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  • Dr. Vasco Chavez-Molina in his dissertation defense.
    The University of Colorado Boulder’s Department of Environmental Studies congratulates Dr. Vasco Chavez-Molina on successfully defending his dissertation on marine resource governance. His dissertation addressed the governance complexities of managing marine ecosystems in areas beyond national jurisdiction, exploring legal protections and policy solutions for high seas conservation.
  • Two students watching a presentation in the Colloquium Series
    Graduate students at CU Boulder’s Environmental Studies department are leading research on critical global challenges like species conservation, ecological economics, and food security. Researchers like Christian Suarez, Waverly Eichhorst, and
  • Emma and Karen
    We are thrilled to announce that Emma Galofré García, a PhD student in ENVS, has been selected as a Gilliam Fellow, along with her advisor, Dr. Karen Bailey! TheÌýGilliam Fellows Program financially supportsÌýeach student-adviser pairÌý
  • Rosie
    Dr. Joanna Lambert and current PhD Student, Alma "Rosie" Sanchez haveÌýbeen working for years on the Colorado wolf reintroduction initiative. Now, a film series tells the success story of this initiaitve, which is the first time a federally
  • Cows
    Providing customized training to Brazilian ranchers can not only help keep carbon in the ground, but improve their livelihoods and mitigate climate change, according to new research from CU Boulder and the Climate Policy Initiative / PUC-Rio.
  • Kyle Powys Whyte, Patricia Sheffels, and Maxwell Boykoff
    The ENVS Department hosted a successful inaugural Patricia Sheffels Visiting Scholar Keynote Speaker talk by Professor Kyle Powys Whyte (left). The lecture titled ‘Against Crisis Science: Research Futures for Climate and Energy Justice’, inspired the crowd, which included donor Patricia Sheffels (middle) and Chair Max Boykoff (right), to think of our climate crisis through the lens of indigenous peoples.
  • Karen Bailey holding a field mouse
    CU Boulder ecologist Karen Bailey, who serves on the Colorado Parks & Wildlife Commission, aims to listen to advocates for predators and also ranchers and farmers
  • CU Boulder logo
    The Mehrabi lab is looking for two 12-month Postdoctoral Associates starting as soon as possible. You will join a team of scientists working together to build new data products and analyses for monitoring and assessment of social and environmental development outcomes linked to poverty, food security, employment, infrastructure, energy, biodiversity, and human health.
  • Recycling can
    We are ALL Sustainable Buffs and our individual actions add up to make a big impact! The EcoKit can help improve your sustainable habits and also influence those around you!
  • Thermometer
    Congratulations to Professor Roger Pielke and Assistant Professor Matt Burgess with their co-author on their recent publication out now in Environmental Research Letters. The new study suggests some cautiously optimistic good news: the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement goal is still within reach, while apocalyptic, worst-case scenarios are no longer plausible.
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