Spotlight

As part of efforts to enhance outreach and recruitment, Anthony Fontana, Director of Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions, and Student Success for CLAS, has put together a survey asking what outreach and recruitment activities faculty might be interested in helping with. Please take a minute or two (it is essentially one question...

On September 18, Professor of Integrative Biology Diana Tomback hosted Professor Jessica Young and her graduate class in the Masters in Environmental Management/Global Sustainability program at Western Colorado University. The topic for presentation and discussion was restoration of wolves to Colorado. The class meeting was part of a multi-day tour...

In the latest issue of the journal Sociological Perspectives , Assistant Professor Clinical Teaching Track, and Undergraduate Advisor to the Department of Sociology, Maren Scull expands on her previous research into sugar relationships, also known as “mutually beneficial relationships” or “sponsored agreements.” Although academics have focused on sugaring in various...

For the last few years, Professor of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Jan Mandel (with his colleague Adam Kochanski from the University of Utah ) have been developing the WRF-SFIRE model, which assimilates satellite observations to produce forecasts for fire, weather and smoke . WRF-SFIRE is a "coupled" fire-atmosphere model, which...

Associate Professor of Anthropology Christopher Beekman is participating in a design workshop on the “Synthetic Study of Human Migration as Understood from a Long-Term Perspective,”organized by the Coalition for Archaeological Synthesis , held at the Amerind Foundation in Dragoon , AZ, September 27-30. Beekman was one of 15 researchers selected...

Highlighting the achievements of National History Day in Colorado (NHDC), administered in the History Department, the fall Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists (SRMA) newsletter will educate members about the 24,000 students across the state who participate in NHDC each year. The fall issue also highlights NHDC teacher workshop trainings, research...

Associate Professor Greg Cronin, Applied Ecologist in the Department of Integrative Biology, co-organized (with Spiritual Leader Miguel Saguethe, a Taino Behik) a special session "Decolonization: Healing the Spirit, Mind, and Land" at the International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment over the summer. Cronin was elected Vice President of the Interdisciplinary...

Award nominations are due Monday, Oct 28, 5:00 pm. Grants applications are due Friday, Nov, 8, 5:00 pm. The Chase Faculty Community Service Award provides $10,000 to a full-time University of Colorado faculty member who, in addition to his or her university responsibilities, has, pro bono, provided exceptional educational, humanitarian,...

Christina Ebben, Graduate student in the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, was recently informed that she will be receiving a Fulbright US Student Program award to Brazil. Ebben will conduct research at the University of Campinas as part of a project to apply optimization methods to improve the Molecular...

The Denver Asian American Pacific Islander Commission Mayor’s Diversity Award is given to recognize leadership in advancing social justice work. Minsun Ji is the Political Science department’s Director of the Center for New Directions in Politics and Public Policy. Minsun was selected this year for her work as a labor...