John O'Loughin co-authored this Washington Post article with Gerald Toal: How people in South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Transnistria feel about annexation by Russia .
Beverly Sears Graduate Student Research Grants for 2014-2015 have been awarded to Meredith DeBoom, Aaron Malone and Galen Murton. These grants are competitive awards sponsored by the Graduate School that support the research, scholarship and creative work of graduate students from all departments. All funding is provided by private donations.
Peter Blanken and Christopher Spence of Environment Canada say information they are gathering about the Great Lakes this winter bodes well for water levels this summer, and a better understanding of water loss on the lakes could yield helpful forecasting for marinas and the shipping industry.
A New York Times article about the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia and its proximity to a war zone, includes a map showing the spread of rebel attacks in the North Caucasus. The dynamic map was created using data collected by John O'Loughlin and his former grad students Ted...
This award is presented by the Arts & Sciences Support of Education Through Technology (ASSETT). In December 2013, ASSETT asked students across the College of A&S to nominate an instructor who uses technology in outstanding ways to support student learning. Stefan's Introduction to Geographic Information Science class (GEOG4103/5103) was highlighted...
In a paper recently published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface , Erich and John correlated landscape controls on sediment supply through direct measurements of water and sediment fluxes in over 80 drainage basins ranging in area from 1.4 to 35,000 km2 in the northern Rocky Mountains. These data show...
Babs Buttenfield was an academic plenary speaker for 12th Annual GIS Day Symposium at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. The topical theme for the symposium was Water Issues and GIScience. Babs spoke about Designing a Multi-Scale national Hydrographic Database, summarizing recent work on her five year USGS-funded research project...
The Office of International Education (OIE) is pleased to honor CU's Global Citizens for their outstanding contributions to international understanding. Among the 2013 winners is geography major Jeffrey Caston who has been deeply involved in understanding environmental issues around the globe. See more at Office of International Education (link no...
Tania Schoennagel quoted in NASA Earth Observatory, Building in Colorado's Fire Zone Part 1 Natural Hazards , 11.7.13 and Part 2 Natural Hazards , 11.8.13.
Utilities face a 10-year deadline to replace lead water pipes under a new Environmental Protection Agency rule. Assistant Professor Julie Korak discusses why it’s necessary and how it will be carried out.
Once abundant, the massive, colorful clam is now locally extinct in many regions, with a critical drop in population due to overfishing and climate change.
A new community science project aims to help the CU Museum of Natural History digitize its collection of bees, some of which were collected in Colorado as far back as the 1870s.
At an event on campus, engineers showed off a laser-based technology that can take a whiff of the air around oil and gas operations, then spot leaking greenhouse gasses in real time.
Fast-growing fires were responsible for nearly 90% of fire-related damages despite being relatively rare in the United States between 2001–20, according to a new CU Boulder-led study.
The new mammal lived in Colorado 70 to 75 million years ago—a time when a vast inland sea covered large portions of the state, and animals like sharks, turtles and giant crocodiles abounded.
Microorganisms growing in landfills, on agricultural land and in wetlands are contributing to skyrocketing levels of atmospheric methane, a potent greenhouse gas, according to new CU Boulder research.
A College of Media, Communication and Information expert’s book has won a trio of awards for its attempt to change how we think about, and tell the story of, plastics pollution. Read up on Phaedra Pezzullo’s latest.
In parts of the Rocky Mountains, these small, plump birds co-exist with a closely related species. To better distinguish their own kind from their cousins, they evolved a distinct song.
Albert Kettner explains that catastrophic flooding has become more common in the 21st century. The reasons behind this shift are complex—involving climate change, urban infrastructure and human impacts.
