Mark Williams receives National Science Foundation GEO grant: Developing a Methodology to Estimate Snow Depth from GPS Data; $380,051; 1/1/10- 12/31/12
Michelle Stewart receives Research Associate Award University of Wisconsin-Madison NSF IGERT Training Program on Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in Southwest China: The faces of 芒鈧揼old芒鈧�: Towards greater understanding of the ecological and social aspects of Tibetan harvesting of Cordyceps sinensis in NW Yunnan: (PI) $3000
A contingent from the University of Colorado at Boulder will be attending the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen December 7 to 18. Known as the 15th Conference of the Parties, or COP 15, the international climate conference will include representatives of 192 countries. The U.N. is seeking an agreement...
Despite a slight recovery in summer Arctic sea ice in 2009 from record-setting low years in 2007 and 2008, the sea ice extent remains significantly below previous years and remains on a trend leading toward ice-free Arctic summers, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice...
Mark Williams receives National Science Foundation CMG Grant: "Multiscale nonlinear domain decomposition method for modeling the impact of climate change on groundwater resources"; $564,704; 9/1/09-8/31/12
The Charles S. Falkenberg Award was established in 2002 and is presented jointly by AGU and the Earth Science Information Partnership (ESIP). The award is for a scientist under 45 years of age who has contributed to the quality of life, economic opportunities and stewardship of the planet through the...
Cole Akeson Receives University of Minnesota and German Academic Exchange Service Trans-Atlantic Summer Institute Fellowship in European Studies, ($3,800)
You've probably seen bryozoans at the beach without even knowing it鈥攕ome look like floating balls of mucus, while others resemble a bit of crust growing over docks and other hard surfaces. According to a new study, these strange organisms may reveal how colony-forming animals evolved a system for divvying up jobs millions of years ago.
A series of rocks hiding around Colorado's Rocky Mountains hold clues to a frigid period in Earth's past when glaciers several miles thick may have covered the entire planet.
A new 抖阴旅行射 Boulder study paints a grim picture of how blistering heat, wildfire smoke and other extreme weather events impact Colorado鈥檚 jail and prison population.
Utilities face a 10-year deadline to replace lead water pipes under a new Environmental Protection Agency rule. Assistant Professor Julie Korak discusses why it鈥檚 necessary and how it will be carried out.
Once abundant, the massive, colorful clam is now locally extinct in many regions, with a critical drop in population due to overfishing and climate change.
A new community science project aims to help the 抖阴旅行射 Museum of Natural History digitize its collection of bees, some of which were collected in Colorado as far back as the 1870s.
At an event on campus, engineers showed off a laser-based technology that can take a whiff of the air around oil and gas operations, then spot leaking greenhouse gasses in real time.
Fast-growing fires were responsible for nearly 90% of fire-related damages despite being relatively rare in the United States between 2001鈥�20, according to a new 抖阴旅行射 Boulder-led study.
The new mammal lived in Colorado 70 to 75 million years ago鈥攁 time when a vast inland sea covered large portions of the state, and animals like sharks, turtles and giant crocodiles abounded.
Microorganisms growing in landfills, on agricultural land and in wetlands are contributing to skyrocketing levels of atmospheric methane, a potent greenhouse gas, according to new 抖阴旅行射 Boulder research.
