future...

Part of the multi-faceted, comprehensive curriculum of MENV, the Urban Resilience and Sustainability specialization had the opportunity to put together the first URS Clinic Spring semester 2021 with vitalizing success. Continuing this indispensable experience, this spring semester, 10 hand selected students have partnered with Boulder Housing Partners and Boulder County...

The Faculty and Staff of the Masters of the Environment Graduate Program in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder cordially invite our graduates and their invited guests to the Commencement Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, December 15, 2022. We welcome Lisa Dilling as faculty...

MENV Admitted Students Weekend is upon us (April 1)! As students arrive in Boulder, we want to make sure you know the best of the best. This is a student curated resource for new members to know the best spots to eat, explore, shop and more in Boulder and the...

As part of their capstone project for the Master’s of the Environment program, three graduate students worked with local community to create a plan for the Mayhoffer Farm’s ongoing success A team of three graduate students has collaborated with local governments to protect a working farm, allowing visitors to learn...

Molly Thompson From chef, to English teacher, writer, and now a career counselor, Molly Thompson has navigated her own pathway, built her network, found her passions, and is now offering MENV students tools to do the same. Molly brings over 15 years of experience in career counseling and workforce development...