Research
- Wolves were an instrumental part of North American habitats long before their populations were wiped out throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Now, Colorado is among other states re-introducing wolves to re-wild the West and restore this keystone
- Last weekend, October 7-10, 2022, ENVS Assistant Professor, Karen Bailey, Associate ProfessorÌýPeter Newton, and recent ENVS PhD alumÌýRayna BenzeevÌýeach presented their research at the annual Forests & Livelihoods: Assessment,
- Dr. Brooks was instrumental in the creation of the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area (MPA), and theÌýNSF CAREER award will fund Dr. Brooks' research to investigate whether this MPA is doing its job and conserving the natural and biological
- Rayna Benzeev, an ENVS PhD candidate, has recently been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (SPRF). She will beÌýworking alongside Dr. Meg Mills-Novoa at
- ENVS Associate Professor, Peter Newton, and ENVS Associate Research Professor, Colleen Scanlan Lyons, were recently awarded funding from theÌýNationalÌýScienceÌýFoundation's program on Recovery, Renewal, and Resilience in a Post-Pandemic
- Congratulations to Sarah Becker, a first-yar PhD student in ENVS studying under Dr. Cassandra Brooks for being among those awarded theÌý2022 CIRES Graduate Student Research Award.Ìý
- Waverly Eichhorst is USDA New Food Systems Technology Fellow in the CU Â鶹ӰԺ Environmental Studies Ph.D. Program. Published through the Breakthrough Institute, Waverly and her co-author investigate financial and structural reforms needed to boost
- Assistant Professor Matt Burgess and his co-authors argue slowing growth gives rise to challenges not just in social solidarity but also in opportunity and inequality, personal finance (retirement, savings), mental health and overall trust in government.
- Assistant Professor Matt Burgess and his co-authors argue slowing growth gives rise to challenges not just in social solidarity but also in opportunity and inequality, personal finance (retirement, savings), mental health and overall trust in government.
- Researchers will study the impacts of climate change and the pressure of people on Front Range ecosystems through a new five-year, $3.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Associate Professor Amanda Carrico and her colleagues will develop and conduct research into what Front Range residents value about their natural surroundings.