Geography and Environmental Sciences

A three-panel collage of an event at the CU Denver Business School. The left panel shows a person viewing a research poster next to a large cassette tape graphic. The middle panel shows a young man speaking at a podium with the CU Denver Business School logo. The right panel shows two attendees networking with drinks and food in front of a research poster.

CLAS Mixtape Showcases the Breadth of CU Denver Research

Feb. 17, 2026

From left to right: Troy Butler views a research poster, Elias LaFord presents a poem, Laura Argys explains her work On February 12 th , the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences gathered faculty researchers for CLAS Mixtape, an event showcasing the diverse and impactful scholarship happening across the college...

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Breaking New Ground: CU Denver PhD Student Maps the Real Impact of Heat on Denver’s Health

Dec. 16, 2025

How One CU Denver Student’s Research is Shaping the Future of Climate Resilience At CU Denver, we believe in education that works for all—where real people drive real impact. Liz Dzwonczyk, a third-year PhD student in Geography, Planning, and Design, is living proof. Liz is a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel...

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Rudi Hartmann, Author of Tourism, Memorials and Landscapes of Violence: Remembering the Holocaust and Pacific War, Rudi Hartmann, to Meet Critics

Feb. 25, 2025

Dr. Rudi Hartmann, from the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, will be facing reviewers and critics of his new book, Tourism, Memorials and Landscapes of Violence: Remembering the Holocaust and the Pacific War , at the upcoming Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Hybrid Panel Session at...

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Rudi Hartmann publishes new book about memorials of the Holocaust and the Pacific War

Oct. 29, 2024

Dr. Hartmann's new book, Tourism, Memorials and Landscapes of Violence: Remembering the Holocaust and the Pacific War , focuses on tourism, memorial sites of the Holocaust and the Pacific War, and the management practices for the visitors that they attract. It provides an account of landscapes of violence as millions...

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