Undergraduate Students

As communities grapple with how to create green economies that don't harm the environment, a multidisciplinary team of CU Boulder faculty and staff is focused on including underrepresented groups in that transition. The team will speak about the topic at a Latino business conference in Longmont, Colorado, on Friday, Oct...

What's happening? Elizabeth Koebele, a doctoral candidate in the Environmental Studies Program at CU Boulder, was one of only 19 award winners from 535 applications for the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy grant. The $7,500 grant will help fund her research in water governance in the Colorado River Basin. Why...

ENVS PhD student Garrett Ru e received a prestigious Achievement Reward for College Scientists Scholarship. ARCS scholars are the next generation of leaders in the sciences. These scholarships are renewable for up to three years or until the ARCS Scholar’s date of graduation. His masters thesis was titled Geologic Misfortune:...

Photographs by Ethan Welty; text by Alex Baron The Nam Ou River of northern Laos flows for 450 kilometers through a landscape of limestone bluffs and deciduous forests before it reaches the Mekong River. The people who live along the Nam Ou depend on the river for their survival. Until...

By Christi Turner , Boulder Weekly As of last Wednesday, Coloradans can finally legally collect rainwater from their roof. It’s a small victory in the effort to manage water more sustainably in this semi-arid state, and brings with it some interesting impacts. Opponents had feared collecting roof runoff in rain...

Jim White is a trailblazing research scientist who couples deep expertise with broad interests and further distinguishes himself as an amiable colleague, first-rate administrator, generous mentor and gifted teacher — a serious man of science who leavens his lectures with humor, promotes discussion and listens as well as enlightens. As...

By Caitlin Rockett, Boulder Weekly When seven leading climate experts and conservation visionaries gather at Macky Auditorium on July 25, the ensuing discussion will be 30 years in the making. According to Amy Lewis of the WILD Foundation — a cosponsor of the panel — the seed for this event...

With interests as diverse as the countries where they'll be located, five CU Boulder graduate students or alumni have been awarded Fulbright grants to pursue teaching, research and graduate studies for the 2016-17 academic year. In addition, one CU Boulder graduate has been named an alternate. Candidates with alternate status...

Water for the West has restored 11 million gallons and counting to the Colorado River By Mollie Putzig, Boulder Weekly Every year the University of Colorado Boulder athletic department, CU Athletics, uses 12 million gallons of water in the locker rooms, keeping the fields green and at sporting events. This...

Degrees geared toward working professionals who need specialized skills By Sarah Kuta, Boulder Daily Camera In a bid to diversify revenue and cater to workers who increasingly need specialized training to succeed in their careers, the University of Colorado is encouraging academic departments to create new professional master's degrees. These...