Geography and Environmental Sciences

CLAS has officially launched its Health Research Collaborative, with more than 55 faculty members joining the college-wide initiative to connect health research across disciplines — backed by a new website and over $35,000 in first-year funding.

Research led by CU Denver finds cold and rain have the strongest short-term effects on bus use, while free fares and what a bus stop looks like can influence how riders respond to adverse weather.

This Fall 2026, the University of Colorado Denver College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is bringing its geospatial student resources together in one location.

Our graduate program in environmental science is a long-running CU Denver program, helping to train the next generation of GIS professionals to use satellite technology and geospatial data to help the National Park Service (NPS).

The research of CU Denver Assistant Professor of Geography and Environmental Sciences Ben Crawford, PhD, is shedding light on how our urban environment affects the way we feel.

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...

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...

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...

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...