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Chris Anderson-Tarver was awarded a travel scholarship from the US National Committee to the International Cartographic Association; $1,300.00. Chris will use the funds to attend the 25th International Cartographic Conference in Paris, France, July 2011. See International Cartographic Association for more information.

Jochen Wendel was awarded a travel scholarship from the US National Committee to the International Cartographic Association; $1,300.00. Jochen will use the funds to attend the 25th International Cartographic Conference in Paris, France, July 2011. See International Cartographic Association for more information.

Environmental Variability, Migration, and Rural Livelihoods Funded by NIH, National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, $147,000 Lori Hunter and Stefan Leyk (University of Colorado at Boulder) Wayne Twine, Mark Collinson, Barend Erasmus (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) This project focuses on the influences of environmental change and...

Cameron will return to Patagonia to complete his research on the physiological mechanisms of dieback in forests of Austrocedrus chilensis and Nothofagus dombeyi .

Cameron Naficy Receives the University of Montana International Fund Award ($700). Cameron will return to Patagonia to complete his research on the physiological mechanisms of dieback in forests of Austrocedrus chilensis and Nothofagus dombeyi .

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden has selected Waleed Abdalati to serve as the agency's chief scientist effective Jan. 3 for a two-year appointment. Abdalati will serve as chief adviser to Bolden on matters relating to agency science programs, strategic planning and the evaluation of NASA's current science investments. Abdalati also...

Cameron Naficy Receives the Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research ($700). Cameron will return to Patagonia to complete his research on the physiological mechanisms of dieback in forests of Austrocedrus chilensis and Nothofagus dombeyi .

Mark Williams received funding for the Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research Program 2011-2016: Tipping points in high-elevation ecosystems in response to changes in climate and atmospheric deposition, 12/1/10 - 11/30/16, $5,880,000. See Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research for more information.

The CU-Boulder Outreach has awarded Professor Tom Veblen $5000 for an outreach project focusing on historical perspectives and ecological impacts of the September 2010 Fourmile Canyon wildfire. The Fourmile Canyon fire was the most destructive wildland fire in Colorado's history, destroying more than 160 homes and burning over 6,000 acres...

Proving that there is no better discipline for 'Jeopardy' training, the Geography Department's GTU (Gamma Theta Upsilon) team won first place at the 2nd annual UGGS (United Government of Graduate Â鶹ÒùÔº) trivia competition. See UGGS and GTU for more information.