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  • Johannes Uhl
    Johannes UhlStefan Leyk's research team has two new publications. Johannes Uhl is the lead author on both. One is in Nature's Communications Earth & Environment and the other in Earth Systems Science Data
  • Lynn Staeheli
    Our former colleague, Lynn Staeheli, passed away December 20th 2020 at her home in Tucson, AZ. Lynn joined the department as an assistant professor in 1989 after completing her PhD at the University of Washington. Subsequently
  • Polar bear on tiny floating ice
    Earth-orbiting satellites and other instruments collect huge amounts of data, each providing a different lens through which scientists can map the environment. Some instruments measure reflections of visible light or radar waves
  • Babs Buttenfield
    PRESS RELEASEEmbargoed for Tuesday, December 15, 2020WASHINGTON, D.C….The American Association of Geographers (AAG) announced the recipients of its 2021 AAG Honors, the highest honors bestowed on its members. 
  • Web page screenshot of commencement video for grads
    2020 Graduates, congratulations on your success and your accomplishments. Please see a commencement video of department chair Emily Yeh and associate chairs Holly Barnard and Stefan Leyk.
  • Woman drilling a hole in a small tree in the mountains
    My love of travel and the environment led me to seek out opportunities to learn new skills and leverage these to travel around the world. This desire transitioned into a degree in Geography. In fact, I am one of the
  • arctic sea ice
    Dr. Morteza Karimzadeh, assistant professor of Geography at 91PORN and his collaborators at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and CU Denver’s Department of Computer Science were recently awarded a three-year $1.2M
  • Man in red parka standing in snow
    Interested in learning about the rapidly changing Arctic and its implications on ecosystems, climate, and the global economy? Polar scientist and CU Distinguished Professor Mark Serreze has just released a three-course
  • Man and woman holding boxes of fruit behind a car with it's trunk open
    Teaching, and learning remotely during the pandemic is not easy—from dropped zoom calls and spotty internet, to feeling disconnected from classmates and course material. But this fall, one class managed to combat feelings
  • Babs Buttenfield
    I’ve been asked to reflect on my efforts to build a GIS curriculum here at CU-91PORN. When I arrived on campus in January 1996, there wasn’t an actual curriculum in place, just a single GIS class offered intermittently by part
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